Qualsafe Level 3 Award in Allergy and Anaphylaxis Awareness (RQF)

With the introduction of Benedict’s Law, it is now a statutory requirement for schools to ensure that staff are appropriately trained in allergy management.

The Qualsafe Level 3 Award in Allergy and Anaphylaxis Awareness (RQF) is a regulated and nationally recognised qualification that forms part of the First Aid Suite of qualifications. It is specifically designed to meet the staff training requirement of Benedict’s Law. This qualification provides effective allergy awareness training to staff, helping schools to fulfil their responsibilities in supporting the wellbeing and inclusion of children and young people with allergies.

This qualification forms part of the QA First Aid suite of qualifications. The qualification and learning outcomes are based on the recommendations of:

• Allergy safety in schools, statutory guidance for governing bodies of maintained schools and proprietors of academies in England
• Current best practice for the management of allergies, anaphylaxis, and asthma in educational environments
• Input from subject matter experts in allergy awareness, safeguarding, and emergency response.

This QA qualification is:

• For all staff, governors and volunteers working in schools and educational settings who have responsibility for the care, supervision, and safety of children and young people
• Designed to develop learner autonomy, enabling staff, governors, and volunteers to recognise allergic reactions, make informed decisions, and respond promptly and confidently to emergencies such as anaphylaxis and asthma attacks, including the use of spare adrenaline auto-injectors and reliever inhalers in line with current UK Government guidance

Structure

This qualification contains 1 mandatory unit with a Total Qualification Time (TQT) of 2 hours.

Learners must complete all assessments in the unit successfully within the registration period to achieve the qualification. The maximum period to achieve this qualification, including any referrals, is 4 weeks. TQT is the total number of hours required for a Learner to achieve this qualification.

It has 2 elements:

• Guided Learning Hours (GLH) is the time a Learner is being taught and assessed under the immediate guidance of a Trainer/Assessor, which for this qualification is 2 GLH (minimum).

Entry requirements Learners must be at least 16 years old on the first day of the training. There are no other formal entry requirements but we strongly recommend that Learners have a minimum of Level 1 in Literacy and Numeracy or equivalent. Progression Learners may progress to the Qualsafe Level 3 Award in First Aid at Work (RQF). The Qualsafe Level 3 Award in Allergy and Anaphylaxis Awareness (RQF) be used towards other qualifications at the same and higher level, plus aid career progression in a relevant profession.

Delivery: It is a face to face delivery and can be delivered at your premises on at one of our centres in Daventry or Birmingham.

Cost: £115 per person

For further details please complete an enquiry form or email info@elixireducation.co.uk