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Preparing for Secondary School with Food Allergies | Tracey Dunn, Education and AllergyWise® Manager

First aired 11 March 2025 This week, thousands of Year 6 pupils are finding out their secondary school places — an exciting milestone, but if your child lives with allergies, it can also feel overwhelming. In this episode of Let’s Talk About Allergies, we’re sharing practical, real-world advice to help your child move to secondary school safely, confidently, and fully included. We’re joined once again by Tracey Dunn, Education and AllergyWise® Manager at Anaphylaxis UK. Drawing on her experience as a former headteacher in allergy-aware schools — and as a parent of teenagers with severe allergies — Tracey shares expert insights to help families navigate this important milestone. ✨ In this episode, we cover: •The key differences between primary and secondary school allergy management •What to discuss with your child’s new school before term starts •How to help your child build independence and take ownership of their allergies •Practical steps to boost confidence and reduce anxiety For more guidance, explore the Safer Schools Programme from Anaphylaxis UK: https://www.anaphylaxis.org.uk/educat... The programme provides schools with practical tools and resources to build best-practice allergy policies and procedures. This includes whole-school allergy awareness guidance, the AllergyWise® for Schools online training course, a model allergy policy, a downloadable allergy awareness assembly presentation, guidance on spare adrenaline pens, advice on roles and responsibilities, tackling allergy bullying, FAQs for schools, and much more.