The Beat Asthma Friendly Schools award was initiated to encourage schools to develop safe, healthy and inclusive environments for students with asthma. The BAFS Accreditation scheme aims to support the whole school community in understanding and managing asthma and is specifically for schools and education settings in the North East and North Cumbria.
The Beat Asthma Friendly Schools award helps to:
- Improve asthma awareness and management in the school
- Improve support to students with asthma encouraging an inclusive environment
- Support responsibilities for the health, safety and wellbeing of students and staff
- Ensure the school is implementing current and best practice asthma management strategies
- Enable the school to promote its accreditation status to ensure that the community is aware of the school’s commitment to Asthma Friendly strategies.
To be recognised as a Beat Asthma Friendly School, each school must address a set of criteria that establishes an Asthma Friendly environment and meets current legislation from the Department of Health and Department for Education guidelines.
Find out more about how to become a Beat Asthma Friendly School
Published: March 31