Asthma

Resources

Local policy template for schools

• A downloadable Asthma policy template (staff login required)(opens in a new window) for Victorian government schools is available on the School Policy Templates Portal. Schools can modify the template to suit their local circumstances.

Student plans

• Asthma Action Plan(opens in a new window) – for parents or carers to provide to the school, completed by the student’s medical practitioner (schools note: some medical practitioners may develop their own asthma action plans, and these should be accepted by schools where they contain the information required by this policy)
• Student Health Support Plan (DOCX)(opens in a new window) – required only if a student has asthma that is not well-controlled, and needs individualised supervision, care or adjustments

Staff training

• General staff training – Asthma First Aid for Schools(opens in a new window) – mandatory 1-hour asthma training session for all individual school staff, at no cost to schools. To be completed online or face-to-face at least once every 3 years
• Targeted school staff training – 22702VIC Course in the Management of Asthma Risks and Emergencies(opens in a new window) – for staff with higher-level responsibilities or in higher-risk settings, this training is face-to-face and accredited for 3 years. Paid for by each school
• National Asthma Council Australia(opens in a new window) – schools in the inner-west local government areas of Maribyrnong, Hobsons Bay and Brimbank have access to additional free asthma training. This course provides training tailored to the specific context of inner-west Melbourne. This course is optional, and does not replace the required general and targeted school staff training above

Asthma emergency kits

• Asthma Australia – Asthma Emergency Kits(opens in a new window)
• Asthma Australia: Asthma Emergency Kit Log (PDF)(opens in a new window) – free template to monitor when kit contents have been used, and supports kit maintenance
• Asthma Australia: Asthma First Aid Poster(opens in a new window)

Useful websites for further information

• Asthma Australia(opens in a new window) – resources for Victorian schools
• Asthma Australia – Medicines(opens in a new window) – information about treatments, devices and their correct use
• Better Health Channel – Asthma action plans(opens in a new window)
• Better Health Channel – Thunderstorm asthma(opens in a new window)
• Better Health Channel – Thunderstorm asthma multicultural resources(opens in a new window) in a number of community languages