Annie Wiles, CEO

“The Anaphylaxis Kitts and CPD accredited training that has been installed across our 14 school trust has become an important part of our strategy, ensuring we can respond appropriately to incidents, including those which could be life-threatening, and that we’re committing to our responsibility to keep our children safe.

I am delighted that our schools can now react quickly and effectively if a child or adult has a severe allergic reaction.”

Kate Cross, Deputy Headteacher

“I’m so thankful that Excelsior was one of the first MATs in the country to partner with Kitt Medical. I believe we were school #19 in the UK!

We believed it was incredibly important to sign up with the Anaphylaxis Kitt service and have emergency auto-injectors in school to treat severe allergic reactions.

You can do the online training at any time - it only takes a few minutes but shows you how to use the Kitt in an emergency.

We feel prepared in the event that any of our students or staff ever experience anaphylaxis. Thank you for keeping our children safe.”

Ed Carpenter, Deputy Director of Finance and Resources

“Even though we haven’t previously had a serious allergic reactions occur at the school, the needs of our students continue to become more complex, and parents are generally reporting that more students have allergies.

We were worried that students might not have their own adrenaline autoinjector with them if an incident occurred, and we cannot put a price on being able to save a student's life, should the need become necessary.

We installed five Anaphylaxis Kitts in Cotham across various locations, and we’re proud that we’re now able to reassure the community that we can respond to allergy needs.”

Trevor Smith, First Aider

“If a student were to have an anaphylactic reaction, one of our three life-saving Kitts around our school site could be grabbed within 60 seconds. It really is the equivalent of an AED for Anaphylaxis.

The software is easy to use and aids in the day-to-day administration of the Kitts, and the training is spot on. It took me 20 minutes to complete, and is clear, concise and gives school staff exactly what they need to recognise and treat anaphylaxis.

Zak, James and the team have created a truly unique product here. Their knowledge, passion and commitment are very clear to see.”

Tracey Dunn, Executive Headteacher

“I’m so pleased that the entire trust has partnered with Kitt Medical, these allergy first aid kits are perfect for busy schools where children and staff may face an allergy emergency and need some immediate help because anyone can develop an allergy at any time.

Anaphylaxis happens so quickly, so training teachers to be able to deliver the right care and having these bright orange, portable and easy-to-use kits ultimately mean everyone is kept safe. The kits contain clear instructions for use, which is perfect when an emergency has arisen.”

Jeremy Kenyon, Facilities & Estates Manager

"Allergy care is something that we need to take very, very seriously. On a daily basis, we have nearly 1,200 young people, plus staff and visitors sitting down together and eating at our school. The likelihood of people who are susceptible coming into contact with allergens is quite high… and if this ever does happen then the results could be really catastrophic.

Once I explained this to our board of trustees, they understood and supported it, and so when we were introduced to your Anaphylaxis Kitt service we thought that it was a really good structure for us to both manage and mitigate the risks that allergens present to our school.”

Jon Needham, Director of Safeguarding

“The importance of addressing ready access to auto-adrenaline injectors can not be understated and has been outlined again and again in numerous reviews.

The concept brought by Kitt Medical of a 'grab bag' approach to the safe storage and easy accessibility to a spare adrenaline injector pen is both simple and really effective.

The passion to improve people's life chances is evident in the Kitt Team, whose approach to training and ability to communicate is spot on”

Peter Bennett, Headteacher

"We've noticed that there a lot more allergies amongst children in the school and sometimes it's not always possible for them to have a spare EpiPen left at school but at least with this kit we can easily access it in the event of an anaphylactic shock.

We hope we never need to use the equipment but gives us peace of mind having it there should we ever require it.

It would be good to see more of these kits implemented across schools or if the government could look to funding them as they really make a difference if someone is having an episode.”

Karen Cragg, Medical Needs Coordinator

“We're a large secondary school of over 2,000 students. We need to make sure we can accommodate all our students medical needs, and sometimes the rigid structure of the school doesn't quite do that.

When somebody experiences anaphylaxis, it happens so very quickly. It’s really important to us that our students feel safe, their families feel comfortable, and our teaching staff feel reassured that they’re trained to be able to deliver the right care if they need to.

Kitt is an inspirational product ensuring young people at risk of anaphylaxis have immediate access to emergency treatment.”