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For more than 60 years, we have helped schools create safer environments for students living with asthma, delivering training and education to more than 150,000 teachers, coaches and school staff across Western Australia.

If you are a teacher, school staff member, carer or parent, our practical asthma training will give you the knowledge and confidence to recognise symptoms, respond appropriately during an asthma flare-up or emergency, and better support students living with asthma.

By improving asthma awareness and preparedness, we help schools create safer and more supportive environments for every student.

School staff training

Respiratory Care WA provides free professional development training for WA school staff. Sessions take approximately 45 minutes and include:

  • Physiology of asthma, medications and devices
  • Triggers in the school environment, focusing on exercise-induced asthma
  • How to recognise an asthma flare-up
  • Asthma first aid and how to manage an emergency

 

Training delivery options:

  • In person or online – All school staff training

We provide face-to-face and online training for WA metropolitan school staff, covering interactive asthma first-aid simulations and managing students with asthma during external school activities such as camps and interschool carnivals.

Please fill out the request form below. For regional school staff training, reach out to our Community Outreach team to discuss online meeting options.

  • Online – Individual staff training

Individual teachers can access free online asthma first aid training through Asthma Australia.

School asthma training session request formAsthma First Aid For Schools online course

School resources and information

Asthma Ready Classroom Checklist

Use this quick checklist to ensure you have created an asthma-friendly space for all students.

Download

Student Asthma Management and Emergency Response Plan

Download this free resource to prepare for an emergency situation.

Download

Asthma in schools: A guide for school staff

A practical guide to help teachers support students with asthma.

Download

Do Blue. Do You.

Do Blue. Do You. is a school initiative aimed at reducing the stigma, increasing asthma education and keeping everyone safe by asking students and teachers to “do blue” in their own unique way to raise awareness of asthma.

We want to help teach children to be inclusive and look after their classmates and friends with asthma.

Find out more here

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