Resources
Arranging education for children who cannot attend school because of health needs
This guidance outlines how local authorities and schools can best support children who cannot attend school because of physical or mental health needs.
Lesson Planning Questions for MCAS Considerations
This list can help teachers and other educators to include students living with MCAS, when planning lessons and classroom activities
Supporting Safe Learning for Students with MCAS Full Pack
This full resource pack is designed to help you share vital information about mast cell disorder with schools.
Supporting Safe Learning for Students with MCAS for Teachers
This resource has been designed to explain Mast Cell Activation Syndrome to Teachers and guide them in creating a safe environment for pupils.
Supporting Safe Learning for Students with MCAS
This kit has been specially designed for parents and primary caregivers of secondary school students who have a mast cell disorder, such as Mast Cell Activation Syndrome (MCAS).
Triggers
This resource details some of the more common triggers of Mast Cell Activation Syndrome.
Symptoms of MCAS
This resource details some of the more common symptoms of Mast Cell Activation Syndrome.
MCAS Testing
This leaflet documents some of the tests that may be used to diagnose MCAS and explains how to read the results.
MCAS for Disability Officers
This information guide about MCAS, and the additional needs a student with MCAS may have, can be shared with Disability Officers and other members of staff at universities.
MCAS and higher education
This resource has been designed to provide general guidance and help students to access support as they approach further education at university.
Full school pack
This PDF combines our freedom kit, MCAS for teachers pack and letter for schools in one handy download.
Freedom Kit
The resource pack to help you to share vital information about your child's mast cell disorder with school and other care-givers.
MCAS for teachers
This pack can be used to share information about MCAS with teachers and other care-givers.
Letter for schools
Use this letter template along with the Freedom kit to share your child's needs with their school or childcare provider
The histamine bucket exercise
This histamine bucket is a useful visual aid in trying to understand the impact of factors contributing to histamine levels.
Doctor visit preparation form
A form designed to help you to plan the questions you would like to ask and symptoms you would like to discuss at medical appointments.
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