Red Dragon Ventures

Very well done to our candidates who completed their 16hr Outdoor First Aid Training this month.
Our next course is 14th-15th October at The Gladstone Scout Centre.
Bookable on TryBooking, via our website or email me at [email protected].

Wednesday was Bushcraft Day for Holiday Club at Venture-Out .
Foraging, shelters, fires, toasted marshmallows and blackberry sauce.

Getting Holiday Club lost and found for Venture-Out yesterday. Great to be back with the Team

Make sure your school has got it right.

In 2021, Benedict’s school clothes were neatly labelled and ready for his first days at school.

We had written a detailed individual healthcare plan. We had packed his adrenaline pens. We had checked that the school had an allergy policy and that staff would be trained. We had agreed a process to keep him safe when milk was served at break time.

We did everything parents are told to do.

But it wasn’t enough.

Our plan was not shown to the teachers responsible for Benedict’s care. The allergy policy was not communicated to staff before he started. Staff had not been properly trained and did not know how to recognise his symptoms, when to treat his allergic reaction or how to respond.

The agreed process for serving milk was not followed.

And the medication we had packed to save Benedict’s life was used too late to save him.

Over the next few weeks, homes will fill with labelled uniforms, polished shoes and school bags waiting by the door. Among them will be the belongings of children with allergies, whose parents have written the plans, supplied the medication and trusted their schools to keep them safe.

These are Benedict’s things.

The clothes he would never wear again. The boots he would never grow into. The school bag he would never bring home.

The new statutory guidance requires schools to have allergy policies, individual plans, medication and trained staff. But their existence alone will not protect a child.

A policy must be understood. A plan must reach everyone caring for that child. Training must be comprehensive and practical. Medication must be immediately available—and used without delay.

Whether this guidance saves lives or becomes another tick-box exercise depends on what schools do next.

Please make it matter in yours.

Because no other family should be left with clothes their child will never wear.

Benedict’s Law must not live in a folder. It must live in every classroom.

Tag your school

Booked our ticket.
Who else is going?

Looking to connect with peers and develop professionally?

Instructor Day 2026 is designed for RCUK instructors who want to build on their expertise, enhance their teaching practice, and network with others, all while contributing to improved patient safety.

Annie is looking forward to seeing you there, so don’t miss out!

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