The asthma friendly programme was piloted in eight primary and secondary schools across South Yorkshire and is now open to schools in Barnsley, Doncaster, Rotherham and Sheffield.
Ms Rushforth said: “We are delighted to be the first school in Sheffield to have received this recognition of being an asthma friendly school.
“We wanted to improve our knowledge and self-confidence so we could improve the care of pupils with asthma in our school.
“Due to an increasing amount of children being diagnosed with this long-term condition we felt it was important to raise awareness.
“We know this awareness will improve classroom performance and child participation in physical activity.”
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