Interesting bits from those links Haud. It looks like what our local schools have consistently done, on the advice of specialist allergy doctors, is correct.
Anaphylaxis Campaign
www.anaphylaxis.org.uk/2015/07/20/the-anaphylaxis-campaigns-views-on-the-proposed-changes-to-school-foods-standards-to-be-made-statutory-from-january-2015/
The Anaphylaxis Campaign has never promoted the banning of peanuts, nuts or other allergens, from schools, pointing out that there is a drawback to this:
First, no school could guarantee a truly peanut/nut-free environment. Allergic children might be led into a false sense of security.
Second, if you ban peanuts, what do you say to the parent who wants to exclude milk, egg, sesame, fish or fresh fruit?
Third, demands for nut-free zones may engender confrontation between parents. In such an atmosphere, the risks may actually increase.
However, there is a difference between advising against banning nuts and actively recommending them. There is absolutely no doubt that any increase in peanuts and nuts in schools will increase the dangers for allergic children
Allergy UK
www.allergyuk.org/back-to-school-campaign/faqforparents
My child has a nut allergy and our school will not ban nuts, why?
It is not possible to guarantee and enforce a nut free zone.
Staff cannot monitor all lunches and snacks brought in from home.
A free from environment creates a false sense of security and does not safely prepare children for environments where nuts may be present.
Age appropriate education and awareness is important.
The school would need to consider other children with different food allergies and it is not practical to restrict them all.
The school should have procedures in place to minimise risk of reaction via cross contamination etc.
My child is allergic to milk, the children have a carton of milk at break time in the classroom and playground. How can I keep them safe?
Make sure your child is aware not to touch the cartons.
Request the class has a milk drinking zone/area in classroom and playground to provide milk free areas.
Make sure that hands are washed after consuming the milk and all empty cartons are disposed of responsibly.
Make sure that any surfaces that have had milk stored on them are cleaned.
Have a process to make sure spilt milk is cleaned up effectively.
Discuss with the school a milk free alternative for your child so that they will still have a drink at break time(you may have to bring this in for your child).