First Aid for Schools
One Day Course - £65pp
This course is aimed at school staff and provides the essential skills of an Emergency First Aid course, coupled with additional information on common childhood illnesses and paediatric practises. This course focuses on the application of first aid in the school environment and meets all Ofsted standards, equipping school staff with the knowledge and skills to be able to respond in minor first aid as well as life saving incidents.
First Aid for Schools Training Course Overview
One Day Course
Unit I: Introduction
Unit II: Scene Assessment
Unit III: Primary Survey & Unconscious Casualty
Unit IV: CPR
Unit V: Choking
Unit VI: Shock
Unit VII: Wounds & Bleeding
Unit VIII: Seizures
Unit IX: Common Childhood Diseases
Unit X: First Aid Box & Record Keeping
Unit Xi: Scenarios and Self Assessment
Unit XIi: Course Completion
Frequently Asked Questions
Do you need any prior training/qualifications to do this course?
No, participants do not need any prior training or qualifications to attend this course. Helping Hands’ training courses are designed to pass on skills and knowledge to complete novices as well as experienced professionals, all participants will benefit from this course regardless of experience or existing skills/knowledge.
Do you offer this course online?
As this course contains some physical aspects and the teaching of hands-on skills it cannot be delivered online or via virtual workshop. To be able to pass this course participants must be able to demonstrate that they can execute the physical requirements and skills taught in this course and are deemed by the instructor as being capable of deploying these skills in real world scenarios.
Do you need to be physically fit to do this course?
There are some physical aspects to this course where participants need to be able to demonstrate proficiency and ability to execute these physical requirements in order to pass the course. However, these physical requirements are not considered to be taxing or requiring a high level of fitness – all people of moderate health will be able to participate without difficulty.
Do you gain a qualification from this course?
This course is certified by Worksafe Training Solutions and participants of this course are deemed to hold a nationally recognised award in First Aid which will allow them to perform the role of designated first aider in a school setting.
