First Aid for Teachers and Support Staff

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I came across First Aid for Life when searching for a course provider who could deliver on-site Emergency First Aid at Work training. From A to B the process was as straightforward and manageable as I’d hoped. The training was first rate – the feedback from the course delegates was all good – content delivered was easy to digest and all that attended now had the confidence to act in an emergency if necessary.
Chris Mason

Albermarle Independent College

Emma’s training session covering allergies, asthma, seizures and sickle cell for our large staff body was perfect. It was a great blend of theory and practice, which weaved in some compelling stories about the consequences of not getting your medical provision right. We would highly recommend her to any organisations looking to ensure its medical provision is exemplary.

Rob Hitch, Harris Academy South Norwood

  • Childcarers, School and Nursery Staff, Childminders and anyone requiring a Full Paediatric qualification to be Ofsted registered on the compulsory register and comply with EYFS
  • Parents, Au Pairs and Childcarers needing a Paediatric qualifciation for the Voluntary Register can just do the 6 hour practical element (rather than the full 12 hour blended course).
  • Anyone requiring a formal paediatric first aid qualification
  • Sports Professionals working with children
  • Charities & Local Authorities and Foster Carers
  • Child & Youth organisations and Children’s Activity and Learning Providers
  • Heath professionals working with children

Every course is tailored to the needs of those attending – please let us know if there are particular areas you need us to cover.

By the end of the course you will have learnt:

  • Prioritising injuries and action in an emergency.
  • How to provide immediate medical care in an emergency.
  • How to assess if an adult, baby or child is unconscious, whether or not they are breathing and how and when to put them into the recovery position or start CPR.
  • We will cover common accidents and injuries relevant to babies and children of different ages and empower you with the skills and confidence to provide an immediate and appropriate first aid response.
  • Managing an incident
  • Priorities of First Aid
  • Treatment of an unconscious adult, baby and child who is breathing – recovery position
  • Treatment of an unconscious adult, baby or child who is not breathing – CPR
  • Importance of a defibrillator and how to use an AED
  • Choking
  • Shock
  • Bleeding – grazes, splinters, embedded objects, amputated parts, knocked out teeth, mouth injury, eye injury, bruising, nose bleeds, objects in eyes, ears, nose…
  • Burns and scalds
  • Head injuries, concussion, compression & skull fracture
  • Spinal injuries
  • Breaks, soft tissue injuries & dislocations
  • Anaphylactic shock and acute allergic reaction
  • Asthma
  • Fitting and seizures
  • First Aid Kits
  • The aftermath, accident forms
  • First Aid for Teachers and Support Staff

We will cover the full Ofsted and EYFS syllabus

 

One day – 6 hour practical course, with 6 hours of online pre-learning (to be undertaken prior to the practical course) for the Full Blended 12 hour Paediatric First Aid qualification.

Continuous assessment by trainer, practical assessments to cover wound management, care of an unconscious casualty, choking and CPR

Paediatric or Full Paediatric First Aid qualification valid for 3 years.

 

first aid and Covid19

We are highly experienced medical, health and emergency services professionals and truly understand the importance of infection control. We continue to deploy enhanced hygiene protocols to ensure the safety of your staff and ours.

First Aid for Life is an Award Winning fully regulated First Aid Training provider, our trainers are highly experienced medical and emergency services professionals who will tailor the training to your needs.

We run a variety of courses covering adult and child First Aid in a school setting and train both staff and children/young people: Our staff course include: Blended Full Paediatric First Aid covering the full Ofsted syllabus, the Fully Regulated Emergency First Aid at Work (EFAW) tailored to Schools and a short 3 hour Emergency First Aid for Schools course covering CPR, choking, asthma, head injuries, minor and major bleeds, fitting and other common medical emergencies in a school setting.

We are happy to arrange bespoke courses on any topics and cover specific illnesses such as diabetes, asthma and acute allergic reaction. We also have a comprehensive range of interactive online courses to cover these topics too.

Individuals can attend our scheduled courses in London or we will run group courses throughout the UK.

Our website contains a wide range of free resources including posters on head injuries, anaphylaxis, asthma, CPR, recovery position, using an AED and may more. These are available free of charge by emailing emma@firstaidforlife.org.uk.

Latest Government Guidance on First Aid for Schools, EYFS Framework and Ofsted Childcare Register can be viewed here:

Emergency First Aid at Work (EFAW)

The EFAW course adapted to First Aid for Schools is a one day course covering care of the unconscious casualty as well as commonly occurring injuries covering the full syllabus specified by the HSE First Aid plus the addition of: head Injuries, asthma, breaks and soft tissue injuries. This syllabus includes child first aid and is tailored to First Aid in a school setting.

Emergency First Aid (3 hour)

Many schools choose our Emergency First Aid (3 hour) course for teachers and admin staff who need basic First Aid knowledge and covers accidents and emergencies in adults, babies and children and concentrates upon the most common children’s medical emergencies – you will be able to choose to focus on the age group most relevant for you and the course will be tailored to your needs. Again this is available as a scheduled option or as a group course for up to 14 people.

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First Aid for Teachers and Support Staff

Group Courses

We would be delighted to come to your school and run a group course for your staff. We will teach courses to any specification and include additional elements you may wish us to cover. We are more than happy to assist with health care plans and provide specific first aid advice pertaining to different medical conditions.  Training can be tailored to cover asthma, head injuries, epilepsy and fitting, Life Support and use of a defibrillator and any other specifications you might need.

We also run courses for pupils and parents and many schools use our training to fundraise.

 

Online Refresher Courses:

The 3 hour online course Supporting pupils with medical conditions in schools and childcare settings  is a great way for professionals to refresh your knowledge of how to best help pupils with ongoing medical conditions.

This qualification is specifically targeted at staff working in schools, colleges, nurseries and childcare settings in both public and private sectors. It is designed around the needs of the education sector and highlights issues such as; working with parents and healthcare providers, the importance of records and documentation, consent, parental responsibilities and student self-medication.

 

This 3 hour online course Caring for Children with Anaphylaxis, Asthma, Diabetes and Epilepsy (plus a bonus section on Head Injuries) is suitable for all health professionals, teachers, parents and carers and anyone who has any of the above conditions; or is working with, or involved in the care of any child or young person who has any of these long term health conditions. It is a comprehensive course that explains; the physiology of the conditions, common triggers, signs and symptoms, how to recognise an acute episode, what to do, how to treat and how to administer medication.

The course also provides helpful support to Schools and health professionals in writing Individual Healthcare Plans and supporting children with these medical conditions to play a full and active role in school life, remain healthy and achieve their academic potential.

 

Free school resources

We also have a number of useful free resources to help introduce children to first aid. (click here)
These include comprehensive modular online courses, PDF handouts, lesson plans, PowerPoint presentations, infographics and posters all created to enhance the learning experience and help the students get the most from learning these invaluable skills.

 

They are designed to complement our First Aid for Life practical hands-on first aid training courses, as well as our online options.

 

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