Schools First Aid Training Course in High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire (Classroom)

This one-day Schools First Aid course is tailored to the school environment and gives teachers, teaching assistants and support staff the skills to respond to first aid emergencies involving children aged 6 to 16 as well as adults.

Delegates learn how to deal with situations commonly met in schools, from asthma, allergic reactions and head injuries to giving medication, including adrenaline auto-injectors. The course supplements, rather than replaces, statutory workplace first aid training such as First Aid at Work or Emergency First Aid at Work.

Upon successful completion, delegates receive a St John Ambulance certificate of competence valid for three years.

Course Benefits

• First aid training designed specifically for school settings.
• Covers both adult and child CPR and choking.
• Includes giving medication at school, including auto-injectors.
• Certificate valid for three years.

Course Topics

• Role of the first aider
• Primary survey
• Adult and child CPR
• Unresponsive adult and child
• Communication and casualty care
• Seizures
• Choking (adult and child)
• Allergic reaction
• Asthma
• Minor and severe bleeding
• Head injuries
• Giving medication at school, including auto-injectors
• Bone, muscle and joint injuries
• Shock

Classroom Learning

This course is delivered in the classroom and requires delegates to attend in person with a small group of other learners, giving plenty of opportunity to practise skills and ask the trainer questions.

Venue: High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire, HP13 6AA.

Course Requirements

• Delegates must be aged 18 or older.
• Delegates must have a basic command of English, defined as Level 2.
• Delegates must complete all course modules.
• Delegates must be physically able to demonstrate CPR.

Course Certification and Assessment

Certification

Successful delegates receive a St John Ambulance certificate of competence valid for three years.

Assessment

Delegates are assessed through continuous trainer observation and must demonstrate their understanding and competence across all course subjects.

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For short courses a completion certificate is available at the end of the course. You can screenshot this or print it out to confirm completion of the training.

For accredited courses a certificate will be sent directly to you from the appropriate awarding body.

To join online courses, delegates have to log in via a link provided through a computer or laptop with a camera, screen, microphone and access to the internet.

Connection quality is the responsibility of the delegate. If you need to download free video conferencing software please visit our video conferencing software page where you can download the software specified by St John Ambulance.

You will receive a confirmation email with your order details and your course login details will follow within one business working day.

Please note that course bookings can not be processed outside of normal working hours, over weekends or on bank holidays and will be processed the next business working day.

Step 1

Click the 'Buy' or 'Add to cart' button and you will be taken to our payment/booking page where you can choose to pay online now using a debit/credit card or you can pay later by invoice.

Step 2

Once you have paid for your course(s), you will receive an email from our team advising how to begin your training.

Step 3

You will be provided with a username and password which will enable you to access the e-learning portal. Login to start your course, once you have completed and passed the course, you will be able to download and print your certificate straight away.

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