To nurture the skills of resilience is key to providing young people with the ability to cope with stress, adversity, failure and challenges. Resilience is evident when young people have a greater ability to “bounce back” when faced with difficulties and achieve positive outcomes.
Resilience empowers the individual to be aware of first aid practices and to have the confidence to deal with a situation and to call for help whilst remaining calm and collected.
From September 2020 it will be compulsory for all school children in England to be taught First Aid.
The Department for Education recommends that pupils in Key Stage 2 should know:
- how to make a clear and efficient call to the emergency services
- basic first aid concepts, for example, dealing with common injuries such as head injuries.
The Department for Education recommends that pupils at Key Stage 3 and 4 should know:
- how and when to deliver CPR
- the concept and use of Automated External Defibrillation (AED).
In addition, it is suggested that KS 3 and 4 pupils should also know the concepts of common first aid emergencies, and that they are provided a recap of the first aid skills taught in Key Stage 2 and as relevant Key Stage 3.
Source – DfE
Resources
Documents
Key Stage 1
- Red Cross First Aid Certificate
- Red Cross First Aid Curriculum Links
- Red Cross First Aid Extra Activities
- Red Cross First Aid Scenario Cards 1
- Red Cross First Aid Scenario cards 2
- Red Cross First Aid Scenario cards 3
- Red Cross First Aid Scenario cards 4
- Red Cross Stay Safe KS1 Lesson
- Red Cross Stay Safe KS1 Worksheet 1
- Red Cross Stay Safe KS1 Worksheet 2
Key Stage 2
- Red Cross Emergency Action KS2 Script worksheet
- Red Cross Emergency Action KS2 Worksheet 1
- Red Cross Emergency Action KS2 Worksheet 2
- Red Cross Emergency Action Lesson Plan KS2
- Red Cross First Aid Certificate
- Red Cross First Aid Curriculum Links
- Red Cross First Aid Extra Activities
- Red Cross First Aid Scenario Cards 1
- Red Cross First Aid Scenario cards 2
- Red Cross First Aid Scenario cards 3
- Red Cross First Aid Scenario cards 4
- Red Cross Help Save Lives KS2 Worksheet
- Red Cross Help Save Lives Lesson Plan KS2
- St John Ambulance KS2 Basic Life Support Home Learning
- St John Ambulance KS2 Basic Life Support Lesson Plan
- St John Ambulance KS2 Basic Life Support Powerpoint
- St John Ambulance KS2 Bites and Stings Home Learning
- St John Ambulance KS2 Bites and Stings Lesson Plan
- St John Ambulance KS2 Bites and Stings Powerpoint
- St John Ambulance KS2 Bleeding Home Learning
- St John Ambulance KS2 Bleeding Lesson Plan
- St John Ambulance KS2 Bleeding Powerpoint
- St John Ambulance KS2 Choking Home Learning
- St John Ambulance KS2 Choking Lesson Plan
- St John Ambulance KS2 Choking Video
- St John Ambulance KS2 Emergency & Help Lesson Plan
- St John Ambulance KS2 Emergency & Help Powerpoint
- St John Ambulance KS2 Emergency & Help Resource
- St John Ambulance KS2 Head Injurys Home Learning
- St John Ambulance KS2 Head Injurys Lesson Plan
- St John Ambulance KS2 Head Injurys Powerpoint
- St John Ambulance KS2 Home Learning Asthma
- St John Ambulance KS2 Lesson Plan Asthma
- St John Ambulance KS2 Lesson Powerpoint Asthma
- St John Ambulance KS2 Pathway Way Map
Key Stage 3
- St John Ambulance KS3 Allergic Reactions Learning Activity
- St John Ambulance KS3 Allergic Reactions Learning Activity Guidance
- St John Ambulance KS3 Allergies Lesson Plan
- St John Ambulance KS3 Allergies Powerpoint
- St John Ambulance KS3 Allergies Resources
- St John Ambulance KS3 Asthma Lesson Plan
- St John Ambulance KS3 Asthma Powerpoint
- St John Ambulance KS3 Asthma Quiz Resource
- St John Ambulance KS3 Basic Life Support Lesson Plan
- St John Ambulance KS3 Basic Life Support Powerpoint
- St John Ambulance KS3 Basic Life Support Resource
- St John Ambulance KS3 Bleeding Lesson Plan
- St John Ambulance KS3 Bleeding Powerpoint
- St John Ambulance KS3 Choking Lesson Plan
- St John Ambulance KS3 Choking Powerpoint
- St John Ambulance KS3 Choking Resource
- St John Ambulance KS3 First Aid Teaching Pathway
- St John Ambulance KS3 Head Injury Lesson Plan
- St John Ambulance KS3 Head Injury Powerpoint
- St John Ambulance KS3 Head Injury Resource
Key Stage 4
- St John Ambulance KS4 Basic Life Support Lesson Plan
- St John Ambulance KS4 Basic Life Support Powerpoint
- St John Ambulance KS4 Basic Life Support Resources
- St John Ambulance KS4 Bleeding and Shock Lesson
- St John Ambulance KS4 Bone Muscle Joint Injury Powerpoint
- St John Ambulance KS4 Bone Muscle Joint Resources
- St John Ambulance KS4 Bones Muscle Joint Injury Lesson Plan
- St John Ambulance KS4 Chest Pain Lesson Plan
- St John Ambulance KS4 Chest Pain Powerpoint
- St John Ambulance KS4 Chest Pain Resource
- St John Ambulance KS4 Choking Lesson Plan
- St John Ambulance KS4 Choking Powerpoint
- St John Ambulance KS4 Choking Resources
- St John Ambulance KS4 Teaching Pathway