School First Aid Instructor Proposals


Education Secretary announces plans for CPR and First Aid to become compulsory in all schools by September 2020.


In January 2019, the Education Secretary underlined the importance of every child having the chance to learn life-saving skills such as CPR and how to get help in a medical emergency, under plans for health education to be taught in every school.


With emergency services reporting a spike in cardiac arrests during the winter months, and survival rates lower than usual – according to NHS England figures – Damian Hinds stressed the importance of the government’s plans for all children to be taught basic first aid in schools under proposals due to be rolled out from September 2020.


The British Heart Foundation hailed the plans as a “decisive moment” in improving on the fact that fewer than 1 in 10 people who have a cardiac arrest outside hospital in the UK survive. In countries that already teach CPR in schools, cardiac arrest survival rates are more than double those of the UK.


Education Secretary Damian Hinds said:


‘Learning the basic skills of first aid and techniques like CPR will give young people the confidence to know that they can step in to help someone else in need and in the most extreme cases – it could potentially save a life.


That’s why we took the decision to include health education alongside relationship education for primary school children and relationship and sex education for secondary children. These subjects are a crucial part of our work to ensure children learn the wider skills they need to flourish in the modern world.


To ensure the next generation knows


what to do in an emergency, the government is planning to make health education compulsory in all state- funded schools.


Under the proposed new guidance, by the end of secondary school pupils will be taught how to administer CPR, the purpose of defibrillators, and basic treatments for common injuries’.


The proposals are part of the Department for Education’s plans to strengthen teaching of health, sex and relationships education Introducing CPR lessons into health education in all state-funded secondary schools is a significant step that promises to improve the odds of survival for countless people who have a cardiac arrest in the future.


86 percent of 9-18 year-olds can correctly administer CPR after hands-on training.Though teenagers aren’t prone to cardiac arrest, they are likely to live at home, where nearly 70 percent of cardiac arrests occur. EFR training gives them the confidence and skills to respond to an emergency.The British Red Cross estimates bystander first aid could prevent 59 percent of deaths by injury.


Schools will be encouraged and supported to teach high-quality relationships education, RSE and health education – tailored to meet their pupils’ needs – from September 2019, ahead of it becoming compulsory in September 2020.


The government says it will offer support to schools who want to introduce the scheme this year, before it becomes compulsory in September 2020.


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Emergency First Response Instructor Training DETAILS:


During the Emergency First Response Instructor course, you will build on your skill as an Emergency Responder and focus on developing your instructional abilities to teach these skills to others.


Delivered over two days, the Instructor course provides you with the additional training necessary to teach the: • Emergency First Response Primary Care (CPR), • Secondary Care (First Aid), Care for Children, • CPR & AED courses.


Through a multi-media approach of independent study, classroom sessions and practical teaching assignments, you learn to conduct Emergency First Response courses.


The instructor course covers specific goals and performance requirements for the Primary Care, Secondary Care, Care for Children and CPR & AED courses, along with instruction on how to structure learning, the requirements of performance-based training, and your role as the instructor in the learning environment.


Wiltshire and Swindon Sport have been delivering first aid training and instruction since 2008 and have their own onsite training room and facilities. Additional, bespoke courses are available to be delivered at a time and place to suit the client. Instructor courses are available to upskill school staff to enable them to deliver the required CPR skills in their respective schools.


You also learn how to motivate


students, evaluate student knowledge, present course content effectively, become proficient in developing students’ hands-


on skills practice sessions, and are taught how to present an effective scenario-based learning experience.


CPR and first aid are key skills that are important to everyone.


As an Emergency First Response Instructor, you teach skills based on internationally recognized emergency care guidelines, and you can offer courses to anyone.


The great thing about EFR courses is they make learning easy by providing a comfortable environment to practice emergency care skills. Your students finish the course feeling confident with their new skills and ready to help someone in need.


PRE-REQUISITES:


To enrol on the Emergency First Response Instructor course, you must be:


18 years old and have completed CPR and first aid training for both adult and child in the past 24 months.


Or be a practicing medical professional such as a physician, Emergency Medical Technician, Paramedic or Registered Nurse.


For further details, contact Rik (H&S lead) via: rik@wiltssport.org


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