First aid teaching resources
Our free teaching resources are designed to give children and young people the skills, confidence and willingness to act when someone is in need of first aid.
First aid is simple to teach and fun to learn.
Get primary and secondary teaching ideas about:
- how children and young people can stay safe
- what to do in a first aid emergency
- what might prevent people from stepping in to help and how to overcome barriers to action.
First aid teaching resources
Age: 5-19
Type: Teacher briefing
Subjects: PSHE, Citizenship
Create a safe and inclusive learning environment that support your pupils to explore sensitive or challenging content in engaging and safe ways.
Age: 11-19
Type: Lesson plan, Newsthink
Subjects: PSHE, Tutor time
Look at different aspects of knife crime, including ways to avoid conflict and first aid for a heavy bleed.
Age: 7-11
Type: Assembly kit
Subjects: PSHE
Primary assembly activities to introduce first aid to children.
Age: 5-11
Type: Lesson plan, teaching package, videos
Subjects: Citizenship, PSHE, Science
Help children to feel confident to help someone who is in need of first aid.
Age: 14-19
Type: Lesson plan, video
Subjects: PSHE
Use our videos, lesson plans and practical resources to teach young people about alcohol and first aid.
Age: 7-19
Type: Teacher briefing
Subjects: Cross-curricular
A handy glossary of some of the words that commonly appear in our online teaching resources.
Age: 14-19
Type: Lesson plan
Subjects: PSHE
Discuss a real-life example of people not helping someone in a first aid emergency.
Age: 5-19
Type:
Request or download a free teaching pack which includes a guide to our resources, a pen and a poster.
Age: 11-19
Type: Teacher briefing, quick activity
Teacher briefing and class activity exploring how best to support someone who is upset.
Age: 5-19
Type:
Key dates and awareness days to help plan your lessons.
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