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. They also make first aid simple to teach and fun to learn.
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Try First aid champions
First aid champions is a brand new online teaching platform for learners ages 5–18. It’s packed full of age-differentiated practical activities, videos, quizzes and guidance to support teachers to deliver first aid education. You can explore primary and secondary teaching ideas about:
- what to do in a first aid emergency
- basic first aid for common injuries
- how children and young people can stay safe
- behaving with kindness
- coping skills in challenging situations
- what might prevent people from stepping in to help and how to overcome barriers to action.
First aid champions covers the new RSE and Health curriculum requirements for teaching first aid in primary and secondary schools in England.
First aid teaching resources
Age: 5-18
Type: Activities, teaching package, films
Subjects: PSHE
Activities to support learning first aid skills and showing how these skills can be used in everyday life with kindness and confidence.
Age: 5-18
Type: Lesson plan, teaching package, videos
Subjects: PSHE, Tutor time
A range of activities to help children and young people learn first aid at home during the coronavirus crisis.
In the news (Newsthink)
Age: 11 - 16
Type: Lesson plan
Subjects: PSHE, Tutor time
Discussion activities looking at how best to cope with different scenarios during the hot weather.
In the news (Newsthink)
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: 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: 11-19
Type: Teacher briefing, quick activity
Subjects: PSHE
Teacher briefing and class activity exploring how best to support someone who is upset.
Age: 5-19
Type: Teaching guide
Subjects: Cross-curricular
Download a Red Cross poster for primary and secondary schools.
In the news (Newsthink)
Age: 14-19
Type: Lesson plan
Subjects: PSHE
Discuss a real-life example of people not helping someone in a first aid emergency.