--- title: "Emergency First Aid for Schools in Reading | Talk to Rebecca" description: "Emergency First Aid for Schools in Reading: one day, up to 12 delegates, 3-year FAIB accredited certificate, taught at your school. Talk to Rebecca for a quote." url: https://www.aim2aid.co.uk/resources/emergency-first-aid-for-schools-reading/ --- Reading # Emergency First Aid for Schools in Reading Aim2Aid First Aid and Fire Safety Training brings its own in-house trainers, led by Rebecca Sullivan, into Reading schools for practical, FAIB accredited staff training. Call 07771 680794 or email to check a date on your calendar. [Call 07771 680794](tel:07771680794) Reading schools often sit in Georgian villas and Victorian terraced buildings around Castle Street, Oxford Road and Russell Street, with narrow corridors, steep stairs and converted rooms, and a child collapsing on a first-floor landing is a very different job from a first aid scenario rehearsed in a flat, open room. **The Essentials** - One day, about six hours, up to 12 delegates, 3-year certificate recognised by HSE, Ofsted and the DfE. - Paediatric content included at no extra cost, so staff learn child and adult protocols. - CPR, AED use, choking, asthma, anaphylaxis and life-threatening bleed control, practised hands-on. - Delivered at your school on an INSET or twilight slot, with a blended option available. Aim2Aid Ltd (company number 16319053) runs FAIB accredited first aid courses with its own in-house trainers, the same team behind [emergency first aid at work in Reading](https://www.aim2aid.co.uk/resources/emergency-first-aid-at-work-reading/), and you can read what schools say through the reviews widget on our site. Call Rebecca on 07771 680794 for a free quote and a date that fits your school calendar. ## Emergency First Aid for Schools Training Emergency First Aid for Schools is a one day course, about six hours of contact time, for up to 12 delegates, leading to a 3-year certificate. It is the Emergency First Aid at Work syllabus taught for a school setting, with paediatric content included at no extra cost so staff work through both child and adult protocols rather than adult protocols alone. Reading school buildings are frequently the older stock the borough is known for: Victorian terraced frontages and Georgian villas around Castle Street, Castle Hill, Oxford Road and Russell Street, later Edwardian expansion buildings, and post-war blocks on the suburban edges. Those buildings share a practical problem. Casualty handling happens in narrow corridors, on steep stairs, in rooms converted from something else, and often several floors from the nearest external door. A course written for an open-plan office does not rehearse that. This one does, because the practical work is run in your own building. - Level: emergency first aid, taught to child and adult protocols - Duration: one day, approximately six hours - Maximum group: 12 delegates per trainer - Certificate: valid three years, recognised by HSE, Ofsted and the DfE - Accreditation: FAIB (first aid courses) The specifications above matter because they are the figures a headteacher or business manager has to evidence: who holds a current certificate, when it expires, and which awarding body stands behind it. **Book Emergency First Aid for Schools with Aim2Aid First Aid and Fire Safety Training in Reading and we will certificate up to 12 of your staff in one day at your own school, INSET dates included, with a free quote first.** [Call Now: 07771 680794](tel:07771680794) ## Booking a School First Aid Course The booking sequence is short and deliberately front-loaded, so the trainer arrives already knowing your building. - Call or email with your preferred date, usually an INSET day or a twilight slot, and the number of staff - Confirm the delegate count against the 12-per-trainer limit, and whether a second cohort is needed - Tell us the room: floor level, approximate floor area, and whether mats can be laid for kneeling CPR - Confirm whether the school has an AED on site, and where it is mounted - Receive written confirmation, then registers and certificates after the course Whether you need emergency first aid for schools in Reading or [emergency first aid for schools services Windsor](https://www.aim2aid.co.uk/resources/emergency-first-aid-for-schools-windsor/), we cover the whole area, and the same applies if your trust runs a site further out and you need [emergency first aid for schools in Milton Keynes](https://www.aim2aid.co.uk/resources/emergency-first-aid-for-schools-milton-keynes/) on a matching date. ## Course Content and Practical Skills in Reading The syllabus is practical throughout. Delegates carry out a primary survey and a secondary survey, then work through the emergencies school staff actually meet. - Unresponsive casualty, recovery position and airway management, child and adult - CPR on adult and child manikins, with compression depth and rate practised to the taught standard - AED use, including pad placement for a small child - Choking, partial and complete obstruction - Asthma attack and anaphylaxis, including auto-injector technique - Life-threatening bleed control, now trained on every course - Seizures, shock, burns, head injuries and suspected fractures Bleed control is taught with direct pressure and dressing application in sequence, because in a listed or heritage-sensitive building the nearest tap or clean surface may be a long way from where the casualty is lying. If you have been searching for school first aid training close to home in Reading, the practical element is the part worth insisting on. ## Course Length, Group Size and Timings One trainer, one day, up to 12 delegates. That ratio exists so every delegate gets hands-on time on a manikin rather than watching a demonstration. Schools with 20 or more staff to certificate are usually better served by two cohorts on separate dates, which also keeps cover manageable. A blended option is available on this course: the theory is completed online in advance, and the practical assessment is delivered at your school. The certificate outcome is identical, three years, and the compliance position is the same. It shortens the on-site day, which suits schools trying to fit training around a partial INSET. **Book Emergency First Aid for Schools with Aim2Aid First Aid and Fire Safety Training in Reading and we will certificate up to 12 of your staff in one day at your own school, INSET dates included, with a free quote first.** [Call Now: 07771 680794](tel:07771680794) ## On-Site Delivery for Staff Teams All training is delivered at your premises. We do not run open courses at a training centre, and there is nothing for your staff to travel to. Rebecca leads an in-house team of trainers, never outsourced, with over 50 years of combined experience between them, so the person who walks into your hall is one of ours. Rebecca Sullivan does not deliver every session personally. [Our emergency first aid for schools training](https://www.aim2aid.co.uk/first-aid-training/emergency-first-aid-for-schools/) is set up for teaching staff, teaching assistants, office and ancillary staff together, which is how most Reading primaries staff their first aid rota. The [Health and Safety Executive](https://www.hse.gov.uk/firstaid/) (HSE) sets out that first aid provision should reflect the actual needs of the setting, and a mixed-role cohort trained in their own corridors is a straightforward way to evidence that for your workplace across Reading and surrounding areas in Berkshire. **Book Emergency First Aid for Schools with Aim2Aid First Aid and Fire Safety Training in Reading and we will certificate up to 12 of your staff in one day at your own school, INSET dates included, with a free quote first.** [Call Now: 07771 680794](tel:07771680794) ## Emergency First Aid for Schools in Reading: Your Questions Answered ### What are the first aid requirements in schools? Schools need enough trained staff to cover their actual risks, sites and hours, based on a written assessment of need. An emergency first aid course with paediatric content, certificated for three years and recognised by HSE, Ofsted and the DfE, is the usual foundation for that provision. ### How much is an emergency first aid course? Cost depends on delegate numbers and whether you run one cohort or two, so we quote per course rather than per head. Tell us your Reading site and staff count and we will send a free written quote. ### Is CPR taught in schools in the UK? CPR is part of the secondary curriculum for pupils, and it is also core practical content for staff. On this course every delegate practises CPR on adult and child manikins, plus AED pad placement. ### Can you train at a school in an older building in central Reading? Yes. Many Reading schools occupy Georgian and Victorian buildings around Castle Hill, Oxford Road and Russell Street, and we deliver in halls, libraries and classrooms in those buildings. We only need floor space where mats can be laid for kneeling CPR. ### Do you deliver anywhere else in Berkshire, or only Reading? We train across Reading and surrounding areas in Berkshire, at your own premises. We do not run open scheduled courses, so the whole group is your staff. ### Can the course be fitted around a Reading school's INSET day? Yes. Most Reading bookings run on an INSET day, and the blended option moves the theory online beforehand to shorten the on-site day while keeping the same three-year certificate.