--- title: "Is CPR taught in schools in the UK? | What the rules actually say" description: "Is CPR taught in schools in the UK? Yes, to pupils under statutory health education. Here is why your school staff still need certificated first aid training." url: https://www.aim2aid.co.uk/resources/is-cpr-taught-in-schools-in-the-uk/ --- Schools # Is CPR taught in schools in the UK? Aim2Aid First Aid and Fire Safety Training, led by Rebecca Sullivan, trains school staff at your own premises across Berkshire and surrounding areas. Call 07771 680794 to check your provision and pencil in an INSET date. [Call 07771 680794](tel:07771680794) Pupils learning CPR in a lesson is not the same thing as your school having trained first aiders on site, and only one of those is a legal duty on you. **In Short** - CPR is taught in UK schools as part of statutory health education, including defibrillator awareness. - That curriculum requirement applies to pupils and does not cover staff first aid provision. - As an employer, a school needs a first aid needs assessment and enough certificated first aiders. - Emergency First Aid at Work level training is the practical baseline for most school staff. - Our schools course includes paediatric content at no extra cost. - One day, about six hours, up to 12 delegates, 3-year certificate, with a blended option. Aim2Aid First Aid and Fire Safety Training is led by Rebecca Sullivan, our trainers are in-house and never outsourced, and our first aid courses are accredited by FAIB. Whether you need emergency first aid for schools or [emergency first aid for schools services Milton Keynes](https://www.aim2aid.co.uk/resources/emergency-first-aid-for-schools-milton-keynes/), we cover the whole area. Call 07771 680794 to book a date for your school staff. ## Is CPR taught in schools in the UK? Yes. CPR is taught in schools in the UK as part of the statutory health education curriculum in England, with equivalent commitments across Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland, so pupils learn basic life support and defibrillator awareness. That covers pupils, not staff. Adult first aid cover for a school is a separate legal duty entirely. **Ring Aim2Aid First Aid and Fire Safety Training on 07771 680794 and we will map your school's first aider numbers against an INSET or twilight date that fits your term.** [Call Now: 07771 680794](tel:07771680794) ## Pupil lessons and staff competence are two different things This is where schools get caught out. Teaching pupils CPR ticks a curriculum box. It does nothing for the school's obligation to have enough trained first aiders on site for staff, visitors and children during the school day, on trips, at after-school clubs and on sports fields. One is education. The other is employer duty, assessed by need and evidenced by certificates. A member of staff who watched a Year 9 lesson is not a first aider. A first aider is someone who has completed accredited training, been assessed on it, and holds a current certificate. If an inspector or an insurer asks who is qualified, the pupil curriculum is not an answer. Whether you need emergency first aid for schools or [emergency first aid for schools in Reading](https://www.aim2aid.co.uk/resources/emergency-first-aid-for-schools-reading/), we cover the whole area, and the conversation always starts with the same question: how many trained adults do you actually have on site at 3pm on a Friday? **Ring Aim2Aid First Aid and Fire Safety Training on 07771 680794 and we will map your school's first aider numbers against an INSET or twilight date that fits your term.** [Call Now: 07771 680794](tel:07771680794) ## What the law expects of a school as an employer A school is a workplace. That means a first aid needs assessment, adequate provision, and trained people to deliver it. Health and Safety Executive guidance sets out that the level of provision follows the risks present, and a site with hundreds of children, kitchens, science labs, workshops and outdoor sport is not a low-risk office. Rebecca Sullivan built our school provision around that reality rather than around a minimum. Emergency First Aid at Work level training is the practical baseline for most school staff, covering CPR, choking, bleeding, unresponsive casualties and defibrillator use. Our schools course includes paediatric content at no extra cost, which matters when the casualty is six years old rather than a colleague. Whether you need emergency first aid for schools or [emergency first aid for schools in Windsor](https://www.aim2aid.co.uk/resources/emergency-first-aid-for-schools-windsor/), we cover the whole area, and the paediatric inclusion is standard, not an upsell. ## How training is delivered to school staff in practice We train at your premises only. That means the hall, a classroom or the staff room, on an INSET day or a twilight, with your own layout and your own kit in front of the group. Our first aid courses are accredited by FAIB, and our mental health courses are accredited by FAA, so a school covering both knows exactly which body sits behind which certificate. Emergency First Aid at Work runs as one day, about six hours, up to 12 delegates, with a 3-year certificate. Blended delivery is available as an option: the theory is completed online beforehand and the practical assessment happens at your school, with the same duration structure, the same delegate cap and the same 3-year certificate. If you are looking for [emergency first aid for schools](https://www.aim2aid.co.uk/first-aid-training/emergency-first-aid-for-schools/) close to your own site rather than sending staff out somewhere, that suits a school calendar far better. Our full *emergency first aid for schools* provision is set up for exactly that pattern. - One day, roughly six hours, up to 12 delegates per course - 3-year certificate on successful completion - Blended option: online theory, practical at your school - Paediatric content included at no extra cost - Trainers come to you, so no cover costs for travel ## Why in-house trainers matter for a school booking Our trainers are in-house and never outsourced, with Rebecca leading them. Between them they hold over 50 years of combined experience, and a school books a known team rather than whoever a diary throws up that week. That consistency counts when the same trainer returns for your three-year renewal and already knows where your defibrillator is mounted. Aim2Aid Ltd is a registered company, number 16319053, and you can see what schools say about us through the reviews widget on our site. We work with schools across Berkshire and surrounding areas. If your pupils are learning CPR this term, use that as the prompt to check whether your adults are certified to do it under pressure. If the answer is thin, that is a fixable problem and one phone call sorts the date. **Ring Aim2Aid First Aid and Fire Safety Training on 07771 680794 and we will map your school's first aider numbers against an INSET or twilight date that fits your term.** [Call Now: 07771 680794](tel:07771680794)