Schools First Aid Half Day (On-Site) at your Premises

The Schools First Aid Half Day Course will cover first aid procedures pertinent to a school environment:

• The role of the first aider
• Primary survey
• Communication and casualty care
• Choking
• Bleeding - minor
• Resuscitation
• Treatment of an unresponsive casualty (adult and child)

Please note that allergy training is not included in this course. This topic is available via our eLearning course, which supports Benedict's Law.

BENEFITS FOR BUSINESSES

• Significant cost savings - Up to around 50% per person compared with sending individuals to public courses, plus no travel expenses.
• Delivered at your location - Reduces staff downtime and avoids logistical disruption.
• Customised to your workplace - Training can be tailored to specific hazards, roles, layout, equipment, and real‑world scenarios unique to your environment.
• Set price per trainer - Predictable budgeting for groups of 4–12 (course‑dependent). Contact us to discuss bigger groups.
• Access to courses not available publicly - please ask.
• Flexible delegate attendance - No need to lock in the attendee list early; organisations can swap delegates as needed.

BENEFITS FOR DELEGATES

• Learning that is directly relevant to their job - Tailored examples and scenarios in their actual working environment make the training more practical and relatable.
• No travel time or unfamiliar venues - Reduces stress and improves focus/engagement as delegates learn in a comfortable, familiar environment.
• Highly qualified St John Ambulance trainers - Delivered by a large network of experienced trainers with real‑world backgrounds.
• More efficient use of their workday - No long commutes; delegates can return to duties faster before/after the session.

On‑site training keeps things simple: you tell us what you need, choose a date that works for your team, and we bring our qualified trainer directly to your premises. Complete a quick online booking request (click book now on this page) and our team will confirm suitable dates using live trainer availability.

On the day, the trainer arrives with everything required to run the course*, delivering practical, tailored training in your own working environment - saving your team time, reducing travel, and ensuring the learning is directly relevant to your workplace.

*Inside M25, resources will be delivered the working day before the course, and collected the working day after.

Minimum requirements apply for training at your premises. click here to view room requirements.

This Schools First Aid Course will give your staff a good knowledge of first aid to cover common risks for school students.

• Delegates must be aged 18 or older to attend this course.
• Delegates need a basic command of English (defined as Level 2).
• Delegates must complete all modules.
• Delegates must act in a professional and appropriate manner, in line with our HEART values.
• You need to be physically fit enough to be able to demonstrate CPR*

*If you need any reasonable adjustments to be in place for your course, we will do all we can to facilitate, please advise ahead of you course by contacting our Customer Services team.

Minimum requirements apply for training at your premises. click here to view room requirements.

CERTIFICATION
Delegates who successfully complete this Schools First Aid Half Day Course will receive a St John Ambulance certificate of competence on completion of the course, valid for 3 years.

It is ideal for supplementing your statutory First Aid at Work or Emergency First Aid at Work training.

ASSESSMENT
Delegates will have continuous trainer observation during this course, and must demonstrate their understanding and competence on all course subjects.

Our training includes 'Good Samaritan Insurance', giving delegates the confidence to help whenever and wherever it is needed. It covers them against claims arising from first aid they deliver outside of their workplace, club or association, and not covered by any other insurance.

To qualify, they must hold a current St John Ambulance certificate for this course. It is offered at no extra charge, as we are so confident in the standards of our first aid training delivery.

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