Written Question·Department for Education·UIN 11341

First Aid: Curriculum

Tabled: 28 October 2024

Answered: 5 November 2024

Question

Charlotte Nichols

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of including first aid training in the national curriculum.

Answer

Catherine McKinnell

All state-funded schools in England are required to teach first aid as part of statutory health education, which is taught as part of relationships, sex and health education (RSHE). It includes basic first aid and dealing with common injuries. Pupils in s...

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