Written Question·Department for Education·UIN 111782

First Aid: Curriculum

Tabled: 9 February 2026

Answered: 26 February 2026

Question

Wera Hobhouse

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what guidance and support are provided to schools to meet basic first aid requirements in the curriculum, including CPR and defibrillator awareness.

Answer

Georgia Gould

All state funded schools are required to teach first aid as part of the statutory health education set out in the Relationships, Sex and Health education (RSHE) statutory guidance. Independent schools are required to cover health education as part of thei...

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