Life. Live it. resources to help teach first aid. No experience necessary!

First aid is a basic life skill that all young people can learn.
First aid teaching materials from the British Red Cross are designed so that any educator can use them, even if you are unfamiliar with the subject.          
            
What the PSHE guidance says...
The Personal, Social, and Health Education guidance (England) for key stage 3-4 includes  "recognising and reducing risk, minimising harm and getting help in emergency and risky situations" and "a knowledge of basic first aid". The guidance for key stage 4 includes "ways of reducing risk and minimising harm in risky situations, how to find sources of emergency help and how to use basic and emergency first aid: For example, the recovery position and resuscitation techniques."

To support your delivery of basic first aid education, use our selection of free DVDs, video clips, sample lessons, quizzes and handy first aid tips. Our comprehensive and attention-grabbing range of resources helps you to engage young people in a variety of ways.
Try this quick activity to get students thinking about first aid emergencies.

Life. Live it. First aid education kit - FREE sample CD-rom...
 
Designed to help you teach life-saving skills to young people. Giving you a taster of the Live. Live it. first aid education kit, this sample includes 2 first aid lessons (first aid basics 1 and 2). The CD-ROM includes: PowerPoint presentation, video clips, activity cards, homework sheet, fun interactive quiz. Introduction to the topics: staying safe, treating an unconscious casualty, making an emergency call, performing CPR, treating bleeds, treating shock.
The full version of the first aid education kit is also available, including all ten key first aid topics, full guidance on teaching first aid, and practical materials for skills practice
Get more information about the Life. Live it. first aid education kit and order your free sample now

Also available a free Life. Live it. DVD
Set in a music festival, this three-minute DVD aims to inspire young people to learn first aid skills and helps them to understand why first aid is relevant to their lives.