First aid teaching resources for Key Stages 2, 3 and 4

All state-funded schools in England must to teach first aid as part of health education for all Key Stages. Primary school pupils learn how to make an emergency call, and how to deal with common injuries. Secondary school pupils learn further skills like CPR and about defibrillators (AEDs).

Our teaching resources support first aid as part of health education, meeting all the requirements for each Key Stage. They are free to download.

Each resources comes in teaching pathways for Key Stage 2, Key Stage 3, and Key Stage 4. This gives you a recommended order for teaching the different topics to your pupils.

Where possible, our lessons link with the national curriculum, in particular, for science. This should help you decide where to include first aid lessons within your curriculum plan.