FAB Pupils

FAB Candidates

Year Groups 1 and 2

It’s never too early to enlist to become a First Aid Buddy.

FAB deliver a fun 40-minute safety and first aid workshop for FAB candidates. This session can be delivered to pupils in the foundation stage, year 1 or 2.

This fantastic workshop is great practical and inspirational addition to the ‘People who help us’ topic within the National Curriculum and aligns with many areas of learning. Namely, personal, social and emotional development, and looking at ways of staying safe and healthy. The content will also help the pupils to understand the role of the emergency services in their world.

The initial part of the session involves learning the emergency number and taking part in our ‘safe – unsafe’ game. This activity uses many visual resources and the pupils identify the items as safe or not.

The pupils also learn the recovery position and practice this in pairs.

FAB Recruits

Year Groups 3 and 4

FAB delivers a ‘FAB recruit’ session appropriate for pupils in year 3 and 4. The pupils take part in a 40-minute fun, practical and informative sessions. The aim to highlight the fact that anyone can positively affect an emergency, regardless of age. The spectrum of first aid is considered, showing that kind words and reassurance is also a form of first aid. The workshop is designed to build the pupils’ confidence in calling and liaising with emergency personnel.

Pupils will learn the importance and purpose of the recovery position and practise this Consideration is given to why someone might not respond when they talk to them. Pupils will earn how to check for breathing and gently touch upon the basic practical principles of CPR.

Fire awareness and safety is discussed. Pupils will learn the fundamental risks associated with fire and take part in creating a fire escape plan.

FAB Graduates

Year Groups 5 and 6
Our flagship FAB product is for year groups 5 and 6. The novel and exciting scheme of work is a brilliant drop down life skills day.

Identifying and considering risk
Contacting and working with emergency personnel
Fire safety, fire escape and burns
Approaching and assessing a casualty and/or scene
Cardio pulmonary resuscitation (CPR) on an infant, junior and adult
How to use an automated external defibrillator (AED)
Primary and secondary survey
Choking procedure for infants, junior and adult
Anaphylaxis, allergies and the use of an auto-injector
Recognising and managing shock
Wounds, bleeding and the circulatory system
Fractures and bandaging
Seizures and epilepsy
Mental health first aid

Contact Us

07802 684 514
zara@firstaidbuddies.co.uk