First Aid: Education
Commons · Question 63133 · Tabled 26 Jun 2025 · Department for Education · Official record
Answered 3 Jul 2025
Question
Asked by Andrew Snowden
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps her Department is taking to increase the teaching of CPR in schools.
Answer
Answered by Catherine McKinnell, 3 Jul 2025
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, such as hea...