First Aid: Secondary Education
2026-05-20 · Department for Education · 3808 · Official question
Question
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether she has considered including knife wound first response as part of mandatory training for secondary school education under the statutory guidance of common injuries.
Answer
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...