Written questions

First Aid: Secondary Education

2026-05-20 · Department for Education · 3809 · Official question

Apsana Begum

Question

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether she has considered including first responses to road traffic accidents as part of mandatory training for secondary school education.

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...