Paediatric
2 options for Paediatric First aid:
Emergency Paediatric First Aid (EPFA) (1day) covering worst case scenarios and a few ‘every day incidents’.
Paediatric First Aid (PFA) (2day) covering everything in EPFA and broad sweep of childhood illness and injury including, for example, broken bones and anaphylaxis.
Generally, settings with children under 5 choose to have staff trained with 2 day Paediatric First Aid, its much more in depth and your team will feel much more prepared.
Settings with children between 5 and 18 sometimes choose only the 1-day Emergency Paediatric First Aid to save time and money.
You can read the ofsted guidance here:
https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/first-aid-in-schools/first-aid-in-schools-early-years-and-further-education
Our 2-day PFA is delivered as a ‘blended learning‘ course. To reduce the time staff are out of work in the training room we deliver 1 day on line which the learner can complete in their own time and 1 day in class which gives us the opportunity deliver the practical elements of our training and see and assess each learner carrying out their new skills. This approach satisfies Ofsted requirements.
All Paediatric First Aid qualifications last for 3 years, and we invite all our learners learners to attend an annual refresher for FREE to combat skills fade.
Don’t forget the grownups!
While I’m sure you’re reading this thinking about the children in your care you must remember that your school is a workplace and so you need to appoint somebody (at least 1 person) to look after the grownups (see our workplace first aid courses)
Supporting excellent first aiders:
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- All of our first aiders are invited to attend refreshers with us free of charge on our monthly courses at Splat HQ
- We want to make your life easier, so we send out reminders for annual refreshers and 3-year requalification.
- We provide support for your first aid team via our community, a place where they can seek support, ask questions, and find helpful resources.
- Your certificates are stored in an online portal* accessible 24/7 with a list of your team’s qualification dates.
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*Portal only available to schools and businesses with large numbers of first aiders