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Teaching our Years 5 & 6 Pupils St John Ambulance First Aid

St Andrew’s was officially presented with the St John Amubulance School Mark on Tuesday 27th September 2011

The press release below was published in the

St John Ambulance media release.

Top mark for young Essex first aiders

St Andrew’s Church of England Primary School in Great Yeldham has been awarded the coveted St John Ambulance Schools Mark for teaching its young pupils the skills needed to save a life.

This prestigious national award is given to schools and colleges that show a significant commitment to the safety and health of their pupils, workforce and community.

The award was presented by Essex Schools Liaison Officer Valerie Morris to head teacher Maria Trappitt.

Ms Trappitt said: ‘All the children who have learned first aid so far have been thoroughly immersed in it and very enthusiastic and committed’. ‘I hope that we’re instilling in our pupils the enthusiasm to continue developing these skills beyond St Andrew’s into adulthood. Through St John Ambulance’s training and resources we’re helping to equip an entire generation with the confidence and ability to save a life.’

First Aid in Courtauld Class

On Friday mornings since September, Courtauld Class have been following the St. John Ambulance Young First Aider syllabus with Mrs. Buckland and have recently completed Parts 1 and 2, gaining information on how to treat a wide range of injuries and illnesses, including how to treat an unconscious breathing casualty and how to put them into the recovery position.

Last Friday, we were lucky enough to have a St. John Ambulance Trainer from the Chelmsford Branch come to school and take the children through Part 3 which covered further topics such as heart attacks and CPR-resuscitation using rescue breaths and chest compressions.

The children have shown great enthusiasm and commitment to this and have consequently gained a lot of knowledge and skills as well as had a lot of fun along the way – especially when honing their bandaging techniques!

The children were presented with Certificates for Parts 1 and 2 today and will shortly gain Certificates for Part 3. We are intending to enter teams into the St. John Ambulance National Schools First Aid Competition in May again this year. We wish them the best of luck!