First Aid courses 

All courses are currently running at Barnwell Upper School with bookings taken direct through Hearn Training at admin@hearntraining.org or 07919893095 

We are also able to offer further training first aid to meet your school requirements. Please contact Hearn Training directly if you require further information on these courses, or if there are any other first aid training requirements.

FAA Level 2 Award in First Aid for Mental Health- Tuesday 11th March 2025

This course is suitable for everyone but has been designed to help employers to provide a positive mental health culture within the workplace and to provide learners with comprehensive knowledge on a range of the most common mental health conditions and the skill to be able to act should a condition be suspected. You will be considered a First Aider for Mental Health and be a point of contact to help and support those with a suspected mental health condition.

Please not the course builds on the Level 1 award and introduces the First Aid for Mental Health action plan allowing learners to provide their peers with comprehensive guidance and support for a suspected mental health condition. You will be able to signpost to professional help and provide support while the individual is receiving professional assistance

• Determining what is first aid for mental health
• Identifying mental health conditions
• Providing advice and starting a conversation
• Explores the effects of drugs and alcohol
• Introduces the First aid for mental health action plan
• Examines First Aid for Mental health in the workplace

Time:9.00-16.00 (1 hour lunch not included)

Cost: £120

Basic Life Support - Wednesday 29th January 2025

Time 9.00-12.00

Monday 10th March 2025

Time 13.00-16.00pm

This qualification outlines a range of knowldge and practical skills in providing basic life support (BLS) and using an automated external defibrillator (AED) safely. Learners will practise assessing and managing a casualty who needs BLS and the safe use of AED

Cost: £30

Emergency Paediatric First Aid -  Friday 7th February 2025 or Wedbnesday 26th March 2025

This is a QA Level 3 RQF accredited 6-hour course which allows the participant the foundation knowledge for paediatric first aid and develops the confidence required to potentially preserve a casualty in an emergency situation. This course supports children. The course includes:

• Roles and responsibilities of a paediatric first aider
• Incident and casualty assessment
• Management of a breathing unconscious casualty (recovery position)
• Management of a non-breathing casualty (CPR)
• Use of an Automated External Defibrillator
• Management of a seizure
• Dealing with a choking casualty
• Shock
• External bleeding and minor injuries

Time: 9.00-16.00pm (Lunch is not included)

Cost: £50

 First Aid at Work -Tuesday 11th Feb to Thursday 13th Feb 2025 9.00 – 16.00, allowing 1-hour lunch (not included)

Weds 19th March to Fri 21st March 2025 9.00 – 16.00, allowing 1-hour lunch (not included)

This is a QA Level 3 RQF accredited 3-day course which allows the participant the comprehensive knowledge for workplace first aid and develops the confidence required to potentially preserve a casualty in an emergency situation. This course supports and children, including resuscitation for children. The course includes:

• The roles and responsibilities of a first aider
• Planning and dealing effectively with an emergency
• Primary survey
• Management of a breathing unconscious casualty (recovery position)
• Management of a non-breathing casualty (CPR)
• Use of an automated external defibrillator
• External bleeding and shock
• Minor injuries
• Fractures, dislocations, sprains and strains
• Asthma and hyperventilation
• Eye injuries
• Anaphylaxis
• Angina and heart attacks
• Strokes
• Burns and scalds
• Poisonous substances
• Head and spinal injuries
• Secondary survey
• Major illnesses, including epilepsy and diabetes

Cost: £155

Paediatric First Aid- Tuesday 4th Feb-Wednesday 5th Feb 2025

This is a QA level 3 RQF accredited 2-day course, which allows the participant the comprehensive knowledge for paediatric first aid and develops the confidence required to potentially preserve a casualty in an emergency situation. This course supports children. The course includes:

• Roles and responsibilities of a paediatric first aider
• Incident and casualty assessment
• Management of a breathing unconscious casualty (recovery position)
• Management of a non-breathing casualty (CPR)
• Use of an Automated External Defibrillator
• Management of a seizure
• Dealing with a choking casualty
• Shock
• External bleeding and minor injuries
• Fractures
• Head, neck and back injuries
• Eyes, ears and nose conditions
• Recognition and management of serious illnesses and conditions (such as asthma, diabetes, meningitis and febrile convulsions)
• Recognition and management of extremes of heat and cold (hypo and hyperthermia)
• Electric shock
• Burns and scalds
• Poisonous substances
• Allergic reaction and anaphylaxis

Time: 9.00-16.00pm (Lunch is not included)

Cost: £100

Emergency First Aid at Work Thursday 30th January 2025 or Tuesday 25th March 2025

This is a QA Level 2 QCF accredited 6-hour course, allowing the participant the minimum knowledge for workplace first aid and develops tJhe course includes:

• The roles and responsibilities of a first aider
• Planning and dealing effectively with an emergency
• Primary survey
• Management of a breathing unconscious casualty (recovery position)
• Management of a non-breathing casualty (CPR)
• Use of an automated external defibrillator
• External bleeding and shock
• Minor injuries

Time: 9.00-16.00pm (Lunch is not included)

Cost: £75