Question to the Department for Education:

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, with reference to non-statutory guidance entitled First aid in schools, early years and further education updated 14 February 2022, whether she has recently reviewed the adequacy of the number of members of staff in each school who should be first aid trained.

Individual decisions about the provision of first aid training is a matter for early years, schools and colleges as employers. They are best placed to assess the needs of their staff and pupils and to determine the appropriate level of first aid provision.

To support this, the department makes available non-statutory guidance, including 'First aid in schools, early years and further education', which sets out the factors that settings should consider when meeting their duties relating to first aid on and off their premises. This guidance is accessible at: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/first-aid-in-schools/first-aid-in-schools-early-years-and-further-education.