Primary Health & Safety
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Allergies, Anaphylaxis and Epi-Pens
Introduction
This course is tailored to provide participants with an awareness of the dangers faced by allergy sufferers who may go into anaphylactic shock following exposure to food or substances to which they are allergic. This course will prepare attendees with how to plan for and support children with allergies.
Course objectives
To raise awareness of the dangers faced by allergy sufferers who may go into anaphylactic shock following exposure to food or substances to which they are allergic.
This training is suitable for:
- Early Years childcare staff and childminders’ working in the voluntary, private, independent and maintained sectors
- Primary, secondary and post-16 staff working in voluntary, private, independent and maintained sectors
- Target audience:
- Early Years
- Primary
- Secondary
- Post 16
- Included in package:
- Not Included
Emergency First Aid at Work
Introduction
This one day course covers a full first aid syllabus adapted to the particular needs presented by the childcare environment. It conforms to the standards required by law and includes both theory and practical sessions.
Course objectives
To manage First Aid priorities such as:
- Incidents
- Asthma
- Basic life support
- Casualty examination
- Anaphylaxis
- Unconsciousness
- Control of bleeding
- Burns and scalds
- Regulations
- First Aid kits
- Recording and reporting
Qualification gained
Certification is dependent on successful continuous assessment of the participant. Those participants who successfully complete the course and are deemed to have reached the required standard are issued with a certificate valid for three years.
This training is suitable for:
- Staff in maintained settings, PVIs and Childminders who are responsible for emergency First Aid.
- Target audience:
- Early Years
- Primary
- Secondary
- Included in package:
- Not Included
Facilitating Outdoor First Aid
Course overview
The content of this course is accredited by The Institute for Outdoor Learning (IOL) and is matched to the IOL statement of Good Practice on Outdoor First Aid at Band 3. The course includes both theory and practical sessions, in a relaxed atmosphere, aimed to boost a delegate’s confidence.
Qualification gained
Level 3 Foundation Skills in Facilitating Outdoor First Aid – 16 Hours (2 days)
Trained team will have FREE access to online annual refresher course – recommended annually by the HSE
This training is suitable for:
- Teachers or leaders and outdoor learning specialists operating in situations where a number of hazards may be present or help may be up to a few hours away, e.g. outdoor education tutor, forest school leaders.
- Target audience:
- Primary
- Early Years
- Included in package:
- Not Included
Fire Safety Awareness
Course overview
This course helps an organisation to meet its duties under current fire safety legislation by providing employees with essential knowledge about fire safety. It helps them to understand how to prevent a fire from starting as well as what actions to take if a fire does break out. It is mandatory compliance training to protect your business.
Course objectives
To provide participants with sufficient knowledge to prevent fires starting and to assist in fire emergency situations.
Qualification gained
Chartered Institute of Environmental Health Level 1 Award in Fire Safety Awareness.
Training is suitable for:
- Early Years managers, practitioners and childminders - especially relevant to those with specific responsibilities regarding fire, including fire marshals / wardens in nurseries, playgroups,childcare and Childminder settings.
- Facilities managers in primary, secondary and post-16 settings as well as those with specific responsibilities regarding fire, including fire marshals / wardens
- Target audience:
- Early Years
- Primary
- Secondary
- Post 16
- Included in package:
- Not Included
Food Hygiene
This course addresses the food safety and hygiene needs. It focuses on identifying the ‘critical points’ in a process where food safety problems (or ‘hazards’) could arise and putting steps in place to prevent things going wrong.
Course objectives
- To underline employee’s responsibility for safeguarding the health of consumers.
- To ensure that the food served or sold is perfectly safe to eat.
- To enable participants to handle food safely.
Qualification gained
Chartered Institute of Environmental Health Level 2 Award in Food Safety in Catering Welfare.
This training is suitable for:
- Anyone who prepares, handles or cooks food e.g. kitchen, nursery, childminders and playgroup staff.
- Target audience:
- Early Years
- Primary
- Secondary
- Post 16
- Included in package:
- Not Included
Health and Safety in the Workplace
This course is tailored to settings and individual needs to make the working and learning experience relevant and fit for purpose. It ensures that Early Years managers, practitioners and employees are aware of their own safety and the safety of customers, contractors and the general public.
Course objectives
- To provide participants with an understanding of their health and safety responsibilities and how to manage and work in a safe manner.
Qualification gained
Chartered Institute of Environmental Health Level 2 Award.
- Target audience:
- Early Years
- Primary
- Secondary
- Post 16
- Included in package:
- Not Included
Manual Handling
For all school staff who carry out manual handling, or who provide essential information about manual handling hazards and their control.
This course teaches learners techniques to lift, carry, push and pull objects safely within their individual capabilities. Under the Manual Handling Operations Regulations 1992, employers are required to take appropriate steps to reduce the risk of injury to employees.
Course objectives
- To enable participants to undertake manual tasks safely.
- To enable participants to assist in manual handling risk assessments.
Qualification gained
Chartered Institute of Environmental Health Level 2 Certificate in Principles of Manual Handling.
This training is suitable for:
- Anyone who carries out manual handling, or who provides essential information about manual handling hazards and their control.
- Target audience:
- Early Years
- Primary
- Secondary
- Post 16
- Included in package:
- Not Included
Paediatric First Aid for Babies and Children
Course overview
This course covers a full First Aid syllabus adapted to the particular needs presented by the childcare environment. It conforms to the standards required by law and includes both theory and practical sessions.
This training is suitable for:
Staff in maintained settings and PVIs who are responsible for emergency first aid.
Dates
- Thursday, 19 and Thursday, 26 September 2024, 9am - 4pm
- Thursday, 10 and Thursday, 17 October 2024, 9am - 4pm
- Thursday, 5 and Thursday, 12 December 2024, 9am - 4pm
- Thursday, 16 and Thursday, 23, January 2025, 9am - 4pm
- Saturday, 25 January and Saturday, 1 February 2025, 9am - 4pm
- Thursday, 20 and Thursday, 27 March 2025, 9am - 4pm
- Wednesday, 23 and Wednesday, 30 April 2025, 9am - 4pm
- Thursday, 15 and Thursday, 22 May 2025, 9am - 4pm
- Tuesday, 17 and Tuesday, 24 June 2025, 9am - 4pm
- Thursday, 3 and Thursday, 10 July 2025, 9am - 4pm
- Target audience:
- Early Years
- Primary
- Included in package:
- Not Included