Staff and Sixth Form students have completed a nationally-recognised Emergency First Aid at Work qualification - with parents now being encouraged to sign up to learn the life-saving skills.
Nineteen Sixth Form students and three members of staff voluntarily attended three two-hour sessions after school to work towards the qualification in November.
Six lunchtime supervisors have also gained the qualification after completing training during an INSET day.
They learnt a range of skills, including CPR (cardio-pulmonary resuscitation), together with how to treat major bleeding, burns, seizures, choking, fainting minor injuries and anaphylaxis.
The First Aid courses are organised by Sixth Form Manager, Mrs L Corbett. Over the past four years, she has trained 231 staff, students and parents in First Aid.
She said: “We have run 29 courses over the past four years, the majority of which being Emergency First Aid at Work, which run for six hours usually across three sessions.
“Every member of our Year Teams are trained to the full First Aid at Work standard, which is the equivalent of a three-day course, as well as technicians, a number of PE staff, LRC staff and outdoor education leaders.
“It is wonderful that so many of our students and staff are being taught skills that could potentially save lives.”
Mrs Corbett said the school was keen to get more parents/carers involved in the First Aid courses. Anyone interested should email lcorbett@hswv.co.uk
