Herefordshire Heartstart teach Emergency Life Support (ELS) skills to schools in Herefordshire.

All schools in Herefordshire have been given the opportunity to be part of the Schools Heartstart initiative.

There are now 96 Schools and Academies in Herefordshire signed up to deliver Heartstart skills to their pupils.

This includes Primary Schools, Secondary Schools, special educational needs schools and Herefordshire and Ludlow College.

Staff from these schools have received Instructor Training and refresher training delivered by the School Training Supervisor.

The training provides staff with the essential skills and knowledge to deliver the Heartstart programme within their school and enables them to deliver Heartstart how to save a life skills to their pupils.

More details to follow soon …