This qualification is designed to provide essential paediatric lifesaving skills and paediatric incident management.

This course takes place on Tuesday 29 September 2026, 0930 - 1600 and Wednesday 30 September 2026, 0930 - 1600.

This qualification is designed for workers caring for children in the absence of their parents and meets Ofsted requirements for those working in Early Years settings. Currently the EYFS statutory framework requires at least one person who has a current paediatric First Aid certificate to be on the premises or outings at all times, when children are present.

This qualification is designed to provide essential paediatric lifesaving skills and paediatric incident management. Typical delivery methods are predominantly practical, and the course is assessed by continual observation of candidate performance.

Topics Covered

Planning for and dealing with First Aid emergencies involving babies and children, including:

• CPR

• Shock, Anaphylactic shock, Electric shock

• Bleeding

• Burns and scalds

• Choking

• Suspected fractures, head, neck and back injuries

• Poisoning

• Foreign bodies in eyes, ears and noses

• Bites and stings

• Effects of extreme heat and cold

• Febrile convulsions

Chronic medical conditions, including:

• Epilepsy

• Asthma

• Diabetes

• Meningitis and other serious sudden illness

This qualification is designed to provide essential paediatric life saving skills and paediatric incident management. Typical delivery methods are predominantly practical and the course is assessed by continual observation of candidate performance.

Cost

£160 per person for SWIFT member schools (includes lunch and awarding body fees) | £200 per person for non-member schools (includes lunch and awarding body fees)

Please note: Payment is by INVOICE ONLY. Please select invoice as the payment method at check out.

You will receive a confirmation of booking from Eventbrite. All further correspondence will come from Robin.Scott@sw-ift.org.uk; please ensure you check your junk mail box and approve the email to ensure you receive important event details.

If you are unable to attend on the day, or are sending someone else in your place, please let us know. Please be aware that failure to cancel your space can incur your school a cost. Full Terms and Conditions are available HERE.

SWIFT Partner providing course (including invoicing) is Exeter Consortium Schools’ Alliance (invoiced by Exeter Consortium)

Non-chargeable Courses (Sessions that are part of the ‘no additional charge’ elements of the SWIFT membership)

If the place you are cancelling is for a ‘no additional charge’ event under the SWIFT Offer to Schools, you may withdraw, without penalty, provided a minimum notice of 24 hours before the start time of the event is given.

If less than 24 hours’ notice is given, for each date of a course for which there is no additional charge, then the following charges will apply per applicant: £25.00

Should a training course recruit insufficient numbers to make it viable, we reserve the right to cancel the course, without penalty, giving a minimum notice of 24 hours.

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