Community of Lifesavers

CARDIOPULMONARY RESUSCITATION (CPR) TRAINING AND AUTOMATED EXTERNAL DEFIBRILLATOR (AED) AWARENESS - TEACHER PROFESSIONAL LEARNING OPPORTUNITY

In March 2022, legislation came into effect stating that cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) and Automated External Defibrillator (AED) must be included in the minimum statutory content in Learning for Life and Work at Key Stage 3. CCEA has partnered with the Northern Ireland Ambulance Service (NIAS), the Department of Education (DE) and the Education Authority to create the Community of Lifesavers Education Programme to support schools in meeting this requirement.

This face-to-face opportunity is facilitated by the Northern Ireland Ambulance Service and is for:

• Teacher/teachers delivering CPR and AED awareness to pupils for the first time in your school from September 2025  
• Experienced teachers who deliver/have been delivering CPR and AED awareness to pupils (for 2 years or more) who are due to have their training refreshed (those teachers who trained in 2022-2023, 2023-2024).  

Guidance from the Northern Ireland Ambulance Service advises that lifesaving skills should be refreshed every 2 years, in line with current best practice for the ‘train the trainer’ model.

For further information, please email: learningandteachingTPL@eani.org.uk