Submitted by Olivia Hurley on Monday 1st December 2025
Published on Wednesday 14th January 2026
Current status: Open
Open until: Tuesday 14th July 2026
Current Signatures: 320
(count is updated approximately hourly)
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Accident ~ Anxiety ~ arrive ~ Build ~ Change ~ crisis ~ depression ~ Emergency ~ First Aid ~ health crisis ~ Law ~ Mandate ~ mentalhealth ~ Personality ~ Professional ~ school staff ~ Severe ~ Staff ~ teaching ~ The Law ~ training ~ Wellbeing
Mandate First Aid & mental wellbeing training for all school staff
I would like the Government to change the law to make it a statutory requirement for all school employees (teaching, non-teaching & support staff) to be trained in emergency first aid and mental wellbeing.
A trained person could provide immediate care during an accident or health crisis (e.g. choking, severe bleeding or a severe allergic reaction) no matter where in the building it happens. This could be lifesaving before professional paramedics arrive. Trained staff could be able to identify and recognise signs of mental health issues (like depression, anxiety and self-harm).
If you want to sign this petition (as opposed to merely discuss it), you need to do that on the government's e-Petitions website.
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