A SCHOOL recently put the curriculum on hold for the day, to educate pupils in first aid.
Bob Elston, a teacher at Moorside Community College in Consett, witnessed a major car crash on a French motorway when on holiday earlier this year and as a result decided to stage a first aid day at the school.
St John Ambulance provided 20 volunteers who taught pupils from each year group how to treat fractures and care for casualties as well as resuscitation techniques.
Headteacher Karen Robson said: "I agreed that first aid is something every member of the community should know something about, so I agreed to suspend the curriculum and hold a Citizenship in Action Day during which every pupil in the school would learn something about first aid."
To find out more about St John Ambulance and First Aid contact Ron Bell (0191) 3781111.
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