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10/10/2025

🌍 World Mental Health Day 2025 – Moving for Mind & Body 💙

In the First Aid for Mental Health courses I deliver, one of the most thought-provoking activities is the “stress bucket.”

It helps people recognise the stresses filling their bucket — and identify the positive ways to help “empty” it. This often sparks powerful conversations, reflection, and action — the essence of Mental Health First Aid.

One theme that always stands out is Exercise 🏃‍♂️ 💨

According to research published by UCLA Health, people who exercise regularly report 40% fewer poor mental health days than those who are inactive. Regular movement helps reduce stress, boost mood, and improve overall wellbeing.

But as the days grow shorter and the weather turns colder, motivation can dip. If heading outside isn’t appealing, try:

🏠 A short home workout or yoga session

🪜 Stair climbs or bodyweight circuits

🎶 A quick dance or good old headbanging session to your favourite song — it all counts!

Exercise isn’t just for looking better — it’s for feeling better. Let’s use today as a reminder to take care of both our body and mind.

🧠 Want to learn practical tools to support yourself and others?
Our First Aid for Mental Health courses are in growing demand — empowering people and workplaces to recognise, respond, and support mental wellbeing effectively.

💬 Message me to find out more or visit www.paradigmfirstaid.co.uk to view our course options. You can also drop us an email at info@paradigmfirstaid.co.uk

07/10/2025

Do you work in Early years? Did you know the EYFS has been adapted by the DfE around Paediatric first aid provision?

From September 2025, the EYFS changes place a clear emphasis on Ofqual-regulated Paediatric First Aid (PFA) training.

While the EYFS has always required settings to ensure staff are appropriately qualified, the 2025 update reinforces the importance of using a competent, quality-assured provider — and the simplest way to evidence that is by choosing an Ofqual-regulated training provider like us at Paradigm First Aid Training LTD

Choosing an Ofqual-regulated PFA course gives your setting:

🟩 Assurance – Every qualification is quality-checked, externally verified and nationally recognised.
🟩 Confidence – Clear evidence for Ofsted and local authority audits showing your staff hold genuine, compliant qualifications.
🟩 Consistency – Training content and assessment meet national Ofqual standards, ensuring your whole team is aligned.

At Paradigm First Aid Training LTD , all Paediatric First Aid and Emergency Paediatric First Aid courses are:

• Fully Ofqual-regulated through NUCO Training and First Aid Awards (FAA)
• Delivered by a qualified, experienced trainer
• Designed to meet and exceed EYFS 2025 and DfE expectations
• Flexible options including blended courses or full face to face.

As the 2025 changes are now in place, now’s the perfect time to review your training provider and ensure your PFA provision is inspection-ready.

📞 Let’s make EYFS compliance simple — message me directly at info@paradigmfirstaid.co.uk

or visit www.paradigmfirstaid.co.uk to find out how Paradigm First Aid can support your team.

Regulated by OfQual and Accredited by FAA - For schools and businesses across the North West. Stay Compliant & Book your first aid & Mental health first aid courses today!

03/10/2025

Today we had the pleasure of delivering an Emergency first aid at work course for the team at Lightcliffe Skoda Warrington. It is always a pleasure delivering when the learners want to learn and highly engage. I loved delivering this one for such an amazing group 💙

19/09/2025

👀 Have you noticed that in the last ten years or so in particular, we see way more AEDs (defibrillators) on the street then before? When you also consider that there are so many more, it’s just that you don’t see them because they are inside the buildings even though they are for public use 🤔

💭 So if there are lots of AEDs, why are survival rates for cardiac arrest so poor? Less than 10%😮

🤔 My opinion is that it’s due to lack of training. Most people know that using an AED is actually quite straight forward because it talks you through the process, however confidence in using one tends to be low.

Coming from an education background, I understand that competence and confidence can only be achieved if you have demonstrated the correct skill more than once.

So even though AEDs are “easy” to use, it’s important to get your hands on a training one and practice using it. It’s the same with CPR, compressions are an easy concept, but you will only gain confidence and competence by practicing it in a training room.

First aid training is so important, it can literally be the difference between life and death 💙

What’s the point in having all these AEDs if nobody has the confidence and competence to use them?

Get your workplace training booked in with us at Paradigm First Aid Training LTD and let’s improve these poor survival rate stats 💪 We are passionate about creating the right learning environments to build confidence and demonstrate competence.

If you have got to the bottom of this post, you obviously care and want to be the difference. As a very quick task, (3 minutes tops) go onto this link below 👇 and type in your postcode. This is the public network and will show you the location of your closest 10 public AEDs. I pretty much guarantee there is one closer to your house that you didn’t even know existed, if I am right let me know in the comments 😊

https://www.defibfinder.uk/

Contact Paradigm first aid for your training needs at:

Info@paradigmfirstaid.co.uk or enquire online at www.paradigmfirstaid.co.uk

18/09/2025

⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ I love getting feedback, but reviews like this are fantastic to receive. I am all about delivering with passion for the subject to engage the learner and my aim is always to improve learner confidence. When learners take the time to give an insight into their learning experience with Paradigm first aid I always appreciate it

💙 Love what you do 💙

For your First aid training needs, contact us at www.paradigmfirstaid.co.uk or enquire online at www.paradigmfirstaid.co.uk

17/09/2025

🩸 In early 2026 the Regulated First aid at work curriculum is adapting to include an ‘Improvised Catastrophic Bleed’ module. This is a big step forwards because Catastrophic bleed has always been taught, but not every workplace has a Tourniquet or wound packing dressing in their first aid kit box. It’s important that first aiders know how to improvise to give someone the best chance of survival, using what they have available.

Throughout my career in Education I have always been an advocate of CPD training to keep knowledge fresh and in date. So today I have upskilled in line with Resuscitation Council UK guidelines in preparation for 2026 changes ✅

For your first aid training, ensure quality by choosing Accredited and Regulated training with Paradigm First Aid Training LTD

Contact us at info@paradigmfirstaid.co.uk
Or visit: www.paradigmfirstaid.co.uk to browse our course offerings

13/09/2025

We are celebrating “World First Aid Day 2025”

Take a look at our Facebook Reel to learn the “Primary survey” the fundamental process for when you discover an un-conscious casualty!

For your first aid training needs, contact us at

📧 info@paradigmfirstaid.co.uk
💻 www.paradigmfirstaid.co.uk

09/09/2025

👷‍♂️Attention L&D and leaders, specifically in the construction industry 🚧

Are you currently a levy partner with CITB? If so, Paradigm First Aid Training LTD can support you with your mandatory training, and the best bit is that we can also get you 70% funded contribution via the CITB Employer Network

✅ First aid training

✅ Mental health first aid training

✅ All Courses are Regulated and Accredited

If you would like to save 70% on your first aid and mental health first aid training, contact us at:

Info@paradigmfirstaid.co.uk and we can support you

Visit www.paradigmfirstaid.co.uk to browse our course offerings

09/09/2025

Only 6 places remaining‼️Emergency first aid at work Open course, perfect for individuals or small groups. Only £89pp on 31st October in Newburgh, at Newburgh Sports Club near Burscough/Ormskirk. Book on our website using the secure link below:

https://paradigmfirstaid.co.uk/product/emergency-first-aid-at-work-open-course-newburgh-31st-october-2025/

04/09/2025

Today marks our second birthday 🎈 I am so pleased to have taken this leap of faith, I love doing what I do so much!! 💙 We have literally hit the ambitious targets set this time last year by the finest of margins which is absolutely amazing to reflect on.

We want to thank all of the amazing clients that we have worked with over the past year, and we are blessed to have built the business with your support.

Once again I want to pay tribute to the amazing business support I received this time last year from West Lancashire Borough Council via the peer to peer business programme, I maintain that this programme was the catalyst for our successes.

Year three targets are going to be set over the coming days, and I look forward to reflecting on them this time next year. But tonight, we will celebrate with a beer 🍻 happy birthday Paradigm First Aid Training

02/09/2025

Today we delivered another Emergency first aid at work course including Paediatric elements for the staff members at Walney Community Centre in Barrow in Furness. Plenty of laughter from this group, which made it a pleasure to deliver 💙 thank you for having me 😊

For your first aid training, Choose Paradigm first aid

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