First-Aid Absence and Cover Plan

This plan is intended for use by maintained and academy primary and secondary schools in England. At [school name], it should be applied to first-aid arrangements during working and school activity periods.

Objective

First-aid provision should remain available at all times and should be capable of being administered without delay when the occasion arises.

Absence cover

The school should take account of the absence of a first aider or appointed person through the cover arrangement recorded in [first aid cover arrangement].

The role responsible for coordinating first-aid absence and cover arrangements is [first aid arrangements role].

Alternative work practices

Where the usual first-aid arrangements are affected by absence, the school should apply the alternative work practices identified in [alternative work practices] so that first-aid provision remains available without delay.

Availability

The cover arrangement should operate throughout [activity periods] and should maintain first-aid availability during working and school activity periods.