A Whole-School Assembly

Could you save a life?

Today we’re going to learn three things every single one of you can do — even the smallest of us — that could one day save someone’s life. Your nan’s. Your friend’s. A stranger on the bus. Yourself.

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Last year in the UK,
30,000+ people
had a cardiac arrest outside hospital.

< 1 in 10
Survived
2x
Chance of surviving more than doubles when someone nearby starts CPR
🤙 Hands up

Hands up if you think you could be that "someone nearby" — if you knew what to do.

Three scenarios

What would you do?

Three things that genuinely happen in homes across the UK every day. Tap each tile to see what to do.

Scenario 1 You’re at home. Your dad has fallen and isn’t answering. He’s breathing but won’t open his eyes. What do you do?
What to do Recovery position. Roll him onto his side. Tilt his head so his mouth opens. Then call 999.
Scenario 2 Your little brother is choking on a grape. He’s coughing but it’s not coming out. What do you do?
What to do Keep coughing. If he can cough, tell him to keep coughing — coughing is the strongest thing that can shift it. Only if his cough goes weak or silent: lean him forward and give five firm back blows between the shoulder blades. Shout for an adult.
Scenario 3 Your friend has burnt their hand on a kettle. It’s red and starting to blister. What do you do?
What to do Cold tap — 20 whole minutes. Hold the burn under cool running water for at least 20 minutes. Nothing else — no creams, no butter, no ice.
👈 Tap a tile
The 999 call

"Hello, I need help."

If you ever have to call 999, this is what to say. Five things, in this order. Calm voice. Slow words. Tap "next" to reveal each one.

1
"Ambulance, please." The operator will ask which service. Just say ambulance.
2
Your full address. "My address is 14 Oak Avenue, postcode SE5 8AB." Practise yours.
3
What's happened. "My mum has fallen and isn’t waking up." Just say what you can see.
4
Who's hurt and how old they are. "It’s my mum, she’s 38." Helps the ambulance bring the right kit.
5
Stay on the line. Don’t hang up. The operator will tell you exactly what to do until the ambulance arrives. Even if it feels like ages.
Picture this

Imagine a 9-year-old
doing exactly that.

Picture this · it could be any of you

He uses the recovery position because he learned it three weeks earlier.

A boy is at home with his grandmother. She suddenly collapses. He’s just done a first-aid lesson at school.

He rolls her into the recovery position. He calls 999. He gives the address. He stays on the line.

By the time paramedics arrive, his grandmother is breathing steadily on her side.

"Those first minutes matter most.
It could be any of you.

Three things every one of you
can learn this term.

Whether you’re in Reception learning your address, or Year 6 practising chest compressions — there’s a version for you.

✚ The big three
1. Recovery position.   2. Calling 999 with your address.   3. Cold-water-for-burns — for at least 20 minutes.

If every primary child in this hall could do those three things by the end of summer, this whole school would be safer than most adults.

Question for you

Who’s in?

Hands up if you’ll practise one of those three at home this week. With a parent. With a brother or sister. With a teddy. Hands stay up if you really mean it.

👨‍🏫 Teacher: count the hands. Say the number out loud.
Your Mission

Three things to do
this half-term.

From every single one of you. Tap "next" to reveal each one.

Mission 1
Learn your address by heart
Including the postcode. Sing it. Write it. Tell a parent. Until you can say it without thinking.
Mission 2
Practise the recovery position
On a teddy if you’re smaller. With a friend or sibling if you’re older. At least once.
Mission 3
Tell someone what you learned
A grown-up who doesn’t already know. You become the teacher. The skill sticks twice as well that way.
Closing thought

You don’t need to be a doctor.
You just need to know what to do.

First aid isn’t something only adults can do. It’s something anyone can do if they’ve practised. That 9-year-old didn’t need to be special. He just knew. By the end of this term, so will you.

📣 Final beat

If anyone in your life collapses this summer — you might be the reason they’re still here in September.