About the North East Ambulance Service
The North East Ambulance Service works with local schools to raise awareness of the ambulance service and the work we do, as well as helping children and young people learn when and how to call 999 and 111, and teaching them important lifesaving skills including CPR and defibrillator use.
We have developed a range of videos, quizzes, learning plans and other educational resources that you can download to help you in your own sessions with Key Stage 2 and Key Stage 3 pupils. Accessible resources can be found in our Learning Disability Zone and BSL and Subtitles Zone. All of our resources have been developed in line with current Health Education guidelines as part of the National Curriculum.
We also visit schools and community groups across the North East to educate people about our services. If you are located in our region and would like to submit a request for our Community Visit team to speak to your school or community group, please follow the link further down the page and fill out the form on our website.
Key Stage 2 Learning Zone: https://www.neas.nhs.uk/get-involved/learning-zone.aspx
Videos: https://www.neas.nhs.uk/first-aid-community/learning-zone/learning-zone
Quizzes: https://www.neas.nhs.uk/first-aid-community/learning-zone/quizzes
Learning Plans: https://www.neas.nhs.uk/first-aid-community/learning-zone/school-visits-and-resources
Key Stage 3 Learning Resources: https://www.neas.nhs.uk/first-aid-community/learning-zone/school-visits-and-resources
Learning Disability Zone: https://www.neas.nhs.uk/first-aid-community/learning-disability-zone
BSL and Subtitles Zone: https://www.neas.nhs.uk/first-aid-community/learning-zone/learning-zone
Interactive Ambulance 360° Virtual Tour: https://www.neas.nhs.uk/neas-tour-child/index.htm
Request a Community Visit: https://www.neas.nhs.uk/first-aid-community/school-and-community-visits
Contact Details
Queries: your.views@neas.nhs.uk
Rebecca Goodwin, Membership & Engagement Officer (Thu-Fri): rebecca.goodwin@neas.nhs.uk
Susan Coldron, Membership & Engagement Officer (Mon-Wed): susan.coldron@neas.nhs.uk
Testimonials
Testimonial 1 for North East Ambulance Service
School Visit Testimonial
It is vital for our children to be educated about the importance of our emergency services, both how to get help and how to use them properly. This event provided our children with a life skill, and while we hope they won't need to use it, can rest assured they will be able to thanks to the work of the North East Ambulance Service.
- Mr D Patterson, Headteacher, Shotley Bridge Primary School
Case Studies
Shotley Bridge Primary School Visit
Our Community Visit team attend schools and community groups around the North East. One of these was Shotley Bridge Primary School, where our visitors took part in a four-hour event with pupils, designed to teach them about the correct use of our service, raise awareness of how and when to call 999 and 111, and to create career aspirations by learning about different roles within the ambulance service.
Pupils were split into year groups, where they rotated around four different zones for 50 minutes each. These zones were:
- Service awareness and how to access services
- CPR demonstration and training
- Tour of an ambulance
- Design a poster competition
Feedback from staff and pupils highlighted that the children’s awareness of what to do in an emergency had increased, and they had gained important lifesaving skills that they would be able to use if they needed to.
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FREE Learning Plans
We have created a range of Key Stage Two learning plans, which teachers can use to plan lessons on the following topics: When to Call 999; When to Call 111; 360° Tour of an Ambulance; Using a Defibrillator; CPR; Road Users.
These learning plans can also be supported by the quizzes, videos, and virtual Ambulance 360 Tour which can be found on our Key Stage Two Learning Zone page: https://www.neas.nhs.uk/get-involved/learning-zone.aspx
Please click the following link to access our free learning plans: https://www.neas.nhs.uk/first-aid-community/learning-zone/school-visits-and-resources
