Life-saving skills

The kiss of life could be the greatest kiss you ever give.

Join the fight to get every young person knowing how to save a life before they leave school. Having Emergency Life Support (ELS) skills should be as important as learning to read and write.

Shakin' Stevens and a host of other celebrities are supporting our campaign, so join with us to get these skills into schools across the UK.

What is ELS?

When someone is having a heart attack, has serious bleeding, choking, is unconscious or in cardiac arrest, knowing what to do to help keep them alive until professional help arrives can give their chances of survival a significant boost. The skills you need for this are called Emergency Life Support skills, or ELS.

CPR (cardiopulmonary resuscitation), taught in schools as part of ELS, might double a casualty’s chances of survival from a cardiac arrest.

How can I make a difference?

Help us save lives and campaign to get ELS skills taught to every child in the UK. Sign our petition and email your local political representative to show your support.

• In England, we're fighting for ELS skills to be a mandatory part of the National Curriculum.
• In Scotland, we believe ELS skills should be taught in every school as part of the Curriculum for Excellence.
• In Wales, we want to see ELS skills taught in every school as a compulsory part of PSE (Personal and Social Education).
• And in Northern Ireland we believe further investment aimed at raising awareness of, and access to, ELS skills in schools, workplaces and communities will help save lives.