MHFA England have developed an impressive Online Learning Hub to allow the delivery of online versions of their popular Mental Health First Aid courses. Hard copies of learning materials are posted to you and you are given access to their new blended learning platform where you can access learning materials, communicate with your instructor and join the live sessions.

• Online Adult Mental Health First Aid - 4 x 2hr instructor-led live sessions accompanying 4-8 hours of individual learning
• Online Youth Mental Health First Aid - 4 x 2hr instructor-led live sessions accompanying 4-8 hours of individual learning

Standard Weekday: Live sessions are held on the Monday, Tuesday and Thursday and Friday. There is no live session on the Wednesday in order to break up the week and give you time to process the course content. The first three sessions will run from 10.00-12.30pm and the final session runs from 10.00-12.00pm

Intensive Weekday: Live sessions are on 4 consecutive days, usually Monday - Thursday.

Weekend: Live sessions run on Saturday and Sunday over two consecutive weekends.

The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) requires that all assessment of practical first aid must be conducted face-to-face so that practical competency of the student can be properly assessed. All our practical first aid courses continue to be run face-to-face with additional covid19 safety measures in place.

We are delighted to be running courses from the brand new building of the Royal College of Pathologists.

COVID19 UPDATE: Post 05/11/2020 all courses scheduled at this venue are confirmed to take place.

The nearest tube stations are Aldgate (Metropolitan and Circle lines), Aldgate East (Hammersmith and City and District lines), and Tower Hill (Circle and District lines) and Tower Gateway (Docklands Light Railway). The nearest mainline stations are Liverpool Street and Fenchurch Street which are approximately 10 minutes’ walk. The nearest airport is London City, approximately 35 minutes away by public transport.

We run the following courses from this venue in The City:

• Emergency First Aid at Work (RQF Level 3 Qualification) 09:30 - 16:30
• Basic Life Support and AED Training (RQF Level 2 Qualification) 09:30 - 14:00

3-4 Shadwell Pierhead, Glamis Road, London, E1W 3TD.

Shadwell Basin Outdoor Activity Centre is based in a unique location on one of the historic docks in London. As well as plenty of outdoor space and there have a wonderfully light and airy training room.

COVID19 UPDATE: 04.11.20 React First can continue to provide first aid training services despite the Governments new restrictions. We have permission to continue to use Shadwell Basin Activity Centre for our first aid training. So all the course dates at this venue are confirmed.

This friendly venue provides a great home in East London for our outdoor first aid courses.

• ITC 16hr Outdoor First Aid Course (RQF Level 3 Qualification) - 09:00 - 18:00
• ITC Forest School First Aid with Paediatric Training (ITC & RQF Level 3 Qualifications) 09:00 - 18:00 both days

Gillespie Park, 191 Drayton Park, London N5 1PH.

Islington Ecology Centre is a delightful venue set among public gardens and parkland.  It has good transport links and is located next to Arsenal tube and the Emirates stadium. We try to avoid running courses here on match days!

This friendly venue provides a great home in North London for our outdoor first aid courses.

• 2 day ITC 16hr Outdoor First Aid Course (RQF Level 3 Qualification) - 09:00 - 18:00
• 2 day ITC Forest School First Aid with Paediatric Training (ITC & RQF Level 3 Qualifications) 09:00 - 18:00

The Ecology Centre in Holland Park is set in a fantastic woodland location in the western side of Holland Park by the adventure playground and next to the Abbotsbury Road Car Park.  Entrance to the park is via Ilchester Place Gate, Abbotsbury Road Car Park, The Duchess of Bedford Gate or from Holland Walk and Holland Park Avenue.

COVID19 UPDATE: After 5th November we can still provide first aid training, we are waiting to see if the Holland Park Ecology centre is allowed to remain open and still able to accommodate our educational event here at the end of November. If you already have a booking on this course we will be in touch with you as soon as we have confirmed the options.

From this venue we run:

• 2 day ITC 16hr Outdoor First Aid Course (RQF Level 3 Qualification) 09:00 - 18:00 both days
• 2 day ITC Forest School First Aid with Paediatric Training (ITC & RQF Level 3 Qualifications) 09:00 - 18:00 both days

1 Crowthorne Road, London, W10 6RP.

COVID19 UPDATE: The Westway Sports and Climbing Centre will close from 5th November and will reopen as soon as Government restrictions on gyms and leisure centres are lifted. Hopeully this will be in time for the December course dates.

If you have a booking on the Pitch-side First Aid course due to take place there on the 12th & 13th November we are trying to move this to another venue nearby, failing that we will reschedule the dates and run the course as soon as is possible from the Westway. We will be in touch with you once we have confirmed the options.

With climbing and outdoor instructors needing to have regular first aid training the Westway Climbing Centre is a great venue for our courses:

• ITC 16hr Outdoor First Aid Course (RQF Level 3 Qualification) 09:00 - 18:00 both days

React First has a long-standing relationship with the NLSSM and we are delighted to be able run courses from their venue in North London from time to time. All NLSSM students can receive a 10% discount on any of our courses, you just need to let us know at the time of booking so thatwe can apply your discount.

The Annexe is an easy walk from Seven Sisters Victoria Line tube station. you can download detailed instructions with pictures from the NLSSM website here. The Cycle Superhighway CS1 passes just in front, linking North London, through Central all the way to South London. You can find the route here. There are cycle bays for locking your bike out front of the building.

There is also paid parking at the Bernie Grant Arts Centre which is less then a 2 minute walk away from our site. Please put in N15 4FP into your GPS for directions to the car park.

COVID19 UPDATE: All the first aid courses planned to run at the NLSSM are confirmed.

We run the following first aid courses from this North London venue:

• 1 day Fitness Sports First Aid (RQF Level 3) 09:00 - 17:30
• 1 day Emergency First Aid at Work (RQF Level 3) 09:00 - 16:00

FSC Epping Forest, is situated in the heart of Epping Forest, an area of around 2,400 hectares of wood-pasture, stretching from Manor Park in East London to just north of Epping in Essex.

It is an excellent venue surrounded by woodland, just a few minutes from the M25 and Loughton Tube Station on the Central Line or Chingford Station on the London Overground network. It has the convenience of being accessible from Central London but also has a public car park for those who prefer to drive.

COVID19 UPDATE: All the first aid courses planned to run at the FSC Epping Forest  are confirmed.

From this venue we run:

• ITC Forest School First Aid Course with Paediatric First Aid Training (09:00 - 18:00)

University of Westminster Chiswick Sports Grounds, Hartington Road, Chiswick, London, W4 3UK. Pedestrian access is from Cavendish Road.

With plenty of free, on-site parking this venue is easy to access from the Midlands and the South East as well as from London. We know a lot of people travel a long way to attend our popular Pitch-side Sports First Aid and Outdoor First Aid courses so we've tried to find a venue which is as convenient as possible to access by car, train and even plane.

COVID19 UPDATE: As soon as Chiswick Sports Grounds is able to host external events we will add a programme of 2 day Pitch-side Sports First Aid courses with AED training and 1 day First Aid for Sport, Exercise and Fitness courses. We hope that the programme can start again from January 2021.

If you are currently booked on a course due to run from this venue in November and December 2020 will be be in touch soon with your options. Either the course will be moved to another venue or rescheduled.

A spacious and light venue with great outdoor space Chiswick Sports Grounds are the idea place to run our Sports and Outdoor First Aid courses from:

• 2 day Pitch-side Sports First Aid with AED Training (ITC Qualification) 09:00 - 17:00 both days
• 1 day Fitness First Aid (RQF L3 Qualification) - 09:00 - 17:30
• 2 day ITC 16hr Outdoor First Aid Course (RQF Level 3 Qualification) 09:00 - 18:00 both days

73-81 Southwark Bridge Rd, London SE1 0NQ.

The Bridge is a friendly, bright and modern venue in the heart of Bankside with a great cafe attached to it; Kitchen @ The Bridge. 

It is easily accessible by tube, train and bicycle. It is less than a 10 minute walk from London Bridge underground and train station, Borough and Southwark underground stations. The Cycle Superhighway 7 (CS7) route also runs down Southwark Bridge Road directly past.

COVID19 UPDATE: The Bridge are upgrading their building to improve the filtration of air that circulates through their meeting rooms. We look forward to running courses again from there in 2021.

Alternative venues for Emergency First Aid at Work and Basic Life Suport Courses are: London School of Sports Massage (N15 4RX), City Athletic Gym (EC2V 8AF) and The Royal College of Pathologists (E1 8QT).

We run the following first aid courses from here:

• Emergency First Aid at Work (RQF Level 3 Qualification) 09:30 - 16:30
• Basic Life Support and Safe Use of a Defibrillator (RQF Level 2 Qualification) 09:30 - 14:00

374-380 Lillie Road, London, SW6 7PH

COVID19 UPDATE: This venue is currently closed.

We like to run our courses in a range of venues across London to give you a better chance of finding a course which is the convenient for you to get to.

We run the following first aid courses from this West London venue:

• Emergency First Aid at Work (RQF Level 3 Qualification) 09:30 - 16:30
• Basic Life Support and AED Training (RQF Level 2 Qualification) 09:30 - 14:00

35 Red Lion Square, London, WC1R 4SG

COVID19 UPDATE: We hope to schedule some of our 2021 first aid training programme to run at the Royal College of Anaesthetists.

Alternative venues for Emergency First Aid at Work and Basic Life Suport Courses are: London School of Sports Massage (N15 4RX), City Athletic Gym (EC2V 8AF) and The Royal College of Pathologists (E1 8QT).

The College is conveniently located at the northern end of Red Lion Square just a short walk from Holborn tube station.

Join us for on of the following types of first aid course at this Central London venue:

• Emergency First Aid at Work (RQF Level 3 Qualification) 09:30 - 16:30
• Basic Life Support and AED Training (RQF Level 2 Qualification) 09:30 - 14:00

6 Trump Street, London, EC2V 8AF, the entrance is inside the running shop 'Sweatshop', on the corner at 30 Trump Street.

COVID19 UPDATE: City Athletic Gym will be required to close from 5th November due to the latest Government restrictions. If you are booked on the course due to take place here on 21st November we will be in touch shortly. We are trying to find a venue to host the training on this date.

We take advantage of the quiet that falls in this part of Central London at the weekend to run first aid training on a Saturday once a month.

We run the following first aid courses on Saturdays from this venue:

• Emergency First Aid at Work (RQF Level 3 Qualification) 10:30 - 17:30
• Basic Life Support and AED Training (RQF Level 2 Qualification) 10:30 - 15:00

Lupus St, London SW1V 3AT.

COVID19 UPDATE: 03.11.2020 The Venue at Pimlico had barely reopened and it has been forced to close again due to the Governments new restrictions from 5th November. If you are booked on the Fitness Sports First Aid course due to take place here on Sunday 8th November we are actively trying to find a new venue to host this training and we will be in touch as soon as possible with the options.

We are delighted to be running courses from The Venue at Pimlico Academy, located in the heart of Westminster.  The Venue is a social enterprise with the objective to fund essential educational needs such as teachers and extra-curricular activities. This is done by utilising unused spaces to generate income from the academy’s facilities out of school hours, creating vibrant venues and thriving community hubs. 

We run the following first aid courses from this Central London venue:

• 2 day Pitch-side Sports First Aid with AED Training (ITC First) 09:30 - 17:30 both days
• 1 day Fitness Sports First Aid (RQF Level 3) 09:30 - 18:00

Green Lanes, London, N4 2HA.

COVID19 UPDATE: Due to the space required for social distancing we unfortunately can't run our Outdoor First Aid courses from here at the moment. For Outdoor First Aid courses and Forest School First Aid courses in North London we are now using the Islington Ecology Centre in Gillespie Park, N5 1PH.

With a dedicated meeting room and a garden for outdoor scenarios, the Castle Climbing Centre provides a relaxed and friendly atmosphere for React First to host Outdoor First Aid and Forest School First Aid training in North London. 

• ITC 16hr Outdoor First Aid Course (RQF Level 3 Qualification) 09:30 - 18:30 both days
• ITC Forest School First Aid with Paediatric Training (ITC & RQF Level 3 Qualifications) 09:30 - 18:30 both days

Outpatient Physiotherapy Dept - Whittington Hospital, Highgate Hill, London, N19 5NF.

COVID19 UPDATE:  We hope to run some weekend Pitch-side Sports First Aid courses from here again later in 2021. 

Conveniently located near to Upper Holloway mainline station and Archway underground.

We run the following first aid courses from this North London venue:

• 2 day Pitch-side Sports First Aid with AED Training (ITC Qualification) 09:00 - 17:00 both days

65 Place du Commissaire Chesney, 74700 Sallanches, France.

To accommodate the needs of local British Mountain Guides , BASI ski instructors and IMLs who need to renew their UK first aid qualification every three years we run a number of small courses here every year.

• Level 3 Award in Outdoor First Aid (09:00 - 18:00 both days)