AHEAD of the upcoming Restart a Heart a day, Year 6 children across the Island will receive free CPR training — to make every child a lifesaver.

Last term, Year 6 students at St Saviour's Primary School in Totland received lifesaving CPR training from the Isle of Wight NHS Trust Ambulance Training & Community Response Services (ATCoRS).

The children participated in the training and learned about the importance of early defibrillation in the event of a cardiac arrest.

Mrs Foster, of St Saviour's, said: “The session was very engaging, with lots of visual prompts and repetition which helped the children to remember what to do.

"Even those who had been a bit hesitant at the start felt confident to step up to the mannequins and have a go at delivering CPR.”

Louise Walker, ambulance education, training and engagement lead, said: “It really was an absolute pleasure to be able to personally teach Year 6 at St Saviour's, their engagement and enthusiasm to learn lifesaving skills was highly commendable.

"Primary schools across the Island has recently welcomed four ATCoRS tutors, between them they taught over 600 children in just a few months.”

Restart a Heart day is on October 16.