Award-winning First Aid classes across the UK

About Mini First Aid

Mini First Aid was founded in January 2014 by mum of six, Kate Ball, with a mission to deliver high-quality baby and child first aid classes to parents and carers. Since then, the business has grown rapidly and now trains over 2,000 people every week across the UK in basic and life-saving first aid.

Our multi award-winning classes are designed to be relaxed, accessible, and confidence-boosting - giving you the knowledge and skills to act in a medical emergency. We offer sessions for the whole family, including parents, grandparents, carers, and even children as young as three.

In 2021, Kate and her husband Matt appeared on Dragons’ Den and secured investment from Sara Davies MBE. Since then, Mini First Aid has continued to expand, including the development of our own range of brilliant first aid products, now stocked in major retailers.

Mini First Aid classes are CPD-accredited, and we are proud members of the First Aid Industry Body. We also provide a comprehensive range of certified first aid courses for those needing formal qualifications. As the UK’s leading provider of paediatric first aid, we are passionate about empowering families and professionals alike with essential first aid skills.

About Mini First Aid

Meet The Trainers

Amy Harden Henry

As a Senior Flight Stewardess for 9 years with Emirates Airline, responsible for her crew and 400 passengers on each flight, Amy encountered many emergencies from heart failure to febrile convulsions. Amy felt confident to administer first aid because of her annual training but having hung up her wings, becoming a Mummy to her two girls and working as a preschool teacher, Amy quickly realised that more people need to be able to deliver first aid in everyday emergency situations all across the UK. The opportunity to help other parents and children to feel just as confident, when first on the scene in an emergency situation is a dream job, knowing that the knowledge she passes on could save a life!

Helen Walker

Helen has worked as a Primary School Teacher for over 16 years and is a Mummy to two adventurous boys. She has been involved with many first aid situations and understands just how crucial it is to have basic first aid skills, if an emergency situation arises. Helen is passionate about sharing her knowledge and experience to equip people with the confidence and skills to deal with an emergency, in a calm and safe way. Helen believes that all children should learn first aid throughout their education and is excited that first aid lessons are now compulsory in schools - she can’t wait to deliver these sessions!

Charis Durrant

As a paediatric nurse for 14 years, Charis has experience in medical, surgical and neurological settings and has encountered countless emergencies within that time. Having witnessed several preventable situations, it became clear that more people should be learning first aid and basic life support. Charis then qualified as a basic life support trainer, where she taught parents the skills to give their children the best possible outcomes in emergency situations. When Charis became pregnant with her daughter, she wanted to ensure her family were also trained so signed them up for a first aid training course. When Charis was pregnant with her little boy, she bumped into Amy and Helen at the Mini First Aid stand at the Manchester Baby and Toddler Show… and her journey with us began! Charis can't wait to meet you at one of our classes in the very near future!

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Mini First Aid is expanding as our demand for classes continues to grow.

Mini First Aid are looking for dynamic confident individuals who would like to work with all ages and feel passionately about teaching first aid.

The business is family friendly allowing our franchisees to balance owning a business with family life.

Full training is provided at the beginning of your franchise and Mini First Aid continue to support their franchisees with professional development training throughout their franchise period.

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Head Office Team

Matt Ball

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Director of Operations

Kate Ball

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Founder & Ambassador

Ewan Keighley

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Commercial Coordinator

Kerry Dougal

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Social Media Manager

Gemma da Silva

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Training Manager

Peggy Wong

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Commercial Assistant

Claire Lockwood Clark

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Commercial Manager

Jo Cheng

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Marketing Assistant

Cat Berry

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Franchise Manager

Lucie Swallow

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Marketing Manager

Maria Wilkinson

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Quality Assurance & Compliance Manager

Nichola Wilton

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Franchise Operations Coordinator

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