Mini First Aid Fife & Forth Valley

05/02/2026

💚POSTNATAL MENTAL HEALTH💚

The first few weeks after having a baby can be really tough.

We spoke to Andrea Witt, a cognitive behavioural therapist specialising in postnatal mental health, about some of the challenges new parents can face.

Read on for Andrea’s signs and symptoms to look out for, which might signal that you, or your loved one, may need some help with their mental health.

The first few weeks after having a baby can be really tough. Depending on your local situation, you may not be allowed to have family and fr...

04/02/2026

💚 Mini First Aid Fife and Forth Valley launched three years ago!

Happy birthday to us 🥳🎉

We’re just as thrilled today as we were at the very beginning every time we step into a class and meet everyone who has booked to train with us. It truly doesn’t feel like work when you spend your time with wonderful people who have already invested in one of the most important things you can choose to spend your time and money on – knowing how to save a life.

As a small, local business, the joy of a notification telling us someone has booked is real – every single time.
Receiving a recommendation or a five-star review… well, it really is everything.

Thank you to everyone who has spent time training with us – from three years old to 80 years old. It has been an absolute pleasure to meet and teach you all, and we can’t wait for the next three years and to meet many more of you 💚

We’ve made an impact in our wee patch, person by person, class by class, course by course – helping communities feel more confident and able to respond if someone needs help in a first aid emergency.

A special thank you to Claire, our additional trainer, who gives it her all in every session she delivers. I’m incredibly lucky to have a freelance trainer who is just as passionate about Mini First Aid as I am.

And to our venues and the staff who warmly welcome us each time – you help make every session a great experience. Without our fabulous venues, we wouldn’t be able to reach so many of you across Fife and Forth Valley.

04/02/2026

A throw back to last year's The Baby & Toddler Show at Glasgow SEC in April which was sponsored by the fabulous Things Happen

As well as meeting loads of expecting and new parents, a highlight was sharing our expert knowledge to help grow confidence. Our knowledge exists to help you feel more empowered. 💚

Check out babyandtoddlershow’s video.

03/02/2026

A lovely day spent with staff from Inspiring Communities SCIO at Stirling's Raploch Community Campus, today.
This group had an amazing energy and it was an absolute pleasure taking them through their Emergency First Aid at Work course.

They had so many laughs between them and great fun whilst learning some serious life-saving skills.

Thank you to Susan and the team for booking with us! 💚

02/02/2026

If your child is in primary school, nursery or pre-school, you will likely have had a “head bump form” in their schoolbag at some point!

Head bumps can be very serious in little ones, and it is really important to know the signs of a concussion.

Check out the slides here for everything you need to know about children's head bumps 💚

01/02/2026

Thank you so much to everyone who booked onto one of our workplace first aid courses on Saturday at Polmont Community Hub ! You were brilliant!

We ran three courses concurrently:
✔️ Day 2 of Blended Paediatric First Aid
✔️ Emergency Paediatric First Aid
✔️ Emergency First Aid at Work

Who attends our courses?
Well… anyone really!

We welcomed an osteopath, a primary school teacher, and an art teacher. We were also joined by experienced childminders as well as those newly registered and just starting out on their childminding journey. One childminder’s partner also attended — ensuring that if they’re at home when a child might need first aid, they’re fully prepared too. How amazing is that? 💚

If you’re looking to undertake a workplace first aid course, we’d love to hear from you!

Our courses are certified by the First Aid Industry Body, with certificates valid for three years.

We deliver engaging, practical and fun sessions, with continuous assessment throughout the day to ensure competency is met. More importantly, our passion for first aid means you leave feeling confident and capable as a first aider.

✨ Our upcoming courses are listed on our website (link in comments) ✨

29/01/2026

💚 2-hour awareness baby and child first aid (£30).
Perfect for:
👶Expectant parents
👨‍👩‍👦New parents
👩‍🦳 Grandparents
🧸Babysitters & carers
✅Practical, bite-sized session
✅Relaxed, informal vibe
✅Small class sizes for a better learning experience
✅Weekdays, evenings & weekend sessions available!
📍Available in Fife (St Andrews, Cupar, Dunfermline, Kirkcaldy, Dalgety Bay) and Forth Valley (Polmont, Falkirk, Menstrie and Dunblane)

👇Book your space today:
fife.minifirstaid.co.uk/classes/classes-for-parents-carers

💚Learn skills you hope you’ll never need, in a way that leaves you feeling confident and prepared.

Have questions? Visit our website, call 07837 044415 or email lynsay.allan@minifirstaid.co.uk

Duloch Leisure Centre The Dunblane Centre Elements Centre for Wellbeing Polmont Community Hub Mind & Body Studio Our Dumyat Centre

Engaging practical training in Fife & Forth Valley ✅️ Baby & child first aid for parents/grandparents/carers. ✅️ Certified courses for EYO/childminders/nannies. ✅️Workplace - First Aid at Work/Emergency First Aid at Work ✅️ Open class or private bookings

29/01/2026

Check out these sessions 💚

Will you be enrolling your little one?

29/01/2026

Watching a video tutorial or 30-second reel demonstrating how to perform chest thrusts on a choking baby is not going to give you the same learning experience as watching and practising the technique in person.

When you take an in-person first aid class with Mini First Aid, you'll see us demonstrate the techniques in front of you on life-sized baby and child high quality training manikins.

You'll get hands-on with the clean, sanirised manikins yourself, each with fresh lungs, just for you, with additional face shields available too.

You will experience exactly where to position your hands and fingers, feel how deeply to properly compress during CPR and the correct technique and feel of choking first aid technique. You will get immediate feedback on how you are managing, helping you make adjustments and get it right.

You'll have time with us to ask questions and practise until the techniques become second nature.

And you don't get that from a minute-long video or TV programme! 😉

Come and learn with us, it's two hours of your time and costs from just £30 per person to really learn vital first aid techniques that could just save your child's life.

Head to the classes tab on our website to find a class in Fife and Forth Valley.
Link in comments.

27/01/2026

With news of the UK losing its measles free status, hitting headlines today, we thought you might like some background information.

After reaching the highest number of cases recorded annually for over a decade in 2024, numbers stabilised in 2025 at around 950 recorded cases. Most of the cases have been in children under the age of 10 years with many outbreaks linked to nurseries and schools.

There’s no specific medical treatment for measles, so it’s important to get vaccinated as it’s the best protection against becoming seriously unwell. Swipe through for a reminder about what measles is and how to prevent or deal with an infection.

Please speak to your GP if you have concerns about vaccinations 💚

26/01/2026

Oops. I'm a bit late with this as it was actually national measure your feet day a few days ago 🤦‍♀️

I know many of you will find this helpful though....

Does it feel like your child grows out of their shoes almost as soon as they are in them? Until the age of three, your child’s foot will grow around 2mm a month, that’s two sizes per year on average in the first 3-4 years of life.

So it’s pretty important that you measure your child’s feet regularly in those early years, organisations like Clarks recommend every 6-8 weeks until they are around 4 years of age.

Take a look at our guide to measuring and checking at home, this was created from the resources found on the website - check this out for lots more brilliant information and measuring advice.

25/01/2026

What a fabulous week!

We ran two Baby & Child First Aid classes and two Workplace First Aid courses, and it was wonderful to be joined by such a brilliant mix of people.

At Polmont Community Hub and Our Dumyat Centre parents, grandparents, and volunteers took part in our Baby & Child First Aid sessions.

Our workplace courses were held at Oakley Community Pantry Oakley Community Centre, where volunteers completed their Emergency First Aid at Work course, funded by the wonderful Coalfields Regeneration Trust - Scotland

Yesterday, we were in The Dunblane Centre, delivering both Emergency Paediatric First Aid and Emergency First Aid at Work. Our lovely group included childminders and offshore workers.

✨ Are you interested in learning first aid to boost your confidence at home or when out and about in your community?
✨ Do you need to gain workplace first aid certification?

We’d love to help make you a confident first aider 💚

👉 Visit our website for details of all our awareness classes and workplace courses:
fife.minifirstaid.co.uk/classes

👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Does your group, workplace, or family want to take part?
We can deliver classes and courses in your home or workplace.

📩 Get in touch to chat about your requirements:
lynsay.allan@minifirstaid.co.uk
📞 07837 044415