Hugh Reilly: It's a matter of life and death – so get it on the curriculum

RECENTLY, I've allowed my pupils to swing on their chairs and indulge in violent horseplay. However, despite my best efforts, there has not been a single accident that would allow me to step forward and say: "Let me through – I'm a first aider… of sorts."

Apparently, it takes high-flying medical undergraduates seven years to learn their profession but, in only one afternoon, I completed a first aid course that transformed me into a potential life-saver.

Oddly – a glaring oversight on her part, met...