The People Behind Our Training

Experience You Can Trust

Sam Iskander

First Aid Instructor
Sam has over 20 years’ experience teaching first aid, alongside a background in the ambulance service and cave rescue. He brings practical emergency experience and a strong understanding of outdoor first aid to his courses.

Jon (Jevs) Evans

Director & First Aid Instructor
Jevs brings experience from the ambulance service, fire service and cave rescue. A qualified teacher with a PGCE and Mountain Climbing Instructor (MCI) qualification, he combines education, outdoor leadership and business management.

Abi Evans

Director & Course Co-ordinator
Abi co-ordinates our courses and supports clients from their first enquiry through to completion. She brings uniformed services experience and a teaching background to help ensure everything runs smoothly.

Gary Strong

Paramedic & First Aid Instructor
Gary is a paramedic with over 30 years’ experience, including ambulance education and university teaching in the UK and New Zealand. An outdoor enthusiast, he can often be found trying to keep up with his Springer Spaniel.

Gareth Thorpe

First Aid Instructor
Gareth brings 26 years of teaching experience, including supporting learners in SEND settings and Pupil Referral Units. His background includes RNLI crew service, ambulance Community First Responding and RYA instruction in first aid and powerboating.

Dave Willey

Paramedic & First Aid Instructor
Dave brings experience as a Hazardous Area Response Team (HART) paramedic and a background in the Royal Marines. His training draws on practical experience of responding to emergencies in challenging environments.

Stella Iskander

First Aid Instructor
Stella practised as a State Registered Occupational Therapist for over 25 years, working in the NHS, social services and private healthcare. Her experience covers both physical and mental health.

John Smith

Teacher & First Aid Instructor
John combines a teaching background with experience as an outdoor instructor. He brings an understanding of learning and outdoor leadership to his first aid courses.