According to the Secretary of State, ‘Today’s pupils and young people are growing up in an increasingly complex world and living their lives seamlessly on and offline. This presents many positive and exciting opportunities, but also challenges and risks. In this environment, children and young people need to know how to be safe and healthy, and how to manage their academic, personal and social lives in a positive way.’

To support the teaching of high quality PSHE and PHE we use the 1Decision resources and planning from Reception to Year 6. We supplement the 1Decision scheme with assemblies, visitors, additional programmes and initiatives, as well as pupil focused groups and ambassadors, to meet the specific needs of our community. Teachers adapt the detailed planning and resources to meet the needs of their class and their high-quality teaching and differentiation where required, ensure all pupils including those with SEND, can access and make progress. We have ambition for all across all areas of our curriculum.

Please see our breadth map in the Curriculum section of the website to see how we continually teach and revisit many aspects of keeping children safe in the community.

Below is a list of events that are planned into our school year to support the wider safety of pupils alongside the weekly teaching sessions:

Keeping safe Online – Safer Internet week

Whole school performance from Altru Drama –Workshops for Year 5 pupils. 

‘Safer Internet Week’ assemblies by computing lead focusing on the theme – Want to Talk About It? Making space for conversations about life online.

Termly online safety computing lessons as part of the computing curriculum as well as the coverage in the PSHE curriculum map. 

Local Police Officers talk to year 6 pupils about online safety and cybercrime. 

Anti-Bullying 

Whole school performance from Altru Drama – Reach out to the whole school. Workshops for Year 6 pupils. 

Anti-Bullying Ambassadors in school lead assemblies promoting the message of ‘STOP’ and promotion of days such as ‘Positive Noticing Day’ and ‘Friendship Friday’. Working alongside the Well Being Ambassadors. 

Road safety 

Beep Beep! Day for EYFS and KS1 children – important road safety issues. 

Year 5 pupils take part in Bikeability sessions – cycling safely on the road. 

Year 6 personal safety – Year 7 cycling transition sessions. 

Peer Pressure – County Lines

Year 6 pupils engage in a week of sessions educating them on how to keep themselves safe outside in the community and how to make the right choices and the consequences of making the wrong choices when looking at ‘gangs’ in the community. 

Peer Pressure – Drugs and Alcohol awareness 

Altru Drama presents a performance called ‘Eyes Wide Open’ to Year 6 pupils making them aware of the dangers of alcohol and drug abuse. Year 6 pupils participate in a workshop after. 

Equality Workshop – Awareness of hate crime

Equality Officer in the local area educates and explores language and protected characteristics with Year 5 pupils as an additional workshop. 

Local Police Officer delivers a thought-provoking assembly to the whole school. 

Crucial Crew – Health and Safety 

Crucial Crew is an interactive way of delivering health and well-being messages to Year 5 children in preparation for their migration to secondary school. The event encourages model behaviour and good citizenship through active participation in a range of health and safety activities. Professionals from the combined Emergency Services and local agencies will be on hand to instruct children on matters that will teach community values and could save lives.