Teaching children how to keep themselves and others safe
Statutory Guidance
Non-statutory guidance
Posters for display
- Childline posters | NSPCC Learning
- Child Neglect Posters — Shropshire Safeguarding Community Partnership
- Safeguarding poster pack for schools and trusts | Tes
- London Grid For Learning Posters (various themes)
- Free educational resources | Child Accident Prevention Trust
Curriculum Resources (some suggestions)
General
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PSHE Association (KCSiE recommended and includes resources for children with SEND)
- Promoting healthy relationships in schools | NSPCC Learning
- NSPCC: Teaching resources and lesson plans (See also attached presentation).
- NSPCC: Further information about the Speak Out Stay Safe Programme (primary)
- NSPCC: Love Life: RSHE and online safety resources for young people with learning disabilities (aged 11-25) | NSPCC Learning
Preventing Exploitation
- Childline Reach: Behind the Screen (resources to raise awareness of sexually coerced extortion in young men and boys: secondary)
- Resources re child exploitation (primary and secondary) - Basis (basisyorkshire.org.uk)
- Save Me film and handbook | Safeguarding Enfield(Film and supporting resources to work with children aged 12+ to highlight that extra-familial harm can happen in schools, peer friendship groups and in local communities).
Healthy Relationships and Sex
- NSPCC Talk Relationships: resources to deliver sex and relationships education (secondary)
- Women's Aid Expect Respect Healthy Relationships Toolkit (all ages)
- Let's Talk About Porn - A Resource for Year 10 | South West Grid for Learning
- Healthy relationships: a toolkit to support primary-aged pupils (Year 6) | Anna Freud
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Brook. Join their learning network here. There are also various training courses for PSHE/Pastoral leads available including: Healthy Relationships - Free online course for teachers
Specific curriculum resources to prevent violence against women and girls
- Local Prevention Project to prevent children developing unhealthy relationships (see link in related content)
- PSHE Association: Addressing misogyny, toxic masculinity and social media influence in PSHE education
- Incels: An Educate Against Hate guide for those teaching Year 10 and above
Promoting British Values (including developing children's critical thinking skills)
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Educate Against Hate: Classroom resources
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Picture News (For assemblies: cost implication)
- NewsWise | The Guardian Foundation (Key Stage 2): Encouraging curiosity and critical engagement with the news. Free resources and workshops.
- No-outsiders: Assemblies predominantly for Primary Schools preparing children for life in modern Britain.
- Shout Out UK (SOUK) Media Literacy Resources for Educators (free)
- Solutions not sides: How to Fact Check Online Sources resource for teachers.
- Introduction to Thinking Critically Online | Digital Matters(interactive learning: Key stage 2)
- A brief history of fake news - BBC Bitesize (Key Stage 2-3)
- Trust Me | Childnet (Key Stage 2-3): This resources aims to educate young people on inaccurate and pervasive information that they might come across online
Act for Youth: RUN HIDE TELL | ProtectUK (Key Stage 3 and 4) Youth lesson plans to help young people protect themselves and keep safe in the event of a knife or gun attack.
Online Safety
- Teach Computing (online safety and AI literacy resources)(all key stages)
- UK Safer Internet Centre: Teaching Resources (including annual Safer Internet Day resources)
- Internet Matters Online safety teaching resources (all ages)
- Breck Foundation Resources (online and grooming safety) (all key stages and specific resources for children with SEND)
- South West Grid for Learning: Resources Available for Supporting SEND Learners
- South West Grid for Learning/South East Regional Organised Crime Unit lessons about Artificial Intelligence (risks and opportunities) for KS 2-4.
- Index of Online Harms (application of Education for a Connected World Framework for children who are more vulnerable to online harm including those with SEND, LGBTQ+ and care-experienced children)| Internet Matters
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Child Exploitation Online Protection (CEOP) Unit Resources for Professionals (thinkuknow.co.uk)
- National Crime Agency - Cyber Choices programme and curriculum resources for 11-14 year olds
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Teachers & professionals | Childnet. Includes online safety curriculum materials for children of all ages.
- Natterhub | Preparing Children to Thrive Online: Primary Produced in partnership with the Internet Watch Foundation. Online safety education for primary stage pupils. Also offers live parent webinars and staff CPD sessions across the year.
- Internet Matters - Inclusive Digital Safety Resources for professionals and parents.
- Be Internet Legends - A Program to Teach Children Internet Safety (Key Stage 2)
Specific resources to address sharing images
- Think before you share: Teacher's Resources to Explore the Topic of Sharing Nudes
- Undressed (Video and resources for teaching young children about taking pictures of themselves)
- So You Got Naked Online | South West Grid for Learning includes a SEND version
- Ok To Ask? - Information for Teachers and Professionals | Surrey Police and supporting Surrey Healthy Schools PSHE digital safety learning resource KS3 to KS5 (free)
Suicide Prevention (secondary)
Sinking Feeling Schools Resource Landing | Papyrus(a schools-based educational resource (England only*) to assist with the teaching of mental health, emotional wellbeing, and suicide awareness to students from Y6 – Y13.)
Other
Dogs Trust: Free Learning Resources & Workshops for Teachers to learn about dogs and staying safe