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
- Poster to Support Your Learners to Stay SAFE Online (KS3-5 & Staff) - Educate Against Hate
Videos to share:
Curriculum Resources (some suggestions)
General
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PSHE Association (KCSiE recommended and includes resources for children with SEND)
- NSPCC RSHE Resources
Preventing Exploitation
- What You share leaves a trace Act Early videos and resources (preventing radicalisation)
- 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
- Unmasking Misogyny in Drama: Educate Against Hate
- Talking About Misogyny: Voice 21
- Incels: An Educate Against Hate guide for those teaching Year 10 and above
- Manosphere: Understanding and Challenging Harmful Online Behaviours (SWGfL)
Promoting British Values (including developing children's critical thinking skills)
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Educate Against Hate: Classroom resources including specific resources and links to support tackling fake news, misinformation and disinformation and to support educators in confidently discussing controversial issues with young people via their Brave Conversations resources.
- PSHE Association: Talking to children about distressing events
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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)
- Going Too Far? - Educate Against Hate (an interactive classroom resource to help KS3/4 students understand extremism and how certain online behaviour may be illegal or dangerous).
- 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