At St. Chad’s CofE Primary School, safeguarding and child protection is our first priority. Part of our commitment to this is proactively teaching the children how to keep themselves safe in an age-appropriate way by participating in the NSPCC’s Speak out. Stay safe. programme.
At St. Chad’s CofE Primary School, safeguarding and child protection is our first priority. Part of our commitment to this is proactively teaching the children how to keep themselves safe in an age-appropriate way by participating in the NSPCC’s Speak out. Stay safe. programme.
Speak out. Stay safe. is a child-friendly safeguarding programme, which aims to help children understand abuse in all its forms and to recognise the signs of abuse in a child-friendly way. Children are taught to speak out if they are worried, either to a trusted adult or to Childline.
The programme consists of an online assembly for KS1 and a separate assembly for KS2, followed by supporting classroom-based activities delivered by your child’s class teacher. In the online assembly, the Speak out. Stay safe. messages are delivered in a fun and interactive way with the help of a mascot, Buddy, as well as special guest appearances from Ant and Dec.
Years 5 and 6 had the added benefit of a workshop delivered by specially trained NSPCC volunteers, alongside class teachers, to build on and deepen their learning gained from the assembly.
By the end of the programme, our children felt empowered – knowing how they can speak out and stay safe.
Here are some quotes from the children:
If you would like to know more about the Speak out. Stay safe. programme, you can find information on the NSPCC website
The NSPCC has also developed an adapted version of their assembly for parents/carers to use at home with their children. This can be found here. With the help of celebrities, the film focuses on how a child can get support if they have any worries or concerns.
To complement the assembly, there are some resources that can be used to enable further discussion whilst doing activities with your children. These are hosted on the NSPCC website.
Childline have a website with age appropriate advice for primary school children on topics such as bullying. It also has games and other interactive tools. Your child can visit it at www.childline.org.uk/kids.
If you’d like to know more about the NSPCC’s work, or take a look at the wide range of information and advice which is available for parents and carers, please visit their website.
‘Talk PANTS’ is a simple conversation to help keep your child safe from sexual abuse. From P through to S, each letter of PANTS provides a simple but valuable rule that can help keep your child safe. You can find out more and download the free resources at this link.
Penguin and Ladybird have partnered with the NSPCC to create a brand new Pantosaurus book aimed at children ages 4 - 8. You can find copies of the new book on sale, either in Matalan’s selected stores and online, selected SPAR stores or at this website. All profits from the sale of this book will support the NSPCC.
