Intent

To equip all children with practical life skills and the confidence to stay safe in a range of situations.

Implementation

• First Aid - KS2 are taught age-appropriate first aid, including responding to emergencies, calling 999, basic wound care and CPR awareness.
• Fire Brigade Visit (Whole School) - Supports fire safety, emergency awareness and responsible behaviour.
• Rail Safety Programme - Rail safety visitors teach pupils about safe behaviour near railway lines, stations and crossings.
• Water Safety Assemblies (Led by our own Swimming Instructor) - Covers self-rescue, cold water shock, currents, safe swimming and hazard awareness.
• Police Visits – PC Ben Scheme. The PC Ben programme uses a children’s book to help pupils understand the role of police officers, build trust, and promote themes of kindness, community and safety. Officers read the story, answer questions and help children understand that police are helpers, protectors and approachable adults.

Impact

Our comprehensive programme of visitors and safety education results in children who are confident, informed and proactive about keeping themselves and others safe.

Impact includes:

• Strong trust in emergency services, strengthened through our participation in the PC Ben programme, which is designed to build early confidence and positive relationships between police and children. Pupils learn that officers are approachable, community-focused and protective.
• Specific hazard awareness:

1. Fire drills and Fire Brigade sessions teach children to respond safely and calmly.
2. Water safety delivered by a trained TA/swimming instructor ensures practical, accurate, life-saving knowledge.
3. Rail safety education ensures pupils understand real dangers around stations and crossings.

• Increased online safety knowledge, especially in relation to AI, manipulation, privacy and digital resilience, supported by national Safer Internet Day resources.
• Enhanced community awareness, including how to get help, who to trust and how to respond in emergencies.
• Confidence in first aid, enabling pupils to support themselves and others while seeking appropriate adult help.
• Cultural capital – exposure to real-world professionals strengthens aspirations and broadens knowledge of community roles.

Children repeatedly demonstrate safe choices and articulate why those choices matter - a key marker of effective PSHE.