Staying safe: How can I stay safe?
Recognising how rules help to keep people safe by identifying everyday hazards and understanding situations that could cause harm.
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Staying safe: How can I stay safe?
Unit outcomes
Pupils who are secure will be able to:
- Identify common items in the home that are safe and unsafe for children and explain simply how they could cause harm.
- Name things that are safe or unsafe to put in or on their body.
- Describe and use simple safety rules in familiar places such as the home and school.
- Recognise some basic body clues or warning signs that might show they feel worried, unsafe or uncomfortable.
- Describe how to stay safe near roads.
- Follow the steps ‘Stop, Look, Listen, Think’ to explain how to cross a road safely with a trusted adult.
- Name some trusted adults at home and at school and say who they could go to for help in different places.
- Use simple, clear phrases to ask a trusted adult for help.
Suggest prior learning
Health protection: How can I protect myself and others in daily life?
Get startedLessons
Lesson 1: How can I stay safe at home?
Lesson 2: What is safe for our bodies?
Lesson 3: What rules can keep me safe?
Lesson 4: How can I stay safe near roads?
Lesson 5: How might my body feel when something is unsafe?
Lesson 6: Who can keep me safe?
Key skills
Key skills
Key knowledge
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Resources
Unit resources
RSE & PSHE
Knowledge organiser: RSE & PSHE – Y1: How can I stay safe?
Aimed at pupils, one page providing key facts and definitions from the unit 'How can I stay safe?'.
RSE & PSHE
Vocabulary display: RSE & PSHE – Y1: How can I stay safe?
A display version of the vocabulary from the unit 'How can I stay safe?'.
Cross-curricular opportunities
English: Spoken language.
British values: The rule of law; Individual liberty; Mutual respect.