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Learning objective

  • To explain when to seek help for yourself or someone else.

Success criteria

  • I can identify a situation is unsafe.
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Statutory guidance

RSE and Health

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Before the lesson

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Lesson plan

Recap and recall

Optional: remind the children of the PSHE agreement created in the Introductory lesson: Creating an agreement for PSHE and recap the agreed rules. If needed, upload an image of the agreement to the Presentation: PSHE agreement.

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Adaptive teaching

Pupils needing extra support:

  • Could use the chilli idea from the video to help decide whether a problem feels mild, medium or hot before choosing to self-manage or ask an adult.
  • Could have fewer action cards to choose from so they focus on one or two clear options.
  • Could rehearse short, prepared sentences such as, ‘I need to talk to an adult about this’ or ‘I tried to solve it but I still feel unsafe’ to support asking for help confidently.

Pupils working at greater depth:

  • Should evaluate how different choices on the flow chart might change what happens next, comparing when self-management is enough and when adult help is essential.
  • Could justify which actions are safest and most effective for each scenario, using reasons linked to safety, fairness and emotional impact.
  • Could suggest small changes to the given scenario cards that would move a problem from mild to medium or hot, explaining how this would affect the decision to self-manage or seek help.
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Assessing progress and understanding

Pupils with secure understanding can:

  • Identify situations when they can self-manage and
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Vocabulary definitions

  • concern

    A feeling of worry about someone’s safety.

  • report

    Passing on information.

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