Schools & Colleges Key Links & Resources
To support education settings in Wakefield, we have listed key links and resources specific to safeguarding in education.
Please also see the numerous toolkits and links on different topics in the guidance Keeping Children Safe in Education.
This page is regularly updated so please revisit on a frequent basis.
You will find links to:
- Advice & Support for Children and Parents
- Classroom & Lesson Plans
- Guidance & Support for School / Colleges and Staff
- Learning from Reviews
- Posters, Booklets & Newsletters
- Resources
- Specific Topics
In addition to this page, the Professionals section has a host of further information, resources, forms, toolkits and guides on a range of safeguarding topics which will be of use to all education settings.
Please, sign up to the free WSCP E-Bulletin, which will provide you with all the latest information, resources, training in relation to safeguarding children in Wakefield on a monthly basis.
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Advice & Support for ChildrenShow details
– Childhood Trauma, War and Conflict | UK Trauma Council – YouTube
–Clever Never Goes (updated stranger danger messages)
– Managing difficult feelings booklet
– Help after rape /sexual assault NHS SARC
– Victim support rape and sexual assault
– Online sexual harassment guidance for students
– Compass free online support for young people
– Young Gamers & Gamblers Education Trust
– National Association of Children of Alcoholics
– Getting help to overcome abuse- young persons guide
– Emotional health resource for young people- Children’s Society
– Your Guide to Contextual Safeguarding
– Keeping children safe | NSPCC
– Childline posters and wallet cards | NSPCC Learning
– Report Remove | NSPCC – how to remove nude images online
– So You Got Naked Online | SWGfL
– Vaping & e-Cigarettes – The Facts – A4 Information Poster for Children
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Advice & Support for ParentsShow details
– Digital Family Agreement (lgfl.net)
–Request information about yourself or someone else | West Yorkshire Police (child sex offender disclosure scheme – Sarah’s Law/Domestic violence disclosure scheme – Clare’s Law)
– What is misogyny? Guidance for parents and carers | Internet Matters
-The ‘Team Around’ approach – Wakefield Families Together Parents leaflets and info
– Social Media Checklists | SWGfL
–TALK Checklist by Internet Watch Foundation | Home (iwf.org.uk) Protect your child from online sex offenders.
–Virtual Reality Headsets | NSPCC
– online tutors safeguarding guidance (lgfl.net)
– A-guide-for-parents-and-carers-v7.pdf (iwf.org.uk) – Keep safe sexual groomers online
– Editable online safety newsletters parents Primary
– Editable online safety newsletter parents Secondary
– Online safety advice parents Autistic children
– Advice for parents nude selfies
– Advice for parents Supporting positive sexual behaviour
– Parents guide to safeguarding in out of school settings (diff lang available)
– Gov Support for parents to keep children safe online
– Parent Zone online safety information
– Young Minds Parents Helpline
– Gov parents Guide keeping children safe from harm
– NSPCC Home Alone/ Out Alone guides
– Parents’ leaflets | NSPCC Learning
– FAB parents – advice for foster or adoptive parents/professionals
– Helping with child arrangements Dispute Resolution Service
– NSPCC Online Porn how to talk to your child
– NSPCC online safety for parents
– Parents Protect – sexual abuse info for parents
– Advice for parents on child on child abuse
– How Can I Help My Child? Marie Collins Foundation – Sexual Abuse Online
– Advice for parents/carers to keep children safe from online radicalisation – Lets Talk About It
– Support for parents/carers to keep their children safe online – National Crime Agency/CEOP
–Talking to your child about online sexual harassment: A guide for parents – Children’s Commissioner
– Helping parents understand sexual development of under 5’s
– Helping parents understand sexual development of 5-11 year olds
– Vaping & e-Cigarettes – The Facts for Parents & Carers – Information Leaflet
– A Parent’s Guide to Preventing Underage Drinking by CAP
– Young People & Alcohol – A Guide for Parents by Spectrum
– How to protect your children’s back to school photos – NSPCC
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Classroom & Lesson Plans / ResourcesShow details
– Guidance and resources for teachers and school staff | ENOUGH DfE
– KS1 resources for tackling gender stereotypes
– Undressed (lgfl.net) – for EY and KS1 Song and video
– It’s Not OK: online teaching resources | NSPCC Learning
– Sexual harassment/coercive control/mental health lesson plans
– Police youth criminality videos and lesson plans
– Every Mind Matters PSHE lesson plans
– Talking to children about race and discrimination
– Not in our community CCE training/lesson plans
– Angel of Knives – Play by Airedale Academy
– PSHE resources etc for primary schools
– Times Education Supplement Resources
– My First Mobile – lesson plans for primary schools
– Alcohol & drugs lesson plans incl energy drinks
– Spectrum’s Relationship & Sex Education (RSE) Programme (11-16yrs)
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Free Wellbeing Support for Education staffShow details
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General Guidance & Support for Schools and StaffShow details
Legislation
– Working Together to Safeguarding Children Statutory guidance for all agencies
– KCSIE Keeping Children Safe in Education
– Information sharing advice for safeguarding practitioners – GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)
– The National Grid for Learning – KCSIE Translate (lgfl.net)
–Education inspection framework (EIF) – GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)
– Inspecting safeguarding in early years, education and skills settings – GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)
– Home :: Independent Schools Inspectorate (isi.net)
– Inspecting teaching of the protected characteristics in schools – GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)
– When Ofsted Inspects Safeguarding – Collection of Advice Videos
– Inspecting in early years – common questions
– Disqualification – under Childcare Act
–Boarding schools: national minimum standards – GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)
–Standards for boarding schools and residential special schools – GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)
Guidance for Schools, Colleges & Settings
–Alternative provision – GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)
– Information Sharing Safeguarding Government Guidance
– Data protection in schools – Guidance – GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)
– Designated Teacher for Looked After Children
– Helping Ukrainian students in schools and colleges – GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)
– Use of Reasonable Force in Schools
– Safeguarding and child protection for tutors | NSPCC Learning
– Wakefield Council Elective Home Education
– Elective Home Education presentation Wakefield
– Supporting pupils at school with medical conditions
– NICCO – supporting children with a family member in prison
– Searching, Screening and Confiscation in Schools
– Understanding and dealing with issues relating to parental responsibility – GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)
– Behaviour and Discipline in Schools
– Using video conferencing securely
– Safeguarding and Remote Education
– Photos and videos at school events advice – NSPCC
– How to protect children’s back to school photos – advice to share with parents/carers – NSPCC
– Taking photos in schools | ICO
– Supporting parents who want to film, photograph or stream school events (lgfl.net) (template letter)
– Film and photography at the school Christmas play – Independent Education Today (ie-today.co.uk)
– DBS
– NSPCC Drop off and pick up advice for schools
– Education: health and safety in schools, further and higher education
– Health and Safety for Schools Gov
– Safeguarding considerations for getting changed at school
– Safe use of changing rooms NSPCC PE Sport
– Installing CCTV? – Things you need to do first
– Child protection records retention and storage guidance – NSPCC Learning
– Retention and destruction of information – ICO
– Mandatory reporting of female genital mutilation: procedural information – GOV.UK
–Safeguarding Children as Victims and Witnesses | The Crown Prosecution Service (cps.gov.uk)
– ASH-guidance-for-school-vaping-policies.pdf
Guidance & Support for Staff
– NASUWT guidance online abuse of school staff
– Tiktok videos targeting teachers advice
– Wellbeing measurement – Staff Survey
Approaches & Toolkits
– Team Around the School (TAS) Guidance
– Team Around the School (TAS) Request for Support Form
– Team Around the Early Years Guidance (TAEY)
– Team Around the Early Years (TAEY) Request for Support Form
– Toolkit for Regulation for positive behaviour Primary schools
– Toolkit for Regulation for positive behaviour Secondary school
– What works in education for children who have had social workers
– Restorative justice for schools
– Restorative thinking for schools
– Happiness toolkit for schools
Services
–Education welfare service – Wakefield Council – EHE, CME etc
–Wakefield 0-19 Service – Harrogate and District NHS Foundation Trust (hdft.nhs.uk)
– WSCP Where Can I get Some Support page? – For contact information for a range of additional services who provide support in Wakefield
– See West Yorkshire Police crime stats for Wakefield Central
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Learning from ReviewsShow details
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One Minute Guides (OMGS)Show details
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Posters, Booklets & NewslettersShow details
– Visitor Leaflet ‘Somewhere school’
– Search LGfL safeguarding and online safety resources | LGFL
–Reporting Resource (swgfl.org.uk) Handy poster on how to report online issues.
– Disrespect NoBody: campaign material – GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)
– Managing difficult feelings guide
– Supporting a child or young person with stress, depression or suicidal thoughts – Wakefield Council
– Children’s mental health – Wakefield Council advice for children and professionals
– NSPCC Report Abuse in Education poster for students
– Neglect/Emotional abuse in Teenagers NSPCC leaflet
– Childline posters | NSPCC Learning
– Bruises on Children NSPCC Leaflet
– Fractures in Children NSPCC Leaflet
– Thermal Injuries on Children NSPCC Leaflet
– Neglect or Emotional Abuse in Children aged 5-14 NSPCC Leaflet
– Head and Spinal Injuries in Children NSPCC Leaflet
– Emotional Neglect and Emotional Abuse in Pre-School Children NSPCC Leaflet
– Neglect or Emotional Abuse in Teenagers NSPCC Leaflet
– WSCP Young People’s Safeguarding Charter Poster
– County lines – protecting vulnerable people from exploitation: posters – GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)
– Lullaby Trust publications – The Lullaby Trust safer sleep posters
– Resources (beaconhouse.org.uk) Trauma posters/leaflets
– Download Anti-bullying Posters – BulliesOut
– Talk to us about Sexual Harassment – poster to display in schools by Brook
– HOPELINE247 A4 Poster | Papyrus (papyrus-uk.org) suicide hopeline
– Resources for educational settings : Operation Encompass
– Classroom posters – UK Feminista to tackle sexual harassment/sexism
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ResourcesShow details
To view education specific resources hosted on WSCP website view the Resource Library. You’ll be automatically taken to resources listed as education with the option to refine what you are looking for in a category or by searching by title and key phrase.
Resources include:
– S&I posters
– Dealing with Disclosures Reminder Card
– 7 Minute Guides
– Presentations
– Reports
– Checklists
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BereavementShow details
– Child and Family Bereavement Support Services – WSCP Webpage
– Winston Wish Bereavement policy and advice for schools
– Wakefield Star Bereavement support for children
– Barnardo’s Education – Bereavement, grief, loss
– Childhood bereavement network
– Grief encounter bereavement service
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BullyingShow details
– TES Sexual bullying resource
– Wakefield Council Hate Crime
– Cyberbullying guidance for schools
– Anti bullying Pro. Diana Award
– Preventing and Tackling Bullying/Support for young people
– Setting anti bullying strategies in your setting
– Anti bullying Alliance resources Antibullying Week (November)
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Child ExploitationShow details
Child Sexual Abuse & Exploitation (CSAE)
– Key messages on Child Sexual Abuse
– Stop It Now charity- child sexual abuse- Helpline
– IWF Reporting online child sexual abuse material
Child Criminal/Sexual Exploitation (CCE/CSE),including County Lines
– CCE/ County Lines resources – parents/professionals
– Catch22 launches free exploitation awareness resource | Catch22 (catch-22.org.uk)
– Child Criminal Exploitation CCE posters
– CCE-Stages-of-recruitment.pdf (safeguarding.network)
– Alright Charlie – CSE Primary School Resource – Basis (basisyorkshire.org.uk)
– Fearless website – info and youth resources about crime (CSE ,CCE knife crime etc)
– Child Sexual Exploitation – CSE | West Yorkshire Police
Child Trafficking
General
– Wakefield SCP Knowledge Hub – Wakefield Safeguarding Knowledge Hub
–Appropriate Language: CSE and/or CCE Guidance for Professionals
– The Slang Dictionary – The Children’s Society
– Resources for schools on exploitation
– Homepage (barnardosrealloverocks.org.uk)
– County Lines Toolkit For Professionals | The Children’s Society (childrenssociety.org.uk)
– Child Exploitation Language Guide | The Children’s Society (childrenssociety.org.uk)
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Cybercrime/CybersecurityShow details
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Domestic AbuseShow details
– Domestic abuse – here to help – Wakefield Council
– Directory of Domestic Abuse Support – Updated April 2023
– Schools Supporting children living with domestic abuse
– Embrace – charity helping child victims of crime (sexual/domestic abuse etc)
– Operation Encompass – DA notifications , resources, training, support
– NSPCC Domestic abuse signs/types/effects/what to do
– Hideout – Children living with Domestic Abuse
– Sound of Silence Domestic Abuse Play by Airedale Academy
– Safe Lives Domestic Abuse info and resources
– Safe Young Lives: Young people and domestic abuse | Safelives
– Domestic Violence and Abuse – Emergency Injunction Service
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Female Genital Mutilation (FGM)/ Forced MarriageShow details
– Forced marriage resource pack – GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)
– Karma Nirvana – helpline and advice
– The right to choose: government guidance on forced marriage – GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)
– MPS Guidance for Schools and Colleges – National FGM Centre
– Female genital mutilation: lesson plan for Key Stage 3 students – GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)
– Female genital mutilation: the facts – GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)
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Fostered and Adopted ChildrenShow details
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LGBTQ+Show details
– Inspecting teaching of protected characteristics
– Safeguarding LGBTQ+ children and young people | NSPCC Learning
– GenderPerson (Gender explanation)
– Provision to support trans children in schools
– Trans Inclusion School Toolkit – Cornwall Council
– Supporting a Young Trans Person at School or College (stonewall.org.uk)
– WE Good Practice v2 Jan 20.pdf (genderedintelligence.co.uk)
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Mental Health incl SuicideShow details
The teenage brain
Teen Brain Matters – Dr John Coleman (jcoleman.co.uk)
Anxiety
– Anxiety in children and young people
– Social, emotional and mental wellbeing in primary and secondary education – NICE Guidance
Emotional Well-being
–Children’s mental health – Wakefield Council
– DfE Guidance Mental Health in schools/colleges
– Mental health and wellbeing support in schools/colleges
– Nip in the bud Mental health films for primary schools
– Promoting emotional health and wellbeing in schools PHE
– Gov. Teaching about mental wellbeing training and resources
– MindEd FREE Children’s Mental Health Resource/e-learning
– Mental health and behaviour in schools – GOV guidance
– Mental health first aid resources
– Mind Of My Own App capture students views/feelings etc.
– Health apps professionally rated (includes mental health)
– Mental health resources for schools – Charlie Waller Memorial Trust
– Improving children’s mental health in schools – Place2Be
Trauma
– Adversity, Trauma & Resilience – Wakefield Safeguarding Children (wakefieldscp.org.uk)
– Adversity, trauma and resilience :: West Yorkshire Health & Care Partnership (wypartnership.co.uk)
– Resources (beaconhouse.org.uk)
– Understanding Trauma – Ask The Expert – ACAMH
– Trauma-informed leadership: A framework for everyday practice (sec-ed.co.uk)
– Childhood Trauma, War and Conflict | UK Trauma Council – YouTube
Self-Harm & Suicidal Ideation
– Self harm advice for schools WAKEFIELD CAMHS
– Self Harm guide for school staff
– Samaritans SUICIDE ADVICE for schools
– Prevention of young suicide – Papyrus
– Building a Suicide Safer School Toolkit – Papyrus
– Suicide Prevention Resources for West Yorkshire (suicidepreventionwestyorkshire.co.uk)
Body Confidence / Eating Disorders
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Online SafetyShow details
– Click here to access the multi-agency online safety resources
– Support and Advice for Schools on Synthetic Media & Deepfakes | SWGfL
– Inclusive Digital Safety Advice Hub | Internet Matters
–Need Help with Nudes? Think Before You Share Nudes Online
–Moving to Secondary School: Online Safety Guide
– Professionals Online Safety Helpline
– Report Remove | NSPCC – how to remove nude images online
– What is the Metaverse? | NSPCC
– About – YGAM – Info on gaming and gambling harms
– Skin Gambling – A Guide for Professionals, Parents and Carers | SWGfL
– Online platforms | Assessing risks to keep children safe | NSPCC Learning
– Dark Web Explained (thinkuknow.co.uk)
– The Dark Web: Professionals Fact Sheet
– Harmful online challenges and hoaxes DfE
– Advice on responding to online crazes and challenges
– Inclusive Digital Safety Advice Hub
– Online tutors keeping children safe
– Homepage – UK Safer Internet Centre
– UKCCIS Online Safety Schools guidance Education for a connected world
– Project evolve – safer online toolkit
– Safer Schools App – online safety notifications etc
– Online safety policies incl Acceptable Use Policy and other online safety links for schools
– Teaching online safety in school DfE
– Online safety early years for managers and practitioners
– Common Sense Media: Age-Based Media Reviews for Families | Common Sense Media
– NSPCC online safety for parents
– 360 Safe Online Safety Review tool
– Online safety audit tool for new teachers
– Using external visitors for online safety
– Online safety resources and newsletter
– Kent Online safety for schools
– Engaging parents in online safety
– BBC own it app – make smart choices and get advice online
– Child Net teacher resources – online
– Managing your schools online reputation
– ***Appropriate Filtering and Monitoring – UK Safer Internet Centre
-Information, advice and support to keep children safe online – Internet Matters
– Digital Parenting Guide – helping families enjoy a happier, safer digital life – By Vodafone
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Prevent / RadicalisationShow details
– Prevent in Wakefield – Wakefield Council
– Prevent Duty Guidance – Schools and early years providers final2 (educateagainsthate.com) – Briefing of recent updates Sept 2023
–The Prevent duty: safeguarding learners vulnerable to radicalisation – GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)
–Prevent duty: risk assessment templates – GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)
– Glossary of terms – GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)
– Teaching resource tackling extremism Going too Far?
– Prevent resources Educate Against Hate
–Trust Me | Childnet – critical thinking resources misinformation online
– Search LGfL safeguarding and online safety resources | LGFL Resources Prevent
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Relationships, Sex, Health Education (RSHE)Show details
– Understanding Sexual Behaviour – WSCP webpage
– It’s Not OK: online teaching resources | NSPCC Learning
– Consent is everything (consent and cup of tea video)
– A positive force in education | Pol-Ed – A positive force in education
–Teaching about relationships, sex and health (Gov Guidance)
– Relationships, RSE and Health Education (Gov Statutory Guidance)
– Gov Teaching about Relationships Sex and Health
– A Collection of quality RSE resources
– DfE Teaching about relationships sex RSE and health
– Drama activity about Sexting
– Engaging parents in relationship education
– Sex Education resource Screwball
– NSPCC RSE resources for schools (includes SEND)
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SENDShow details
– Resources | Neurodiversity Celebration Week (neurodiversityweek.com)
– Safeguarding Disabled Children
– Inclusive Digital Safety Advice Hub | Internet Matters
– Deaf and Disabled Children Safeguarding
– Online safety learning disability parents
– STAR SEND toolkit online safety
– Supporting children with SEND online
– So you got naked online guide for children with SEND | Internet Matters
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Serious Violence & Knife CrimeShow details
– Knife Crime – St Giles (stgilestrust.org.uk)
– Knife Crime – Youth Endowment Fund
– Resources for Teachers and Practitioners – The Ben Kinsella Trust
– Stop Knife Crime – West Yorkshire Police
– Survive! Serious Youth Violence – LGFL
– Understanding Knife Crime: Information and Resources – Crimestoppers (crimestoppers-uk.org)
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Sexual Harassment, Abuse, HSB & MisogynyShow details
– Understanding Sexual Behaviour – Wakefield Safeguarding Children (wakefieldscp.org.uk)
–How to take a whole school approach – UK Feminista plus other resources
– Preventing sexism & sexual harassment | National Education Union (neu.org.uk)
– Just Don’t – West Yorkshire Combined Authority (westyorks-ca.gov.uk) Local campaign
– Guidance and resources for teachers and school staff | ENOUGH
– be THAT mate – YouTube Video from Sheffield Young people
–Engaging Men and Boys Toolkit – Durham University
– What is misogyny? Guidance for parents and carers | Internet Matters
– Whole School Approach — Bold Voices toolkit for schools
– Harmful Sexual Behaviour in School Resources | SWGfL (please see risk assessment and best practice for referrals)
– One page guide Responding to children who display sexualised behaviour (nspcc.org.uk)
– –Managing a Disclosure – Brook
– Help for schools – Stop It Now – scroll to safety planning documents
– Sexting (sharing nudes and semi nudes) Guide (includes 1 page overview for all staff) for Schools
– Need Help with Nudes? Think Before You Share Nudes Online
– Childline Sexual Harassment pg – consider adding to school website
– Brook Sexual Harassment info for young people
– Ofsted podcast sexual abuse review in schools/colleges
– Outside the Box – resources to tackle sexual harassment in schools
– Ofsted review findings sexual abuse in schools
– NSPCC Report Abuse in Education Helpline
–Beyond Referrals | Contextual Safeguarding – assess HSB in your setting
– BBS sounds Sexual abuse in schools
– Online Sexual Harassment | Childnet – Resources for schools
– DfE Teacher training Be Safe
-Toolkit addressing-child-on-child-abuse.pdf (farrer.co.uk)
– Indecent images of children Young Persons Guide
– Report and Remove a nude image online
– So this is sexual abuse – teenager resource
– NSPCC Harmful Sexual Behaviours school podcast
– NSPCC Harmful Sexual Behaviour HSB
– Sexual behaviour in Children – A Continuum
– HSB prevention toolkit – Lucy Faithful/Stop it now
– Sexual behaviours Traffic light tool for parents
– NICE guidance Harmful Sexual Behaviour
– Your Best Friend – resource for young people worried about their friends unhealthy relationship
–Tackling Sexual Abuse & Harassment in Schools – DFE Information
– Healthy Relationships and Exploitation Barnardos
– Signs and indicators of child sexual abuse | CSA Centre – how to evidence and record
– Communicating with children | CSA Centre – you suspect are suffering sexual abuse
– THE HAZLEHURST CENTRE SARC – Home Sexual Assualt Referral Centre
– KCRASAC | – support for rape and sexual violence
– Children and young people (CYP) – Victim Support
– Talk to us about Sexual Harassment – poster to display in schools by Brook
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Water SafetyShow details
– Click here to view the WSCP Water Safety page
Resources for Education (shared with us by West Yorkshire Fire and Rescue)
Primary School 5-10 years
– RLSS Short lesson presentation gives risk info /about water safety/ how to keep safe
Primary School 7-11 years
– RNLI Wandering away from adults for children
Lower Secondary School 11-14 years
– RNLI Decision Making -Open water swimming.
– RNLI Cold water Shock – Fight or Float
– RLSS – Cold Water Shock Duration
– RLSS video Covers dangers and personal narratives of effects of loss. (Really good video for the age group)
Upper Secondary School 14-18 years
– RNLI Explaining how to overcome Cold water Shock.
– RLSS video Covers dangers and personal narratives of effects of loss. (Really good video for the age group)
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Wakefield Families TogetherShow details
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Young CarersShow details