Safeguarding Blog

Child on Child Harm This week, we have been talking to children about child on child harm – what is it, what we do to try and prevent it from happening at Begbrook and what we do to manage it on the few unfortunate occasions that is does happen.

Speak out. Stay Safe. This week we recapped important information from NSPCC’s Speak Out. Stay Safe programme. We reminded children about their rights: We talked about the ways in which they can Speak Out if they are feeling unsafe. These are: Talk to one of their 5x safe adults

Online Safety This week, have been reminding children about keeping safe online. In Preschool, Reception, Year 1 and Year 2, we have been reminding children about the Stay Smart Online rules. We used the poster below to see if they could remember what each word stands for. Ask your

Children’s Mental Health Awareness Week Next week is Children’s Mental Health Awareness Week and the theme is ‘My Voice Matters’ My Voice Matters is about empowering children and young people by providing them with the tools they need to express themselves. When we feel empowered, there’s a positive impact on

Privates are Private This week, we have been talking to children about keeping our bodies safe. In Monday’s assembly, we enjoyed listening to Pantosaurus’ song which shared important information such as: -What’s in your pants belongs only to you -Your pants cover up your private parts -If someone asks to

What is Child on Child Harm? This week, we have been talking to children about child on child harm. We shared the following definition with children: Child on child harm, also known as child on child abuse, is when

Speak out. Stay Safe This week we recapped important information from NSPCC’s Speak Out. Stay Safe programme. We reminded children about their rights: and helped them to remember the ways in which they can Speak Out if they are feeling unsafe. These are: Talk to one of their

RSHE – What can you do if you’re worried about something? As we are teaching Relationships, Sex and Health Education this term, our first safeguarding weekly theme for Term 3 is to talk to children about what they can do if they have any worries or concerns that relate to

Online Safety This week we reminded children about how to keep safe online, ahead of the Christmas holidays as we know that this is a time where they will likely be spending more time online. In EYFS/KS1, we used the following focus questions: Discuss: what do you do online?

Early Help – what is it? This week we talked to children about ‘early help’ – what it is and how it can be helpful to families. We explained to children that sometimes life can be hard, and families need help. We explained that ‘Early help’ is what we