Our Curriculum

The curriculum deals with safeguarding in two key ways.

Firstly, the curriculum – through cross-curricular topics and planning around Personal, Social and Health Education – discusses relevant issues with the children. Specific topics include such themes as Drugs, Sex and Relationships and Stranger Danger. Children are encouraged to explore and discuss these issues together and with their teachers/learning support assistants. We also discuss a wide range of issues around safety and wellbeing on a very regular basis in assemblies. Our School Welfare Team is also playing an integral part in keeping our children safe and caring for their wellbeing on a daily basis.Secondly, the curriculum is designed so that safety issues within the subject are discussed and safe practices taught, such as using equipment properly in PE and Design and Technology. At all times there has to be appropriate staffing levels and when the curriculum is taken out of school, appropriate and agreed pupil/adult ratios are maintained. The lead adult always assesses visits as to the level of risk and all trips are authorised by the Educational Visit Co-ordinator (EVC) and the Headteacher.Risk assessments are conducted for all activities beyond the school grounds, and these are signed off by the Headteacher.