a dangerous situation that needs immediate help

the people who help us if we are in danger, such as the police, fire fighters or ambulance crew

when someone experiences damage to their body

Reporting an emergency

RSHE (PSHE)

Identifying hazards

Fire safety, burns and fireworks

The importance of vaccines

This unit provides strategies to avoid harm in various situations, emphasising personal safety and wellbeing. Pupils learn to identify hazards, understand fire safety and firework dangers, make emergency calls effectively and understand the importance of vaccination for health protection.

Staying safe and healthy: How can I avoid harm?

Subjects which particular individuals may be sensitive to, eg, adoption, migration, bereavement or death, divorce, poverty, deprivation.

Depiction or discussion of sensitive content

Physical illness or injury, medical procedures, blood.

the people who help us if we are in danger, such as the police

if someone has seriously injured themselves

call 999 and tell them our location and what happened

try to help the person before calling 999

What should we do when we report an emergency?

We should report incidents rather than {{}} them.

It wastes time for the emergency services to get to real emergencies.

It puts other people's lives in danger who are in real emergencies.

Our phone might stop working if we make prank calls.

The emergency service might block our number if we prank call them.

Why is it wrong to prank call the emergency services?

a service that helps people who are in danger at sea

a service that helps people who are in danger on hills and mountains

What are the common hazards outside the home?

know what to do to keep safe around hazards and risks

What do we need to do as we become more independent?

{{}} can be extremely dangerous if used incorrectly.

It is safe to swim in open waters without a lifeguard present.

We should wait in a safe place and let others past us on narrow pavements.

It is safe for children to light fireworks.

We must always stand behind the yellow line on a train station platform.

Which of the following statements are true?

We may need to call {{}} to report an emergency.

Reporting an emergency

Lesson outcome

Content guidance