How can we ensure effective safeguarding?
Lesson details
Learning outcome
I understand how to keep myself and others safe whilst carrying out my active citizenship project.
Key learning points
- Safeguarding protects people from harm and is key during active citizenship projects.
- Keep yourself safe by avoiding dangerous situations or harmful content.
- Think about others' age and experience to avoid causing them distress.
- Always explain your project clearly and allow people to opt out if needed.
- Do a risk assessment with your teacher to plan a safe and responsible project.
Keywords
Effectively - getting the results you want in a way that works well
Safeguarding - a measure taken to protect someone or something or to prevent something undesirable
Distressing - causing a feeling of worry, sadness, or pain that makes someone feel upset or uncomfortable
Common misconception
That what a pupil finds safe and appropriate to discuss will be for the same for everyone.
We all have different lived experience, which can impact whether we find topics distressing, a person's age can also have an impact.
Teacher tip
Discuss how pupils can also keep themselves safe if engaging wth any local or national campaigns, e.g. a local protest.
Content guidance
Depiction or discussion of discriminatory behaviour
Depiction or discussion of sensitive content
Depiction or discussion of violence or suffering
Depiction or discussion of violence or suffering
Supervision
Adult supervision recommended
Licence
Lesson video
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Prior knowledge starter quiz
6 Questions
Q1.An important problem or topic to consider, discuss or debate is known as an...
Q2.Order the words to finish this description of a changemaker. A changemaker is someone who wants to change the world and by gathering knowledge...
Q3.Action that is suitable and relevant to your issue and community could be described as what?
Q4.Research that already exists that has been produced by someone else is known as what?
Q5.Research that you have created and carried out yourself is known as what?
Q6.Asking a group of people to answer a series of questions which is then recorded, is what type of primary research?
Assessment exit quiz
6 Questions
Q1.A feeling of worry, sadness or pain that makes someone feel upset or uncomfortable is known as what?
Q2.What should you carry out whilst planning your active citizenship, to ensure effective safeguarding?
Q3.What should participants of primary research always have the option to do?
Q4.Finish the sentence: Safeguarding others during our citizenship project is...
Q5.It might be inappropriate to involve a year seven in primary research regarding which topic?
Q6.From a safeguarding point of view, what do pupils need to be wary of being exposed to when researching online?
To help you plan your 10 citizenship lesson on: How can we ensure effective safeguarding?, download all teaching resources for free and adapt to suit your pupils' needs...
To help you plan your 10 citizenship lesson on: How can we ensure effective safeguarding?, download all teaching resources for free and adapt to suit your pupils' needs.
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