For Headteachers and Governors
Issue no.2/Feb 2015
Safeguarding/PSHE FOCUS MAGAZINE
Safeguarding/PSHE Should we prioritise safety education? Discover the leading student focused safeguarding tool kit for KS1.
Safety FoCUS EDITION
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A Message from the Director of 1decision An Introduction to the 1decision Safety Module 1decision ‘Learning Journals’ How can 1decision benefit your school?
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Medpac - The Mother of New Invention! Babcock Education - National PSHE CPD Programme Deedee visits Broom Barns Primary Deedee’s Travels
and the e-edition of our Focus Magazine! Receive exclusive offers, essential information on PSHE, safeguarding and news updates from our network. To subscribe, send your name and email address to info@1decision.co.uk 3
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from the Director of 1decision A warm welcome to all our new and existing readers! I would like to take this opportunity to thank all of the organisations, schools, parents, and children who have helped with the development of this fantastic safeguarding/PSHE platform. In addition, I am extremely grateful to all of the schools across the UK who subscribe to our service, enabling us to continue developing life-changing resources. For those of you who have not yet been introduced to 1decision, please visit: www.
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The start of the year has been very exciting for our team. Over the past few weeks we have seen the introduction of our Learning Journals (read more on p.6), which have undoubtedly improved the assessment process of our PSHE platform. Over the next few weeks you will see the introduction of our new ‘Understanding Feelings and Emotions’ module and we will also be revealing our exciting new project with the Fire Service. We will keep you updated! This edition of FOCUS offers an introduction to the 1decision safety module and highlights some of the other fantastic organisations that work hard across the UK to keep our children safe. Here at 1decision we continue to develop our programme on a daily basis. We want to hear from you, so please share your thoughts and ideas with us by emailing: yourideas@1decision.co.uk
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Packages starting from £110 a year.
Email: info@1decision.co.uk Tel: 01438 750330
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to our Keeping/Staying Safe Module As an integral part of our seven available modules, the ‘Keeping/Staying Safe’ section provides children with the opportunity to explore potential risks and dangers in a variety of situations. Wherever children are, at home, school, in the locality, near water, railways, or roads, there is an element of potential danger. Ofsted inspections consider whether pupils are able to assess and manage risk appropriately and keep themselves safe.
Learning outcomes for this module: All pupils will... • be able to identify potential dangers in different environments • be able to follow rules for and practise simple ways of keeping safe and finding help • be able to use simple skills and strategies which will help them maintain their personal safety around other people PSHE (Personal, Social, Health and Economic education) provides an ideal platform for teaching and learning about risks and keeping safe. Teaching children to keep safe or become safer is about giving them the opportunity to recognise and communicate their feelings whilst enabling them to develop the strategies to avoid or manage situations which place them at risk. Concepts such as ‘taking risks’ and ‘being at risk’ are not easy for younger children to understand and can best be explored through opportunities that focus on risky behaviours in other people. Together with full lesson plans, the video clips in this module provide such opportunities.
For more information on our Keeping/Staying Safe module, visit www.1decision.co.uk
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Following our most recent consultation with the PSHE Association, we are pleased to introduce our new Learning Journal resource. At no extra cost, every child will now receive a Student Learning Journal alongside their individual Activity Workbook.
Learning Journals offer more opportunities to assess each child’s progression throughout the modules. This resource allows children to log their learning for each module, providing a perfect assessment record for external organisations to view.
Deedee has been visiting schools across Hertfordshire, find out where Deedee has been on
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Here we highlight some of the benefits a 1decision subscription can offer...
• Full programme for PSHE (In line with DfE guidance) • Student-focused safeguarding tools, supporting the ‘Every Child Matters’ Policy • Flexible modules to fit around any teaching schedule • Suited to all learning styles • Individual activity workbooks and Learning Journals, ideal for assessment and • • • • • • • • • •
data recording Full PSHE development plan handbook Easy to follow teacher guidance manual Can be used to form assemblies, lessons, or themed days of learning Suitable for individuals and small or large groups Visuals encourage children to participate in activities such as role play in order to enhance learning Complements SEAL and other PSHE programmes Supports behaviour management systems Clear routine for children and teachers Supports other areas of the curriculum (e.g. Citizenship) Provides opportunities for children to practise making real decisions in a safe environment Certificates, module charts, behaviour management tools and so much more
• • Best of all...1decision involves minimal planning
Marking, assessing, planning! Subscribe to 1decision today and eliminate the stress of planning your PSHE lessons.
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Medpacs are practical bags which have been specially designed for storing and carrying medicines safely and securely and come complete with a Photo ID Card for easy identification in any situation, and a Treatment Card to write all the essential information required to administer the medicine. Medpac is the brainchild of Jayne Tarrant, a mum who saw a need for such a product when her own daughter was diagnosed with a condition that required her to carry emergency medicine with her at all times. Not able to find a product to fulfil the need, Jayne set about designing and sourcing a product that would work in many situations. Jayne explains “I wanted to find a solution that was durable, hard-wearing, easy to find in an emergency and affordable and I believe that Medpac has achieved these objectives�.
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Effective Training to Support Leaders and Deliverers of PSHE Education Effective leadership, management and delivery of PSHE requires confident and trained teachers and professionals. The National PSHE CPD Programme, established by the DfE in 2002, has been built upon established PSHE, health and education expertise. The National PSHE CPD Programme team, based within Babcock 4S, have been managing and delivering the programme, in association with the University of Roehampton since 2006. In this time the programme has supported teachers, HLTAs, Police, SRE professionals, Youth Support Service and School Nursing teams nationally in the development of their subject knowledge, understanding, proficiency and confidence in PSHE education.
Ofsted have reported that, “PSHE subject knowledge had been improved by teachers and school nurses achieving the National PSHE CPD Certificate.” Participants are overwhelmingly positive and enthusiastic about the programme and the way in which it enables them to develop needs based, high quality PSHE, whilst making necessary links to whole school approaches to safeguarding, SMSC, British values, mental health, emotional literacy and behaviour. “The course has made a huge difference to my practice and my confidence leading it. I have been asked to support two other schools in the local area with their PSHE. Amazing!!! All this has happened since I handed in my essay! It really has opened so many doors for us.” PSHE Lead Currently recruiting for courses in London, Surrey and Leeds beginning academic year 2015/2016. Courses also available nationwide.
For more information please visit www.pshe-cpd.com or contact Sarah.Lyles@babcockinternational.com (National PSHE CPD Programme Team – Lead Trainer)
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Create your own unique 1decision style film with alternative endings and your school could win Your video will be shared with schools across the UK. Closing date 17th July 2015
WIN 10 NEW iPads
For more details contact info@1decision.co.uk. The winner will be announced on the 5th September 2015. Good luck!
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Broom Barns Community Primary School, based in Stevenage, Herts, have been using the 1decision programme for the past year. We visited them in January to ask them to share their thoughts on our PSHE platform.
“The videos are very well made and thought provoking, resulting in lots of discussion about the issues presented. The enthusiasm and commitment from 1decision will certainly help improve children’s lives.” - Tina Jarman, Head Teacher
Broom Barns Primary School
“Children need to learn to make the right decisions to stay safe. 1decision is a great way for children to interact and learn from each other.” - Karen Webb, Broom Barns Primary School
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How has Deedee helped the pupils of Broom Barns? Whilst we were busy talking to the teachers, she visited them to find out...
Alisha, aged 8 “If you want to stay safe from the internet, you shouldn’t talk to people you don’t know and don’t give them your personal information.”
Ryan, aged 7
Deedee teaches us how to stay “I really like 1decision because king good choices. I have learnt safe and healthy and about ma to tell my Mum instead.” to not hit my brother back and
Isobel, aged 9 “We need to be careful to not leave things on the stairs because someone could trip and hurt themselves. We watched a video about rushing around, this can cause accidents.”
Leah, aged 8
to keep fit. If you eat some“You need to eat healthy food . your teeth as soon as you can thing sugary you should brush about brushing teeth.” Deedee showed us a fun video
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David was extremely fragile, having been seriously bullied over a prolonged period. Why was he bullied? Partly that he was quiet, a bit chubby, not sporty, and liked to do academic work. Fear and worry about being constantly beaten and verbally abused made him ill. He dropped out of school and spent all of his time in his room, often with the wardrobe pushed across the door. Luckily, David found help through Northleigh House, an organisation funded in part by the Ben Cohen StandUp Foundation. David is now recovered and his exam results assured him a place at a local college, where he now studies full-time. The Ben Cohen StandUp Foundation raises awareness of the long-term negative effects of bullying and provides support to those organisations doing work on the front line to stop it. Your donations and fundraising activities can help people like David. Please DONATE at http://www.standupfoundation.com/join/donate If you would like to FUNDRAISE for us, please contact lise@standupfoundation.com To access SUPPORT for your organisation’s anti-bullying work, please go to http://www.standupfoundation.com/grants/requesting-funding. Further information can be found at www.standupfoundation.com
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June/July 2015
Issue 3 no.3
Staying Healthy Special!
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