Progression in Personal Development and Mutual Understanding

Theme 4a:SafetyKey Stage TwoStrand One: Personal Understanding and HealthStatement of Minimum Requirement: Pupils should be enabled to explore ways of coping safely and efficiently with their environment.LearningIntentionsWe are learning to:Sample Learning ActivitiesThinking Skills andPersonal CapabilitiesSuggested ResourcesDevelop strategies toresist unwanted peer/sibling pressure andbehaviour.‘What If’ cards safety activity from (LLT Year 5 Yellow Unit). Ask pupils toconsider ways of managing challenging situations and the consequences oftheir choices.Working with OthersBecome more independent insocial and interpersonal tasks.Living.Learning.Together.(LLT): Year: 5 and 7: Yellow Unitand suggested stories/furtherreading/additional resources.Recognise, discuss andunderstand the natureof bullying and theharm that can result.Walking Debate where pupils decide what constitutes ‘bullying’.Use the Consequence Wheel to show how our behaviours can affect others.Self-ManagementMake links between learning indifferent contexts.Active Learning and TeachingMethods for Key Stages 1 & 2.http://www.savethechildren.org.uk/en/docs/NI_something_to_say.pdfBecome aware ofthe potential dangerof relationshipswith strangers oracquaintances,including good and badtouches.In line with the school’s RSE policy, use the Thinking Skills Diagram fromLLT (Year 7 Yellow Unit) to promote thinking and discussion of options whenmaking decisions.Ensure that pupils are aware of how to approach the designated teacher forchild protection and others who can help them in school and of the school’sposition in regard to confidentiality.Thinking, Problem-Solving andDecision-MakingMake links between possiblecauses and effects.Try alternative problem solvingsolutions and approaches.Continued on next page11