St. Joseph's N.S. Ballymitty

Stay Safe curricular area of SPHE

Parents, please read guidelines as Stay Safe lessons commence this week in all classes.
13-April-21
Stay Safe curricular area of SPHE

Dear Parents,

The Social, Personal and Health Education curriculum is divided into 3 parts - Relationships and Sexuality (RSE), Walk Tall and Stay Safe. At this time of the year we cover the Stay Safe programme in all classes.

What is the Stay Safe Programme?

The Stay Safe Programme is a personal safety skills programme for primary schools - both mainstream and special. Its overall objective is to prevent child abuse, bullying and other forms of victimisation.

The programme develops children's ability to recognise, resist and report risk situations or abusive encounters by teaching children...

  • To identify for themselves unsafe or upsetting situations
  • Simple rules to help them avoid abuse
  • To respect and value the rights of others
  • The language and skills they require to seek help.

The programme also informs parents and teachers about preventing bullying and child abuse, whilst seeking to create a greater public awareness about the problems children can and do experience.

How can parents help with the Stay Safe programme?

Worksheets to accompany the lessons in classes may be given as homework to your child or may be brought home for you to sign. It's important that you use these worksheets to discuss the content of the lesson with your child. Doing so will give you an insight into what your child is learning, and present an opportunity to discuss the issues involved in a way more personal than is possible in the classroom situation. It also gives you an opportunity to discuss personal safety issues with your child and to explain the safety rules that exist in your family. Children have sometimes used the worksheets to tell their parents/guardians about problems.

Where can I find out more information?

You can find out more information here: http://www.staysafe.ie/parent_ss_prog.htm

If you have any questions please do not hesitate to contact your class teacher. Likewise, we ask you to let us know if any concerns arise out of these lessons for your child.

We thank you for your support with this very important element to the school curriculum.

Regards,

Audrey

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