Personal & social development // Responsible Decision-Making
Everyday Safety Awareness
Keep themselves safe in everyday situations — knowing basic safety rules about roads, strangers, water, and the internet — and understanding who their trusted adults are and when to tell them something
Quick check
Does the learner know their basic safety rules — like not going off with someone they don't know, looking both ways before crossing, and telling you if something online makes them uncomfortable?
Ask this to see whether the topic is secure.
Topic // Mastery
What mastery looks like
- State at least three basic safety rules and explain why each matters
- Name their trusted adults and describe when they should tell them something
- Demonstrate safe behaviour in a familiar everyday situation without being reminded
Topic // Map
Where this fits
- RequiredMust come first
- HelpfulHelps, but not essential
Before this
1 topicResponsible Decision-Making // Ages 5 to 8
Safety awareness draws on vocabulary of 'safe', 'trusted adult', and 'choice'
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Everyday Safety Awareness
Ages 5 to 7 // Method
Leads to
1 topic- Basic digital citizenshipRequired
Responsible Decision-Making // Ages 7 to 9
Digital citizenship builds on basic safety awareness
Personal & social development // Responsible Decision-Making
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