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Education Programmes

Each of our experienced Education Officers works hard to teach children how they can prevent fires at home. We also teach children about the importance of home security, consequences of committing arson or making hoax calls, crime prevention, cyber safety, road safety, knife crime, gang awareness, hate crime and healthy relationships. 

Our team of Education Officers deliver key safety messages to children in Key Stages two, three and four, using interactive school programmes. All of our education programmes are free of charge and open to all schools in Essex.

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Education Programme Catalogue

Primary School

Classroom Programme Catalogue – 1 hour sessions 

Year Group 

Programme 

Details
Year 3

Home Safety  

Joint Police and fire safety messages 

Objectives: 

  • To understand how to prevent fires in the home
  • To understand how to keep ourselves safe in the home.  
Year 6

Cyber Safety 

Social Media (hidden dangers), online gaming, online predators, cyber bullying and identity theft  

Objectives: 

  • To understand the risks of being online 
  • To understand what cyber bullying is and the impact and consequences if online bullying
  • To understand what an online scam is and how to keep your information safe
  • To understand how to stay safe online if using social media, games and websites

 
Year 6

Knife Crime 

Carrying a knife, joint enterprise and peer pressure

Objectives: 

  • To understand the consequences of carrying/using a knife
  • To understand what joint enterprise is and its implications
  • To investigate ways of addressing peer pressure 

  

 

Assembly Programme Catalogue – 30-minute sessions 

 Year Group 

Programme 

Detail 

Year 6 

Respect 

Hate crime and bullying 

Objectives:  

  • To understand the meaning of Anti-Social behaviour
  • To understand that our words and actions can hurt people     
  • To understand that all people need to be respected
Primary Years Water Safety Beach safety, staying safe by water, RNLI resources
Primary Years Summer Safety June/July - Field fires, water safety, pedestrian safety
Primary Years Firework / Halloween Safety October/November - Linking in with antisocial behaviour

Secondary School

Classroom Programme Catalogue – 1 hour sessions

Year Group Programme Details

Year 7+ 

Arson and Hoax call prevention  

Linking in with anti-social behaviour 

Objectives: 

  • To understand what Anti-Social Behaviour is 
  • To understand what arson is and the consequences of arson 
  • To understand what a hoax call is and the impact on the community and blue light services  
  • To understand what joint enterprise is and its implications

Year 8+ 

Home Safety 

Joint Police & fire safety messages  

Objectives: 

  • To understand the dangers of fire
  • To understand what to do if there is a fire   
  • To understand how to keep your homes safe and secure 

Year 9+ 

Healthy relationships  

All relationship types, consent, sexting, CSE 

Objectives:  

  • To understand different types of relationships
  • To recognise the risks of exploitation
  • To understand what is meant by consent and recognise the importance of consent 
  • To understand what sexting is and the implications  
  • To understand what domestic abuse is and the cycle of abuse 
  • To understand CSE and online exploitation 
  • To be aware of services and helplines  

Knife Crime  

Joint enterprise, custodial sentence, adolescent brain (decision making).   

Objectives: 

  • To understand the consequences of carrying/using a knife
  • To understand the implications of joint enterprise
  • To investigate ways of addressing peer pressure

 

Year 9+

Gangs Awareness 

Criminal exploitation, grooming and slavery

Objectives:  

  • To understand what criminal activities are carried out by gangs 
  • To understand the consequences of joining a gang or having any involvement with a gang
  • To understand the recruitment techniques used by gangs
  • To learn about support mechanisms for young people who have had involvement with gangs

 

Assembly Programme Catalogue – 30 minute sessions 

 Year Group 

Programme 

Detail 

Secondary Years 

Hate Crime 

Discrimination, acceptance and tolerance

Objectives: 

  • To understand the definition of a hate crime
  • To know how to report a hate a crime
  • To develop strategies to protect yourself from hate crimes

 

Cyber Safety  

Understand the risks involved with online activities, the consequences of online bullying. How to stay safe online. 

Objectives: 

  • To understand the risks of being online including online grooming, sexting and gaming
  • To understand what cyber bullying is and the impact and consequences if online bullying
  • To understand what an online scam is and how to keep your information safe
  • To understand how to stay safe online if using social media, games and websites
  • To understand what sexting is and the implications 

 

Secondary Years 

Water Safety  

Beach safety, staying safe by water in partnership with RNLI
Secondary Years Summer Safety June/July - Field fires, water safety, pedestrian safety
Secondary Years Firework / Halloween Safety October/November - Linking in with antisocial behaviour

 

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