Children will be learning about physical abuse and neglect.

We do this because we want children to understand and remember that no child should be hurt or feel frightened. We understand that it can be difficult to talk to children about things like abuse, we will do this with care so that children are not frightened, but so they understand their right to be safe and protected from harm, and that they can talk to adults who love and care for them if they are ever worried.

The children will learn about ChildLine so that they always know it is there to help them throughout their childhood.

Children are introduced to the concept of consent, this is defined as asking and receiving (or not) a person’s permission to do something. Through games and situations which children explore they will be learning to ask for consent/permission and that they can say ‘no’ to a request made to them.

Children will learn to recognise situations where they feel nervous or worried, we will help them to trust what we will call their ‘belly voice’, that feeling of nervousness or worry if someone asks them to do something they do not want to do. We are learning about consent now because we want the children to grow in self-confidence, respect for others and be protected from harm.

During this lesson, children will watch and discuss the following video:

• Consent for kids