This leaflet holds practical advice for parents/carers on what they can do to reduce the likelihood of a child carrying a knife. The guide aims to give some pointers on what to look for, how to raise the subject and who to contact if parents…
Category: Safety
Online safety agreement template
FAMILY ONLINE SAFETY AGREEMENT A family agreement is a great way to start a conversation with your whole family about how you all use the internet, and to start discussions together around how to behave in a positive way when online, whether this is at…
Monitoring Your Teen’s Activities: What Parents and Families Should Know
The leaflet outlines steps which parents/carers should take to monitor their teens and help protect them from risky behaviors. Click here to view/download
Stay Safe Programme resources
While originally intended for use in classes/groups, the resources (activities, worksheets, songs, videos and others) can be also used during 1:1 work with children. The lessons plans are divided into five Stay Safe Topics: • Feeling Safe and Unsafe • Friendship and Bullying • Touches…
Home conditions observation record/framework
This sheet is an excellent tool which provides social workers with a structure/framework to observe and record home conditions. The framework considers living area, kitchen, bedroom, bathroom and garden. We recommend that social workers complete this with the family or ask the family to highlight…
Young people’s safety questionnaire/toolkit
The questionnaire can be used by professionals working with young people aged between 13 and 18 as a way of opening up discussions about safety in a non-accusatory manner. The idea behind this tool is that it gives young people information about risky situations, whilst…
Keep Safe: A guide to personal safety
An easy read guide about personal safety covering the following areas: How to keep safe at home How to keep your home safe How to keep safe when out and about How to keep safe on buses How to keep safe on trains How to…
Home safety check – risk assessment (Template)
This home safety check risk assessment has been originally designed for childminders however it can be also used by social workers when identifying any potential hazards/risks within a home environment of a child. It guides you to look for potential hazards in the area of…