Children can use this poster to recognise unsafe situations and know they are allowed to speak up. With simple wording and clear examples, it supports conversations about personal safety, body boundaries, bullying, online risks, worries, fear and asking for help from a trusted adult.
In a primary classroom, counselling room, family support visit or home setting, this printable child safety poster can help adults introduce sensitive safeguarding messages in a clear and child-friendly way. It is especially suited to younger children, including those who benefit from visual prompts, simple language and repeated reassurance.
The poster lists everyday situations that children should never be expected to keep secret. It covers someone hurting them, scaring them, touching their body without permission, asking them to keep an unsafe secret, bullying them, making them feel worried, seeing someone else being hurt, feeling unsafe online and needing help.
Each message is presented as a short statement, making it easy to read aloud with a child or display as a reminder during PSHE, relationships education, safeguarding lessons, social work visits, therapy sessions or nurture work. The language supports key search needs such as child protection poster, body safety rules, safe and unsafe secrets, speak up poster and trusted adult activity.
The final reassurance, “You are not alone. It’s brave to speak up. Tell a trusted adult. You deserve to be safe,” gives a simple next step without overwhelming the child. Parents, carers, teachers, school counsellors, social workers and children’s therapists could use it as a conversation starter, a wall display or a prompt before discussing worries, consent, bullying or online safety.
