Pupils safeguarding and the promotion of fundamental British Values are at the heart of all our work at CHPA and immense importance is placed on identifying opportunities within the curriculum for pupils to learn about safeguarding.

Our broad and diverse curriculum gives pupils the chance to experience life in all its diversity, to acquire knowledge, understanding and skills that significantly affect personal development, behaviour and welfare and equip every pupil with the knowledge and skills required for personal safeguarding.

At CHPA, we have developed a broad and balanced curriculum that is underpinned by the principles of safeguarding and one which provides explicit opportunities for the teaching and learning of safeguarding as outlined in ‘Keeping Children Safe in Education’ (KCSIE). The CHPA curriculum is fluid and changes with new changes within KCSIE developments each year, with any safeguarding topics we believe would support our pupils within their life at CHPA and the wider community. The curriculum is continually adapted to include or explore local, national and global issues wherever and whenever possible.

Relationships, Sex and Health Education (RSHE) is a vital part of our curriculum and is integrated into everyday practice as well as lessons within our PSHE curriculum covering the statutory guidance on the key topics; families and people who care for me, caring friendships, respectful relationships, online relationships and being safe. These themes are explored through our PSHE curriculum, using the PSHE Association Question-Based model approach, through themed days or assemblies, informal classroom discussions and Picture News. Within the Early Years Foundation Stage (EYFS), these themes are explored through Personal, Social and Emotional Development (PSED) and Personal Development and Wellbeing (PDW), which are highlighted within our PSHE Question Based model, incorporating Self-regulation, Managing self, building relationships and understanding the world. This focuses on supporting every pupils holistic growth and development in areas like social emotional and physical wellbeing.

Our PSHE curriculum enables pupils to become healthy, independent and responsible members of society. We encourage our pupils to play a positive role in contributing to the life of CHPA and the wider community through; Pupil Council, Eco-Warriors, Play-leaders, Digital leaders, supporting local, national and international charities, working alongside community groups (such as The Friends of Charnock Recreation Grounds), local library visits and visiting local religious centres and in doing so, we help develop their sense of self-worth and their role in the global community.

Digital literacy (E-Safety) is explicitly taught as part of our PSHE and Computing curriculum from YR to Y6 and more widely across our CHPA community during Online Safety Day and sharing the National Online Safety Safeguarding Information via our Social Media channels and weekly Newsletter. The curriculum is flexible, relevant, engages the interests of our pupils, and is focused around the overarching PSHE theme being taught at the time. Additional opportunities are sought to embed online safety skills across the curriculum, pupils are taught about the benefits, and risks of using technology, providing safeguards and awareness that will enable them to control their online experience and keep themselves as safe as possible.

We constantly challenge pupils to think deeply about safeguarding matters and their own personal, physical and mental well-being. We value pupils’ questions and give them space for their own thoughts, ideas and concerns and provide them with planned opportunities across the curriculum to explore values, personal rights, responsibilities and equal opportunities, develop moral concepts that affect positively on safeguarding, promote British Values and prevent radicalisation and extremism.

At CHPA, we develop pupil knowledge and understanding of the major world faiths by exploring fundamental questions in life and seeking opportunities to celebrate similarities and differences in people’s faiths and beliefs. We enable pupils to develop a sound knowledge not only of Christianity but also other world religions through our RE lessons, celebrating key religious celebrations throughout the year such as Holi and Diwali and the main faiths of pupils and families with CHPA and the wider community. We are bold in exploring contemporary issues that affect our everyday society and through doing so; promote British Values throughout our curriculum.

Safeguarding and the curriculum at CHPA

How CHPA addresses specific areas of safeguarding within the curriculum and when.