Safe Help: People and Organisations S3
Safe Help: People and Organisations
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Safe Help: People and Organisations
Use a calm, reassuring tone. This lesson is about recognising safe support, not creating fear.
Our learning goal
I can identify trusted people and organisations I can contact if I need help or feel unsafe.
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Glossary
trusted person - someone you can talk to who listens and helps keep you safe
organisation - a group or service that helps people
unsafe - not feeling safe, comfortable or protected
support - help from a person or service
emergency - a serious situation where urgent help is needed
contact - to call, message or speak to someone
helpline - a phone or text service that gives help and advice
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Who could help you feel safe?
Use this as a calm starter. Invite learners to add one person, service or short phrase. Accept a wide range of safe support ideas.
What does unsafe mean?
Feeling unsafe can mean:
worried
scared
confused
hurt
under pressure
It can happen at home, in college, online or outside.
Keep examples simple and concrete. Avoid graphic or detailed scenarios; focus on feelings and situations where support is needed.
When you might need help
You may need help if:
someone is shouting at you or threatening you
someone asks you to keep an unsafe secret
someone online makes you feel uncomfortable
you are lost or do not know what to do
you feel unsafe in any situation
Remind learners that if something feels wrong, it is okay to ask for help even if they are not sure.
A trusted person
A trusted person is someone who:
listens to you
takes your worries seriously
wants to keep you safe
helps you get the right support
You may wish to emphasise that a trusted person should be calm, respectful and helpful.
Trusted people you may know
Trusted people can include:
parent or carer
teacher or teaching assistant
family member
social worker
doctor or nurse
support worker
A learner may not have every person on this list. Stress that different people have different support networks.
Choose more than one person
It is helpful to know more than one trusted person.
If one person is not available, you can tell another trusted person. Keep asking until someone helps you.
This is an important safeguarding point: learners should not stop after one unsuccessful attempt to get help.
Why is it helpful to choose more than one trusted person?
They may all know
One may be busy
They make rules
One stays online
Checks the key safeguarding point from slides 4 to 6: if one person is not available, the learner should tell another trusted person.
Complete the safety message
A trusted person listens to you and helps keep you safe. It is helpful to tell more than one person if you need help.
These words come directly from the first teaching block: listens, safe, one.
How trusted people can help
A trusted person can:
listen
stay with you
help you move to a safe place
contact family or services
help you report a problem
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Organisations can help too
An organisation is a group or service that helps people.
Some organisations give advice, some give emergency help, and some help people stay safe.
Explain the word 'organisation' clearly. Entry level learners may need the distinction between one person and a service made explicit.
Emergency help
If there is immediate danger, emergency services can help.
Examples:
Police
Ambulance
Fire and Rescue
You may mention 999 as the emergency number in the UK if appropriate for the group, while keeping the slide text uncluttered.
Other organisations that support people
Other helpful organisations may include:
school safeguarding team
GP surgery
hospital
local council services
helplines
charities that support safety and wellbeing
Keep this broad and functional rather than naming many specific agencies, unless the setting requires local examples.
Support online and by phone
Some organisations can help when you:
call them
text them
use a website
ask another adult to contact them for you
Reassure learners that they do not always have to manage contact alone; a trusted adult can help them make contact.
Which service helps in immediate danger?
Police
Charity
Website
Teacher
Only Police is an emergency service in the options. The other choices may help in other situations but not as the emergency service answer here.
Complete the help information
An organisation is a group or service that helps people. In an emergency, you may need urgent help. Some services can help by phone or online.
Reinforces the difference between a person and an organisation, plus emergency and phone support.
What to say when asking for help
You can keep your message simple:
I need help. I do not feel safe.
You can also say:
where you are
who is with you
what has happened
Model short, repeatable language. This supports learners who may find communication difficult under stress.
If the first person does not help
Sometimes a person may not understand straight away.
If that happens:
tell another trusted person
contact another organisation
keep asking until you get help
Emphasise that not being listened to once does not mean the problem is unimportant.
Keep important contacts ready
It can help to keep:
names of trusted people
phone numbers
school contact details
emergency contact details
Store them somewhere easy to find.
If appropriate, suggest a phone contact list, wallet card or support plan.
Remember this
You deserve to feel safe.
If you feel unsafe, tell a trusted person or contact a trusted organisation. You do not have to deal with it on your own.
End the teaching sequence with reassurance and a clear core message.
What is a good first message when asking for help?
I am bored
Leave me alone
I need help
Maybe later
Checks recall of the simple script from slide 12.
Complete the advice
You can say, “I need help. I do not feel safe.” If the first person does not help, tell another trusted person and keep asking.
This pulls together the key language from slides 12 to 15.
