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Welcome to Lifeskills for Key Stage 3

The Lifeskills programme covers a wide range of your PSHE curriculum in a mere two hours using the realistic indoor urban village at Safeside.

Acting students from Birmingham School of Acting, alongside our own fully trained Presenters, bring to life a range of real life dilemmas for pupils on issues such as road, car, fire, water and internet safety, drugs, alcohol, anti-social behaviour, bullying and peer pressure. The programme is designed to be interactive and experiential in order to engage harder to reach young people. The programme costs £5 per pupil and Safeside is located in central Birmingham next door to Fire Service Headquarters.

This page includes overall curriculum objectives for the scheme. You can see more detailed objectives, an outline of learning activities, and information on general visit and booking arrangements by using the menu on the left.

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Learning objectives

Overall learning objectives:

  • To recognise danger
  • To assess risk
  • To make things safer
  • To know what to do in an emergency
  • To deal with peer pressure

The Lifeskills programme at Safeside covers key parts of the Personal, Social and Health Education programme at Key Stage 3.

Students attend 10 life-like scenarios led by fully trained Presenters/Actors. Each scenario lasts exactly ten minutes.

Our philosophy is based on the value of experiential rather than theoretical learning. No clipboards are required, and we try to encourage students to think for themselves and take part. It appeals to all learning styles, and especially to those who find formal education more difficult.

If you have any questions about the educational content of the tour, please contact the education team on education@safeside.org.uk, or phone 0121 380 6429.

Lifeskills curriculum coverage

Personal Wellbeing at KS3

1.1 Personal identities
b. Recognising that the way in which personal qualities, attitudes, skills and achievements are evaluated affects confidence and self-esteem

1.2 Healthy lifestyles
a. Recognising that healthy lifestyles, and the wellbeing of self and others, depend on information and making responsible choices

1.3 Risk
a. Understanding risk in both positive and negative terms and understanding that individuals need to manage risk to themselves and others in a range of situations
b. Appreciating that pressure can be used positively or negatively to influence others in situations involving risk
c. Developing the confidence to try new ideas and face challenges safely, individually and in groups

1.4 Relationships
b. Understanding that people have multiple roles and responsibilities in society and that making positive relationships and contributing to groups, teams and communities is important

2.1 Critical reflection
a. recognise how others see them and give and receive feedback
e. reflect on feelings and identify positive ways of understanding, managing and expressing strong emotions and challenging behaviour
f. develop self-awareness by reflecting critically on their behaviour and its impact on others

2.2 Decision-making and managing risk
a. use knowledge and understanding to make informed choices about safety, health and well-being
b. find information and support from a variety of sources
c. assess and manage the element of risk in personal choices and situations
d. use strategies for resisting unhelpful peer influence and pressure
e. know when and how to get help
f. identify how managing feelings and emotions effectively supports decision making and risk management

2.3 Developing relationships and working with others
c. use the social skills of communication, negotiation, assertiveness and collaboration

Range and content of Personal wellbeing key stage 3
e. facts and laws about drug, alcohol and tobacco use and misuse, and the personal and social consequences of misuse for themselves and others
g. ways of recognising and reducing risk, minimising harm and getting help in emergency and risky situations
h. a knowledge of basic first aid

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