Dear Parents/Carers,
A key aspect of our curriculum at Newdale is to educate children about how to stay safe. One of the many ways in which we do this is through themed weeks. Last term, we delivered our Expect Respect Week, where we worked sensitively with children, looking at the importance of healthy, non-violent relationships.
This half term, we will be delivering our Share Aware Week during the week beginning Monday 12th January 2026. Over the week, we will be looking specifically at the importance of consent, sharing our worries and other safeguarding issues around sharing information online using materials provided by the NSPCC.
Lessons will be taught in an age-appropriate way. A common theme throughout each year group is centred around ‘consent’ and the PANTs rule. Higher up in the school, children’s basic understanding of consent will then be developed through learning about cyberbullying, modern-day slavery, peer pressure, healthy and unhealthy boundaries, child criminal exploitation and grooming.
Please see below for the theme for each year group. Please feel assured that the sessions are very much age-appropriate for your child.
| Year Group |
Theme |
| Nursery |
Consent: personal space
Songs: Emotions e.g. If you’re happy and you know it |
| Reception |
Consent: personal space
Sharing of emotions/discussing what to do if you are feeling worried |
| Year 1 |
Consent: My body is mine (PANTS Power -NSPCC Resources)
E-safety- what to do if you are worried about something you see online |
| Year 2 |
Consent: safe and unsafe secrets and surprises (PANTS Power-NSPCC Resources)
E-safety – what to do if you are worried about something you see online |
| Year 3 |
Consent: is it okay? (Different types of touch- NSPCC Resources)
E-safety- information sharing |
| Year 4 |
Consent: My body, my choices (Different types of touch- NSPCC Resources)
Modern Day Slavery (Mo Farah)
E-safety- online gaming safety |
| Year 5 |
Consent: Your body is your own
Peer Pressure
Grooming |
| Year 6 |
Consent: My body is mine (UNICEF’s child rights)
E-safety- Grooming
Child Criminal Exploitation including County Lines
Healthy and unhealthy boundaries |
Please click on this link to see an example of just one of the areas we address during Share Aware Week and within our daily curriculum: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LqqnxQzz17c
We know the value of preventative work and the real importance that early conversations can have on children and young people’s lives. We are committed to keeping our children at Newdale safe and believe that our curriculum offer helps to safeguard children from the onset. This themed week is just one of the many ways we regularly teach children about keeping safe.
If you need more information, or are suffering from the effects of any of the safeguarding issues mentioned, please contact the school or visit the NSPCC website for further support and guidance.
Yours sincerely,
Miss R Cook
