1 A Review of Safety Education: Principles for effective

that all children, whatever their background or circumstances should have the support they need to: • Be healthy • Stay safe • Enjoy and achieve • Make a positive contribution • Achieve economic well-being. This review looks particularly at the contribution that safety education can make to help children and young people to stay safe. Purpose of the review: a) Identify the key requirements of effective safety/risk education materials/resources for school-age children (5 – 16 years old); b) Identify principle safety/risk education materials/resources available to schools in England and examine the extent to which they reflect the evidence around effectiveness; c) Help practitioners (primarily teachers, LA Advisers and Safeguarding Boards) become more informed ‘purchasers ’ and users of safety/risk educatio