Learning with Your SCPO

The All Wales School Liaison Core Programme is a series of lessons that span Foundation Phase to Key Stage 4 (pupils aged 5–16) raising awareness of community issues and promoting crime prevention. These messages are delivered by School Community Police Officers (SCPO).

The Programme is a spiral scheme of work. Each lesson is age appropriate and has up to date contents building on the previous one. The Lesson Matrix shows the extent of the Programme available to schools. Follow-up work for teachers on these topics is available in the teachers' section.

As part of the Programme, Safer Relationships are explored as an important issue. Two lessons deal directly with the topic. They are described below:

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Foundation – Safe Haven (5 to 7 year olds)

This lesson sensitively introduces the concept of domestic abuse. Through the use of role-play, story time and other interactive activities, it helps children explore and understand difficult emotions. The lesson also highlights the importance of talking to a trusted adult if they feel unsafe or uncomfortable.

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Lower Key Stage 2 Friend or Foe (7–9 year olds)

The lesson raises awareness with pupils that it’s not possible to tell what a person is like just by their appearance. It helps identify potentially dangerous situations and explores coping strategies. A short DVD called Anwen’s Story highlights the importance of talking to a trusted adult if they feel unsafe or uncomfortable.

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Key Stage 3 - Hidden Hurt (11–14 year olds)

Pupils learn what makes a safe relationship, and identify and understand the five types of domestic abuse. They are made aware of what can be done. Also to raise awareness of the support agencies which are available for victim and perpetrator The SCPO will show film clips - pupils then discuss situations, images shown and also key words and how to identify warning signs.

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Key Stage 4 - Dangerous Deception (14–16 year olds)

Based on a real life event, a DVD is used to describe the story of a girl called Lucy who is groomed by a man who contacted her on the Internet, posing as a model agency. Lucy soon becomes a victim of sexual exploitation. Using discussion and interactive activities the lesson focuses on identifying the early warning signs that all is not well and encourages pupils to discover opportunities to make positive choices and keep safe.

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Key Stage 4 - No Means No (14–16 years old)

This lesson introduces the concept of consent and develops strategies to empower young people to understand sexual consent. Pupils watch a DVD clip to trigger group discussion around sexual consent, the law and its consequences and explore scenarios to enable them to make informed decisions. The lesson also highlights local and national support agencies.