Keeping Ourselves Safe 2024
Keeping Ourselves Safe is a child protection programme in which children and young people learn and apply a range of safety skills.
During weeks 2-4 of Term 3, we will be teaching the Keeping Ourselves Safe programme. Keeping Ourselves Safe is a comprehensive child abuse prevention programme for schools.
Its purpose is to:
Teach students a range of safe practices that they can use when interacting with other people, both online and face to face
Teach students how to recognise the difference between healthy and unhealthy relationships, and encourage students who have been or are being abused to seek help
Prevent abuse by making parents and teachers more aware of their responsibilities to help students avoid abuse
Keeping Ourselves Safe will be taught by your child’s teacher, with support from the local School Community Officer, Constable Tineke Laing as required.
Here is the link to the NZ Police ‘Keeping Ourselves Safe’ website:
It is important that you take the time to read the programme content, to ensure you have knowledge and understanding of what your child will be taught. All lessons are available online, as well as a section outlining information for parents and whānau:
Our school community parent and caregiver meetings will be held as follows:
Online via Zoom
Date/Time: Tuesday 23 July 2024 at 7pm
Zoom Details: Host Maria Kroonenberg
https://zoom.us/j/95974972452?pwd=k6bXpZ8AZ9aSVU881AAgQT8GqOGz0D.1
Meeting ID: 959 7497 2452
Passcode: TKS
In person with Constable Laing in the School Library
Date/Time: Wednesday 24 July 2024, 3pm-3.20pm
This is an opportunity to talk with our local School Community Officer, Constable Tineke Laing, to discuss any questions or concerns that you might have.
If you would prefer your child not to be included in the Keeping Ourselves Safe programme, please inform your class teacher.
