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Water Safety
It is perfectly natural to want to cool off when it’s hot. Unsuitable rivers and quarries hide dangers below, not taking into accounts the hazards of freezing cold water and currents. Teenagers especially are drawn in by peers and a keenness for risky behaviours.
With limited swimming over the last year, it will be important to remind our young people how to stay safe in or alongside water.
Here are some helpful resources
Royal Life Saving Society UK (RLSS UK)
https://www.rlss.org.uk/pages/category/schools-community-groups
Canal and River Trust - Summer water safety
https://canalrivertrust.org.uk/enjoy-the-waterways/safety-on-our-waterways/summer-water-safety
Water Safety at the beach
https://www.rlss.org.uk/water-safety-at-the-beach
RNLI – Float to Live
https://rnli.org/pages/ppc/beach-safety/beach-safe-float
Colin the Coastguard
https://colinthecoastguard.com/
National Water Safety Signs – do you know what these mean?
http://www.cheshirefire.gov.uk/Assets/watersafety_signs.pdf
Sun Safety
The Teenage Cancer Trust found that nearly two-thirds (61%) of young people aged 13-24 have avoided using sunscreen in order to get a better tan. As the weather gets hotter in the UK, we need to be more knowledgeable about keeping safe in the sun then ever before.
The damage done to young skin can lead to skin cancer developing in later life, so it’s vital to help young people protect themselves in the sun.
Teenage Cancer Trust Resources
https://www.teenagecancertrust.org/support-us/spread-word/shunburn-stay-safe-sun
Sun Safety
http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/articles/YDD2fTqHVfWJbV5qkHPL7D/sun-safety
Tips for Staying Safe in the Sun (CBeebies)
https://www.bbc.co.uk/cbeebies/watch/sun-safety-for-kids
Parents' guide to safeguarding in out of school settings
Many parents and carers will be looking for childcare providers and other out of school settings during the summer holidays. Last year the government published a voluntary code of practice for out of schools settings. Please see below.
The parents' guide is also available in several community languages (links are at the top right of the web page)
Download the 'Guidance for parents and carers' here: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/guidance-for-parents-and-carers-on-safeguarding-children-in-out-of-school-settings
https://nationalonlinesafety.com/guides
Links between children’s use of social media and their mental health and wellbeing readily receives attention in the news. There are an array of features which parents and carers should be aware of which can contribute towards children experiencing ‘social pressures’ online.
In mid-2019 we released a series of four guides that provided information on social pressures linked to certain aspects of social media and online behaviour. Such was the overwhelmingly positive response to each individual one, schools asked that we spotlight this hugely important subject area again. That’s why this #WakeUpWednesday we’ve published our full ‘social pressures’ series as a collective.
Read on to get your free guide and to catch up on the latest online safety news.