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Keeping Ourselves Safe resources for Junior primary

Date Published: 
April 2018

Note: These resources were revised in October 2020. If your school still needs the old resources for any reason, please contact your School Community Officer.

The learning activities in Keeping Ourselves Safe are arranged in focus areas. Research suggests that an effective programme should include learning experiences from each of the focus areas.

All focus areas on this page were updated in 2020.

Focus area 1: I am unique, He taonga ahau

For safety reasons students need to know their name, where they live, and the names of the people they live with. When they can verbalise their feelings confidently, they can report times when they feel safe and unsafe. 

Focus area 2: My body is my own, Nōku tōku tinana 

Students understand the names of body parts and that no one should touch their genitals unless it is for health reasons. They consider touch that they like, touch that hurts and touch that is confusing. 

Focus area 3: Unwanted behaviour and touch, Kore e hiahitia te whanonga me te pā kino

Students need to be able to say “no” confidently, move away, and report what has happened. They learn the difference between good secrets and bad secrets and know how to tell.

Focus area 4: Adults who help, Ngā kaiāwhina pakeke

Students learn who they can trust to help them. Together with the people they live, with students develop safety rules and strategies to help them keep safe. 

Commission of Inquiry Quarterly Report - October to December 2013

Date Published: 
March 2014

This report is an update on the progress made by the New Zealand Police (Police), in implementing the recommendations from the Commission of Inquiry into Police Conduct (COI). The report is provided quarterly in accordance with the requirements of the Cabinet Policy Committee.

Police are responsible for implementing 47 of the 60 recommendations. The intention is not only to implement solutions, but to ensure that those solutions have the desired effect (that they are embedded).

Keeping Ourselves Safe resources

Date Published: 
May 2021

Keeping Ourselves Safe is a child protection programme in which children and young people learn and apply a range of safety skills that they can use when interacting with others.

Students recognise the differences between healthy and unhealthy relationships, and those who have been or are being abused are encouraged to seek help.

Road safe resources for years 7–8

Date Published: 
January 2014

The Road Safe programme provides learning activities to empower students to participate safely as responsible road users who are aware of their own place in the traffic environment, as well as that of others.

In this year 7–8 programme students will learn:

  • about traffic laws
  • how to observe road hazards
  • a range of safe practices that they can use when using the road (e.g., for cycling, running).

Road safe resources for years 4–6

Date Published: 
January 2014

The Road Safe programme provides learning activities to empower students to participate safely as responsible road users who are aware of their own place in the traffic environment, as well as that of others.

In this year 4–6 programme students will learn:

  • about traffic laws
  • how to observe road hazards
  • a range of safe practices that they can use when using the road e.g. as a pedestrian and passenger
  • basic cycling skills in a controlled environment.

Road safe resources for years 2–3

Date Published: 
January 2014

The Road Safe programme provides learning activities to empower students to participate safely as responsible road users who are aware of their own place in the traffic environment, as well as that of others.

In this year 2–3 programme students will learn:

  • about traffic safety and traffic laws
  • how to observe road hazards
  • a range of safe practices that they can use when using the road as a pedestrian and passenger.

Road safe resources for years 0–1

Date Published: 
January 2014

The Road Safe programme provides learning activities to empower students to participate safely as responsible road users who are aware of their own place in the traffic environment, as well as that of others.

In this programme students will learn:

  • about the traffic environment
  • how to observe road hazards
  • a range of safe practices that they can use when using the road as a pedestrian and passenger.

Burglary Free checklists

Date Published: 
January 2014

Burglary Free is a programme that aims to create burglary-free zones around schools and their communities.

These checklists will help teachers and schools to better understand the safety of their schools.

Kia Kaha resources

Date Published: 
January 2014

Through Kia Kaha students develop strategies for respectful relationships where bullying behaviours are not tolerated.

These two resources are for staff and parents who are implementing, or have children participating in, the Kia Kaha programme.

Kia Kaha resources for years 11–13

Date Published: 
January 2014

Through Kia Kaha students develop strategies for respectful relationships where bullying behaviours are not tolerated.

In this year 11–13 programme students will learn:

  • a range of personal skills to prevent bullying
  • what they can do if they have been or are being affected by bullying behaviour
  • actions they can take to prevent bullying in the community.