Lesson Series

Why do people take risks?

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Key
Stage

Upper 2

Lesson Plans

2

Resource Sheets

2

Story
Book

1

Video Story

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In this resource set we focus on why people take risks, how we can try to stay safe, critical thinking and Protective Behaviours.


This resource covers the following themes:

  • Emotional Wellbeing
  • Life Online
  • Equality and diversity
  • Online and offiline 
  • Practical decision making skills 
  • Personal safety
  • Health and wellbeing accident prevention
What is covered?
What are the outcomes for pupils?
• Understand feelings associated with being safe or unsafe.
• Explore safety, vulnerability, risk and factors which can influence these.
• Understand ways that they might be able to reduce risk factors and vulnerability.
• Understand two key themes of the PBs approach.
• Understand why we take risks.
• Consider how to best manage risky situations.
• Understand how to work out something that needs to be thought about.
• Understand how to use PBs technique, Stop, Feel, Think, Do.
• Consider how to best manage risky situations.
• Sources of support available to them should they ever need it.

  • I understand what safety and being safe means. 
  • I understand what vulnerability and risk mean.
  • I can describe some of the feelings associated with being safe or unsafe.
  • I can recognise some consequences of different risky behaviours.
  • I know what vulnerable means.
  • I can begin to identify ways to stay safe and manage risk.
  • I know the two PBs themes.
  • I understand why someone might decide to take a risk.
  • I can identify ways to stay safe and manage risk in different situations.
  • I know how to work out something that needs to be thought about.
  • I know how to use the PBs technique, Stop, Feel, Think, Do.
  • I know how to ask for help and advice from a trusted adult.

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