Lesson 2 - Stay Safe
Focus
To:
• Understand consequences and how to
make informed choices
• Understand who can help in an
emergency situation
• Think about how to be safe by the sea
and other areas of water
Film 3 – part 1
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What would you do next?
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Film 3 – part 1
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What would you do next?
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Who to contact in an emergency
•
At school – a teacher or the nearest adult
•
At home
•
On the road
•
Out in town
•
On the beach – ask for the Coastguard or
find a lifeguard
•
In the countryside
•
By a river, lake or reservoir
Dial 999 or 112
Tell the operator your location and what has happened and they will
send the appropriate emergency services
What is the RNLI?
• The RNLI is the charity that saves lives at sea
235 RNLI
Lifeboat
stations
4,600
volunteer
lifeboat crew
members
Lifeguards on
over 160 beaches
• More than 900 seasonal paid lifeguards and supervisors
• Volunteer lifeguards provide additional cover
Film 3 – part 2
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Who helped Lucy?
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How do lifeboats help?
Lifeboats:
• Provide 24-hour search and rescue
service
• Respond to emergency calls from
people in trouble at sea
• All-weather, inshore and hovercraft
• Have volunteer crew trained to save
lives at sea
Find out more at rnli.org.uk
How do lifeguards help?
Lifeguards:
• Supervise at the beach
• Create monitored and safe flagged
areas of the beach
• Have access to lifesaving equipment
• Are trained to save lives
• Teach people about beach safety
Find out more at rnli.org.uk
Know your flags
• Patrolled by lifeguards,
safest area to swim
• Area for craft. Not safe to
swim in this area
• DANGER! Never go in the
water when the red flag is
flying
• Wind conditions dangerous.
Do not use inflatables
Avoid getting into trouble
What could Lucy have done to stay safe?
•
Not go out alone
•
Go with an adult
•
Tell someone where she was going
Safety poster
Plan a poster for younger children
Planning your beach safety poster
• What are the possible dangers and
hazards at the beach?
• How can you avoid these dangers
and hazards?
• What else can you do to stay safe?
Planning your water safety poster
• What dangers and hazards could
there be?
• How can you avoid these dangers
and hazards?
• What else can you do to stay safe?
Review
To:
• Understand consequences and how to
make informed choices
• Understand who can help in an
emergency situation
• Think about how to be safe by the sea
and other areas of water