360 Safeguarding: Information for teachers
Our first phase enables you to deliver safeguarding awareness in the classroom, but with more to come. Develop skills and resilience through interactive resources and teacher-led discussion.
The complete safeguarding package: 10% off 360 if you subscribe to MyConcern at the same time. Find out more.
Overview
With funding from national and regional partners, 360 Safeguarding is a curriculum-led programme using virtual reality alongside classroom resources. The programme equips young people with the skills to recognise and deal with potential safeguarding concerns.
Phase 1 is aimed at Y6/P7 undergoing the transition to secondary school and Key Stage 3. Using an interactive Skill City virtual environment designed for whiteboards, laptops and tablets, teachers lead students through potential safeguarding dilemmas in which they discuss, decide, do and deliberate on the consequences of actions.
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A unique learning experience
Experience Skill City, our unique VR environment, bringing to life real world safeguarding dilemmas in realistic but safe scenarios.
Learning objectives
Discover how 360 fits into EIF guidelines and supports your PSHE curriculum delivery.
360 programme content
Learn about our teacher-led interactive learning using the unique VR environment and accompanying learning resources.
Why use 360 Safeguarding?
Find out about the benefits of our unique safeguarding awareness and prevention programme.
Thanks to our funding and help-in-kind partners for their support
360 Safeguarding aims to provide young people with the knowledge and skills to make safe and informed decisions by:
- Building on statutory school curriculum areas
- Supporting the overarching concepts of PSHE and encouraging young people to thrive in times of rapid change
- Working in conjunction with the national curriculum and statutory guidance
Using classroom based teacher-led resources, 360 Safeguarding will help to prevent harm by:
- Raising awareness, at an age-appropriate level, of appropriate/inappropriate situations
- Building the confidence and reducing feelings of guilt felt by young people
- Increasing self-awareness in challenging situations (e.g. peer-on-peer abuse, how to be safer)
- Signposting to appropriate actions and where to get help
360 Safeguarding is an innovative programme that encourages creative and critical thinking, problem-solving, questioning, communication and collaboration. It promotes core behaviours such as resilience, respect, community, integrity and empathy.
Access to the programme includes:
- The virtual reality Skill City, designed for whiteboards, laptops and tablets
- Six interactive scenarios, based on PSHE learning outcomes – a park, alleyway, bedroom, kitchen-diner, outside the school and skate park
- Discussion of safeguarding issues related to mental and physical well-being, personal safety, drugs, alcohol and tobacco, what to do in an emergency, safety and well-being online and with family and friends
- Accompanying set of lesson plans and teaching resources
- Briefing and support materials for teaching staff
- Drop-in online support sessions and support by email/phone/video call
Benefits of the 360 schools programme
Key benefits for your school and your pupils
Frequently asked questions
You’ll probably have lots of questions and our handy frequently asked questions section should help. But we’re here to help, so do contact us if you want to find out more.
There are no definitive answers, as much depends on context. However, our teaching plans will provide you with everything you need to initiate and support open discussions, learning about risk, and making confident decisions.
If you need to discuss this just get in touch.
Yes. We currently have offers for smaller schools, schools subscribing in groups (e.g. as whole MATs), or schools signing up or already signed up to MyConcern from The Safeguarding Company. Full details are on our registration page. Offers are subject to Terms & Conditions and can be withdrawn at any time – so get in quickly!
No. You can use it flexibly to meet the PSHE needs of your children.
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What they say...
360 gives children the tools and confidence they will need to make positive decisions in everyday life.
Teacher and Eco Lead, Dorset
I like the 360 commitment to anytime, anywhere access, which is particularly relevant now.
Head Teacher, Dorset
The online approach, coupled with strong partnerships for face to face delivery as well, makes this concept invaluable.
Police & Crime Commissioner (Retired), Senior Lecturer (forensics)
A user-friendly resource that offers scope to move away from didactic teaching and to explore ‘real life’ challenges and potential consequences.
MAT Safeguarding Manager, Hereford
I like the way you can walk around the whole city and it’s not limited to one thing and after you finish the missions you can walk around and do what you like.
Pupil, 11, Northern Ireland
360 will allow individual agencies to combine their good work and raise the bar in delivery of safety and wellbeing interventions.
Schools Liaison Officer, Police Service Northern Ireland
It’s very fun because there are multiple choices and based on your options it can go a different way.
Pupil, 11, Northern Ireland
360 gives access to a whole learning environment in a cost effective way which Local Government should support.
Chief Executive Officer, Dorset Council
I like it because it teaches you lessons with having fun doing it.
Pupil, 11, Northern Ireland
Situations and scenarios are up to date. The product really does appeal to young people and is very user friendly.
Education Challenge Lead, Dorset Council
It’s like a game and you have pick the right decisions in real life situations but it’s fun at the same time.
Pupil, 11, Northern Ireland
The 360 platform enables teachers and leaders to engage young people and to highlight scenarios in a safe environment.
MD, First Bus Hampshire, Dorset & Berkshire
The missions were so useful because they helped us make good decisions.
Pupil, 11, Northern Ireland
Given the pandemic, equipping young people to be independent critical thinkers with the confidence to respond to situations in everyday life is even more vital.
Former CEO at Hazard Alley Safety Centre and now 360 Non-Exec Director
360 is really cool. It is super realistic and helps me to understand what to do when something like happens in real life.
Pupil, 11, Northern Ireland
The platform provides teaching staff with an opportunity to address challenging safeguarding issues with pupils in a safe environment and to open up discussions on difficult topics that equip learners with critical information on how to keep safe.
Co-Founder & Chief Safeguarding Officer at The Safeguarding Company (My Concern)
We didn't have a clue how to play at first, but then we showed our teacher what to do! It was lots of fun!
Pupil, 11, Northern Ireland
By young people working through scenarios that could be affecting their lives, it helps to improve their understanding of potential risks, consequences and ...decision making to enable them to make choices to keep safe and well.
Assistant Director of Nursing and Safeguarding and Regional Safeguarding Lead at NHS England
A child asked if we could do 360 again as soon as he came in the next morning, highlighting just how much the programme motivates [pupils].
Primary teacher, Northern Ireland
Even if the scenario had been something the learner had experienced before, it is still a useful tool as allows them to revisit the experience and discuss, and think about advice they might give to others about that scenario.
Teacher
Learners are excited by it and students are quick to pick it up.
Teacher
The interactivity of 360 alongside pupil-led learning [means that] learners can make choices in a safe environment.
Teacher
[360] provides an opportunity to ask PSHE-related questions without asking the pupil directly. [This] means [you] can see a more accurate picture of how a pupil may respond in real life – as it mimics a video game, it gives an insight to a more natural response.
Teacher
We've really benefitted from the whole class discussions. For example, this morning [we talked] about what risk and risk assessment is... what could go wrong and understanding how to stay safe. We've... linked [this to] school trips, walking home or going to the park... and in terms of... friendship groups too.
Year 6 lead, Poole
We talk to each other and decide which option we think is best. If we disagree on what happens we try one and see what happens. [Because you have to cross roads in Skill City] this is helping me to be ready for secondary school when I have to walk a long way past cars parked on the path.
Y6 pupil moving to secondary
I've learnt to make safer choices, to do what is best and what I think, not just what others think. [It has helped] me to have a clearer mind... sometimes [friends] make you do stuff you maybe don't want to do. But now I feel I might change my point of view and be more confident.
Year 6 pupil moving to secondary
I've learnt that you don't always have to choose the decisions that your friends want you to make. You could [make] your own decisions.
Year 6 pupil moving to secondary
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