STAYING SAFE

What do you know about being safe on the internet?  Visit the cbbc  pages to find out more.

A group of 5 - 11 year olds at Young Asian Voices have worked together to come up with a list of things which explains what 'Staying Safe' means.  Read the list below and see if you agree.

But not all children in Sunderland are safe

• the grown ups some children live with fight with each other, take drugs, or don't feel healthy in their heads
• some children get hurt crossing the road
• some children get bullied
• not all children can live at home with their family

To make things better Sunderland Children's Trust will

• try and stop grown ups hurting each other, especially when children are there
• teach children how to cross the road safely
• help bullies to stop bullying
• help as many children as possible to live at home

Part of being safe and feeling safe is being treated well by other people.  Not everyone is treated nicely by other people.

What is bullying?

Bullying often happens in school or on the journey to and from school, but it can also happen in other places and in different ways. Just like bullying in school, it can involve name calling, threats, insults, hitting, kicking punching or other violence. It might also include having your belongings taken from you.

Childline have information about bullying outside of school and you can also visit Bullying UK  for more information.

What is racism?

• Racism is a type of bullying. It is treating someone differently or unfairly just because they belong to a different culture, or because of their nationality or religion
• This might involve being attacked, getting threats or insults, or getting their things broken or damaged by graffiti.
  

Do you know what it feels like to be treated badly by other people? You might have been bullied. There are people who are trying to stop racism and bullying.

Show Racism the Red Card is an anti-racist educational charity that aims to stop racism through enabling role models, who are predominately but not exclusively footballers, to present an anti-racist message to young people and others. Download your favourite team poster for free here ....

Childline have information about racism and Britkid also have loads of information.

Have you heard of domestic violence? Do you know what it is?

Domestic violence is when somebody in your family hits, hurts or frightens another person in your family.

This is abuse.

The abuser may be your dad, your mum, your mum's or dad's partner, your carer or someone you have lived with. Domestic Violence is a crime - nobody has the right to hit, hurt, abuse or frighten another person.

You can find out more by clicking here or check out the Hideout below.

Did you know Sunderland has a Safeguarding Children Board (SSCB)? The job of the Board is to help to keep all children safe, and to make sure that everyone who works with children in Sunderland knows how to keep children safe.

Other good websites are:

The Hideout	Childline	Tales of the Road