State Office:
Neighbourhood Watch Victoria
Victoria Police Centre
311 Spencer Street
Docklands VIC 3008
General Enquiries: (03) 8335 6002
Media Enquiries: ceo@nhw.com.au
ABN: 41 586 657 273
Incorporation Number: A0018739R
How safe is my School are written to align with the Victorian Curriculum and adhere to Victoria’s Child Safe Standard 9. The resources will take primary school students on a journey to expand their safety knowledge and empower them to improve safety around their school.
Subject | Level | Code | Content description | Elaboration | Resource |
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Health and PE | Levels 1 & 2 | VCHPEP073 | Practise strategies they can use when they need help with a task, problem or situation at home and/or at school | Recognising photos and locations of safe places and people who can help | Lesson 1 |
Geography | Levels: Foundation, 1 & 2 | VCGGC060 | Collect and record geographical data and information from the field and other sources | Asking questions about features they observe in the local area and collecting and recording information using all their senses | Lesson 2 |
Geography | Levels: Foundation, 1 & 2 | VCGGK069 | Reasons why some places are special, and some places are important to people and how they can be looked after | Proposing possible actions that could be taken by the student to improve an important place such as the school grounds or local park | Lesson 3 |
Design and Technologies | Levels: Foundation, 1 & 2 | VCDSCD018 | Explore needs or opportunities for designing, and the technologies needed to realise designed solutions | Exploring opportunities around the school for designing solutions, for example how school play areas could be improved; how the school removes classroom waste and identifying opportunities to reduce, recycle and re-use materials; reviewing the school canteen menu to identify healthy food options and suggesting changes to promote good health | Lesson 3 |
Health and PE | Levels 3 & 4 | VCHPEP091 | Identify and practise strategies to promote health, safety and wellbeing | Explore and practising strategies that could be used to make the home and school environment safer | Lessons 1–3 |
Identifying and practising ways of behaving in the playground that ensure the safety of themselves and others | Lessons 1–3 | ||||
Health and PE | Levels 5 & 6 | VCHPEP113 | Explore how participation in outdoor activities supports personal and community health and wellbeing and creates connections to the natural and built environment | Discussing how a connection to the local community, environment or special places can influence personal and community health and wellbeing | Lessons 1–3 |
Discussing how access to natural and built environments can help or hinder participation in physical activities | Lessons 1–3 |
Neighbourhood Watch Victoria acknowledges the 38 mobs, the Traditional Custodians of the land on which we operate, live, and gather as employees and volunteers. We recognise their continuing connection to land, water and community and pay respect to Elders past, present and emerging.
At Neighbourhood Watch, we believe everyone has the right to feel safe and welcome. We are committed to ensuring diversity, inclusion and equity are embedded throughout our organisation – in the work we do, the services we deliver and among our staff, volunteers, and the communities we work with.
Neighbourhood Watch Victoria
Victoria Police Centre
311 Spencer Street
Docklands VIC 3008
General Enquiries: (03) 8335 6002
Media Enquiries: ceo@nhw.com.au
ABN: 41 586 657 273
Incorporation Number: A0018739R