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Safety Circle

Helping children recognise the trusted adults around them.

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Development status

Status: In development

This solution is being designed and developed. Details may change before it becomes available.

Framework layers

  • Child
  • Parent/Caregiver
  • School

Overview

About Safety Circle

Children feel safer when they know who they can talk to. The Safety Circle is a simple, visual learning activity that helps children identify the supportive adults in their lives and understand that they can go to any of them when something feels confusing, uncomfortable or worrying.

It is designed to be calm and reassuring. The emphasis is on connection and support rather than danger, and on the message that it is always okay to ask for help, and to keep asking until someone listens.

Intended audience

  • Children, guided by a teacher, parent or caregiver
  • Teachers delivering age-appropriate safety learning
  • Parents and caregivers continuing the conversation at home

Purpose

To help children name the people they trust, understand what makes an adult a safe person to talk to, and feel confident that reaching out is the right thing to do.

How it works

A circle of support around every child

Children place themselves at the centre and think about the trusted adults around them. The activity is private and personal, and there is no right or wrong number of people.

  • At home

    Parents, caregivers or family members the child feels safe with.

  • At school

    A teacher, counsellor or another member of staff the child trusts.

  • In the community

    Other responsible adults, such as a relative or a known community member.

The key message: if something worries you, tell someone in your circle, and keep telling until someone helps.

Potential benefits

Why it matters

  • Gives children a concrete, visual reference for where to seek help
  • Opens natural opportunities for conversations between children and adults
  • Reinforces the message that more than one adult can help
  • Encourages adults to reflect on how approachable and responsive they are

These are intended benefits. Outcomes will be reported only when supported by evidence.

How it fits the framework

  • Child layer

    Children identify trusted adults and practise how to ask for help.

  • Parent/Caregiver layer

    Caregivers talk through the circle at home and reinforce that home is a safe place to talk.

  • School layer

    Teachers introduce the activity within a planned safeguarding programme.

Implementation considerations

  • Delivered by adults who understand how to respond if a child raises a concern
  • Adaptable to different ages, family structures and cultural contexts
  • Works best when parents are informed and invited to continue the conversation
  • Can be revisited over time as children's relationships change

Safeguarding and privacy

  • Children should never be asked to share their circle publicly or explain why someone is not in it.
  • Having a certain number of trusted adults does not guarantee safety. The message is always to keep telling until someone helps.
  • Any concern that emerges must be handled privately by a responsible adult following established safeguarding procedures.
  • Completed activities that identify individuals should be treated as private and not displayed or collected.

An educational and preventive tool

Safety Circle supports learning and preparedness. It does not replace statutory child-protection authorities, emergency services, qualified professionals or a setting’s established safeguarding procedures.

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Works well alongside

PREPARE. PREVENT. PROTECT.

Bring the Safety Circle to your school or programme

Talk to us about how this activity could fit within your existing safeguarding and learning plans.

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