Junior Citizenship Project

On Wednesday 29th June,  our Year 6 pupils took part in Havering's Junior Citizenship Project. More than 1400 pupils from year 6 classes across the borough will be taking part. The key aims are for the children to learn about protecting themselves from crime and other potential dangers. The event took place at Taunton Hall in Harold Hill.

The event was created out of a desire to educate young people at a crucial point in their educational and social development before they make the move into secondary school. This is a time when some of our pupils will start to travel alone for the first time. 

The children were faced with 8 challenges related to personal safety on the Internet, public transport, fire safety and road safety. While each group faced their challenge, the host of the event awarded points to each group based on their safety knowledge, their interaction with each other and group work and their behaviour. 

" I was shocked at first when I was told

by the Fire Officer,  that if my house was on fire and my sister was trapped in her room not to go back and try and save her! He explained that in a room with a closed door and window she would have 30 minutes of air to breathe and that would give me enough time to call the Fire Brigade. But if you took just two breaths of smoky air it would make you unconscious! "

Sian Burnett, Palm class