North Lincolnshire pre-schools have taken part in a new competition to help promote the National Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children’s (NSPCC) ‘Talk PANTS’ campaign.
The campaign, which involves cartoon dinosaur Pantosaurus, helps professionals, parents and carers talk in an age-appropriate way about sexual abuse and ensure young people know they can speak out to a trusted adult if ever anything worries or upsets them. The competition, ‘Talk PANTS like Pantosaurus’, invited pre-schools across the region to share their own methods to engage parents and children in conversations about personal safety.
The awards are being presented this week. But one pre-school in Scunthorpe has been singled out already for praise.
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The Learning Tree in Scunthorpe has been praised for a commitment to promoting child safety by embedding the messages of Talk PANTS into their daily routine, and creating an environment where children feel able to speak out. The competition is part of a partnership between the NSPCC and North Lincolnshire Council to safeguard children and support families.
Emma Hobson, NSPCC Schools Coordinator, said: “We know that being able to have a simple chat with our children can have a huge impact. To be able to Talk PANTS allows a positive conversation to begin. We want to arm our teachers and parents with the knowledge and skills to keep children safe from suspected harm.”
She added the NSPCC was delighted by the response from pre-school settings in North Lincolnshire: “We felt early years providers would welcome the opportunity to do something practical in their settings and would encourage involvement, and we certainly weren’t disappointed.”
Emma was also heartened to see the initiatives reverberate in communities, saying: “All of the entries were amazing, but The Learning Tree, our winner, demonstrated a culture of children, parents, and staff embedding the messages into the daily routine. It’s a testament to the dedication and creativity of our educators and caregivers in prioritising child safety.”
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Sally Barley, owner of The Learning Tree Pre-School, said: “The children have really embraced the campaign, and have started to take action with their new found knowledge by shutting the toilet door when they are in there, and talking about pants being private. The children and staff alike have enjoyed reading and listening to the Pantosauraus book at group time, and dancing around to the pants song in our physical movement area.
“This has become part of our daily routine and the instilling of safety to the children within the setting, now and in the future.”
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