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MODULE 04 · Core Foundations

Personal Safety, Boundaries & Safe Escape

Learners build awareness, boundaries, confident communication and safe-exit habits. Physical defence is treated only as qualified, in-person learning.

Core Foundations
10 missions≈ 5 hours total
Safety NavigatorModule badge
8–15Core learner range
Guided practiceSupervision varies by mission

Why this matters

A journey through a busy station becomes uncomfortable. The learner must notice warning signs, communicate a boundary and reach a trusted safe place.

Key vocabulary

Each mission introduces its own vocabulary through examples, scenarios and knowledge checks.

Learning outcomes

  1. explain the module's core vocabulary;
  2. recognise common risks and uncertainties;
  3. compare at least two response options;
  4. select proportionate, lawful and ethical actions;
  5. identify when adult or professional help is needed;
  6. complete a safe practical or paper-based activity;
  7. communicate a decision clearly;
  8. reflect on a mistake without shame;
  9. transfer the skill to home, online or community life; and
  10. complete a capstone scenario.

Mission map

Complete missions in order for the clearest progression.

04.01

Introduction to Personal Safety & Non-Violent Principles

This mission helps learners understand the concept of personal safety and why it matters, introduce non-violent conflict resolution as the first line of defense and choose when to pause, involve a trusted adult or follow official guidance. The aim is confident judgement, not risky independence.

≈ 30 minutesAdult-led for ages 5–7; guided independence for older pathways.
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04.02

Situational Awareness & Recognizing Potential Threats

This mission helps learners understand the concept of situational awareness, learn to scan environments for exits, people's behavior, and potential hazards and choose when to pause, involve a trusted adult or follow official guidance. The aim is confident judgement, not risky independence.

≈ 30 minutesAdult-led for ages 5–7; guided independence for older pathways.
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04.03

Non-Violent Conflict Resolution Techniques

This mission helps learners learn verbal de-escalation strategies, understand body language, tone of voice, and maintaining a non-threatening posture and choose when to pause, involve a trusted adult or follow official guidance. The aim is confident judgement, not risky independence.

≈ 30 minutesAdult-led for ages 5–7; guided independence for older pathways.
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04.04

Predicting Social Unrest & Crowded Situations

This mission helps learners recognize signs of escalating group tensions or unrest, learn how to identify safe zones, exits, and when to leave an area and choose when to pause, involve a trusted adult or follow official guidance. The aim is confident judgement, not risky independence.

≈ 30 minutesAdult-led for ages 5–7; guided independence for older pathways.
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04.05

Balance, Space and Protective Posture

This mission helps learners use balanced posture, distance and open hands to support a safe exit, explain why physical contact is a last resort and practise only non-contact positioning unless taught by a qualified instructor. The aim is confident judgement, not risky independence.

≈ 30 minutesAdult-led for ages 5–7; guided independence for older pathways.
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04.06

Breaking Contact and Reaching Safety

This mission helps learners prioritise breaking contact, making noise and reaching safety, identify trusted adults and staffed places and understand that physical techniques require qualified in-person instruction. The aim is confident judgement, not risky independence.

≈ 30 minutesAdult-led for ages 5–7; guided independence for older pathways.
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04.07

Voice & Presence as a Deterrent

This mission helps learners use assertive voice commands to discourage would-be attackers, learn to appear confident and in control, even if you feel nervous and choose when to pause, involve a trusted adult or follow official guidance. The aim is confident judgement, not risky independence.

≈ 30 minutesAdult-led for ages 5–7; guided independence for older pathways.
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04.08

Recognising and Responding to Unwanted Attention

This mission helps learners recognise patterns of unwanted attention or following, use staffed places, trusted contacts and safe route changes and avoid confrontation, deception or surveillance-evasion tactics. The aim is confident judgement, not risky independence.

≈ 30 minutesAdult-led for ages 5–7; guided independence for older pathways.
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04.09

Protecting Digital & Physical Privacy

This mission helps learners recognize basic methods of digital and physical surveillance in urban areas, learn simple steps to reduce exposure: not sharing personal info publicly, using crowds to remain anonymous and choose when to pause, involve a trusted adult or follow official guidance. The aim is confident judgement, not risky independence.

≈ 30 minutesAdult-led for ages 5–7; guided independence for older pathways.
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04.10

Simulation & Review

This mission helps learners apply learned skills in a simulated multi-step scenario, reinforce non-violent solutions, situational awareness, and safe escapes and choose when to pause, involve a trusted adult or follow official guidance. The aim is confident judgement, not risky independence.

≈ 30 minutesAdult-led for ages 5–7; guided independence for older pathways.
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Parent and educator note

Review the supervision indicator before practical activities. Encourage learners to explain their reasoning and treat asking for help as a positive learning outcome.