A Pupil From A Socio-Economically Disadvantaged Environment AsAn Actor In The Educational Concept Of Protection And Security

Each of us in our lives will face emergencies, whether a fire,accident, traffic collision or natural disaster, and it iscrucial that we know how to recognise them and how toadequately react. The legally-guaranteed protection in the caseof emergencies and for the protection of life and health of thecitizenry or property is primarily the remit of the integratedemergency response system. Protection provided by theintegrated emergency response system does not arrive in mereseconds, and a person is thus forced by necessity to deal withthe situation and help as well. For this reason, it remainsnecessary to support and perfect the education and training ofcitizens, and it proves effective that this process issupported by schools or educational institutions. The mainresearch aim is to determine the knowledge level in protectionand safety among primary school pupils from the first to thirdgrade in socioeconomically marginalised localities. Buildingupon these findings, it will apply the topic module of theproject weeks and determine the knowledge level of the giventarget group. The empirical part follows from the project –Development of Civic Competencies in Safety and Protection ofthe Citizenry among Pupils from Socioeconomically DisadvantagedBackgrounds – where thematic project weeks that concluded witha test/questionnaire were, among others, implemented. Thethematic areas/modules should be aimed at increasing theknowledge of pupils, specifically so that a pupil wouldunderstand the evident danger connected with risks of everydaylife (traffic, chemical substances in the home, electriccurrent, sports and hobbies), with fire and with an emergency,then know how to call for help (using any of the learnedmethods) and, last but not least, to know how to use emergencynumbers to make calls and master basic communication methodswith the operator (suitable for their age). Equal opportunityand fair access to quality education ofchildren/pupils/students should be among the basic pillars ofhuman rights. A considerable influence, not only in social,economic and cultural terms, is the family, which impacts theresults of the school success rate of pupils, the educationalprocess and, last but not least, the life and professionalcourse. School can also be included among the crucial pillarsthat have an undoubtable impact on education and the wholedevelopment of an individual. The current system only shows thepossibilities and what path is selected and whether attentionwill be paid to a topic in a given faith so that is would beattractive to the pupils depends on the teachers themselves.Therefore, the question remains whether the teaching materialsfor the teaching staff should be unified. Despite the widespectrum of tests and aids, certain areas are prepareddifferently and do not always suit the given time and reflectthe social events that may cause a threat. Therefore, unifyingand updating materials would reinforces the topic and supportthe lesson. Multimedia and interactive textbooks can be used tomake topics appealing. The research done shows that it issuitable to inform and guide pupils in the first grade in thearea of protect and safety in the form of games and exercisesbefore memorising theoretical material itself. It is evidentfrom this that we would target deepening theoretical knowledgewith practical exercises in first aid during second grade. Thebasics of first aid and calling aid should be integrated intothe whole cross-curricular education of protection of thecitizenry. Further topics are obviously also necessary.