Our School Primary Nursery Community Church School Safeguarding Calendar Contact Login Safeguarding Resources Safeguarding Statement West Monkton Safeguarding Team Safeguarding Resources E-Safety Early Help Safeguarding Issues Help for Parents & Carers Safeguarding at West Monkton! What we do! http://clevernevergoes.org/ Home - Clever Never Goes This is a super, well-needed resource for children and gives an ideal opportunity to reinforce how children can be ‘clever’ and keep safe, especially as they move up to junior school and start to become more independent. clevernevergoes.org Over the past year teachers have provided age appropriate sessions to the children using an accredited programme to support stranger awareness: 'Clever Never Goes' has been developed to replace the out-dated ‘stranger danger’ approach. Whilst child abduction is relatively uncommon, it’s important that children can recognise the potential signs of danger. Teaching children simply to avoid strangers doesn’t work. Most strangers will help rather than harm children. Conversely, it is often people known to children that pose the greatest threat. Clever Never Goes moves the focus away from strangers and instead teaches children to recognise when someone (anyone) is asking them to go with them. We call this ‘Go Spotting’. In doing so, the programme aims to give children practical safety skills which they can use as they get older and become more independent. It’s about safety – but it’s also about building children’s abilities to engage with the outside world, and giving parents the confidence to let them. 01823 412582 office@wm.oak.education Bridgwater Road, Bathpool, Taunton, TA2 8FT eSchools uses cookies. View our privacy and cookies policy Cookie Preferences and Privacy Policy © School website design by eSchools. Content provided by West Monkton CEVC Primary School. All rights reserved. 2021 eSchools uses cookies to ensure you get the best experience on this website.Learn more DismissAccept specificAccept all