On Tuesday, our Year 6 pupils took part in an important and engaging visit to Warning Zone Life Skills Centre — a powerful, hands-on experience designed to help young people recognise risks and make safer choices in real-life situations.

Warning Zone is an interactive education centre that helps children develop vital life skills through realistic scenarios, covering areas such as online safety, personal safety, transport, fire, water safety and anti-social behaviour.

During the morning, pupils explored key aspects of e-safety, with plenty of eye-opening moments. For example, they discovered just how easily personal information can be shared without realising, and how simple it can be for people to disguise who they are online. As always, the competitive spirit shone through during the “Who Wants to Be an E-Safety Expert?” quiz at the end!

In the afternoon, the children moved through the eight different zones, each focusing on a specific area of risk — including railway safety, fire safety in the home, canal and water safety, alcohol awareness and anti-social behaviour. The county lines zone proved especially impactful, prompting thoughtful discussion and strong reactions, while the road safety zone was highly interactive… and confirmed once and for all why 11-year-olds definitely shouldn’t drive!

A hugely valuable day that sparked great conversations and helped equip our pupils with knowledge they’ll carry forward. Well done to Year 6 for their maturity, curiosity and engagement throughout the visit. And thank you to the staff and volunteers at Warning Zone for their time and knowledge on this highly engaging visit.