Staywise Education
Saving lives through education
Hosted by NFCC, StayWise is the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government’s (MHCLG) education arm of the national Fire Kills campaign. StayWise is a prevention platform, helping children and young people develop the knowledge, skills and confidence they need to stay safe from fire and other emergencies.
StayWise brings together trusted, engaging education resources from the fire and rescue service, emergency services and other safety partners, making it easier for the people who work with children and young people to deliver relevant and consistent safety education.
The platform is designed for teachers, youth workers, home educators, blue light practitioners and other professionals working with children and young people.
Supporting prevention through education
StayWise provides resources covering a range of safety and prevention priorities, including:
- Fire safety
- Water safety
- Road safety
- Serious violence prevention
- Early intervention
- Fire Cadets and youth engagement
- Wider community safety
Resources are designed for different ages and settings, helping practitioners and educators find appropriate, quality resources to support their work.
For fire and rescue services, StayWise provides a national platform to access and share resources, support local prevention activity and reduce the need for services to develop materials independently.
By bringing together the expertise of the fire and rescue service, emergency services and partner organisations, StayWise helps promote consistent safety messages while allowing services to respond to the needs of their local communities.
Working with children and young people
Children and young people are at the heart of StayWise. The platform is developed with their views and experiences in mind, helping ensure that resources are engaging, accessible and relevant to the audiences they are intended to reach.
A national approach to local prevention
StayWise builds on the long-standing commitment of fire and rescue services and their partners to use education to prevent harm.
Its purpose has evolved from providing a library of safety resources into supporting a wider, more connected approach to prevention and early intervention.
By making trusted resources easier to find and use, StayWise enables practitioners to spend more time engaging directly with children and young people and less time developing resources from scratch.
“Prevention is at the heart of what we do as fire and rescue services. StayWise brings together our collective expertise and that of our partners to help children and young people develop the knowledge and skills they need to stay safe. By working together and sharing what we know, we can make safety education more accessible, engaging and effective.”
Phil Garrigan, Chair and Chief Executive Officer, National Fire Chiefs Council
StayWise is a collaborative national programme led by NFCC, working with fire and rescue services, emergency services and other organisations to continually develop and improve the platform.
Explore StayWise and discover resources to support your work with children and young people.
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