Personal Safety Awareness

NCFE Level 1 Award in Personal Safety Awareness Candidate Workbook NCFE Level 1 Award in Personal Safety Awareness (600/6380/4)

NCFE Level 1 Award in Personal Safety Awareness Candidate Workbook Issue 2 (February 2014) Candidate Name: Centre Number: Centre Name: Tutor s Name: Start Date: Signatures Candidate: Assessor: Internal Moderator*: External Moderator*: Date: Date: Date: Date: * for completion if part, or all, of the evidence has been sampled by the Internal and/or External Moderator Visit www.ncfe.org.uk Email service@ncfe.org.uk Call 0191 239 8000 NCFE 2

Contents Section 1 - Introduction 4 Qualification overview 5 Aims 5 Opportunity for further education and training 5 Links to Functional Skills 5 Section 2 Qualification Assessment 6 Advice to candidates 7 Tracking your progress 7 Unit assessments 8 Section 3 What Happens Next? 17 Assessment 18 The Internal and External Moderator 18 Certification 18 Tutor Feedback Form 19 Section 4 Information about NCFE Policies 20 Additional support requirements 21 Appeals, enquiries about results and complaints 21 Malpractice and misconduct 21 Equal opportunities 22 Data protection 22 Section 5 - Notes 23 NCFE Visit www.ncfe.org.uk Email service@ncfe.org.uk Call 0191 239 8000 3

Section 1 - Introduction NCFE Level 1 Award in Personal Safety Awareness (600/6380/4)

Section 1 - Introduction Thank you for choosing an NCFE qualification. This workbook provides you with information about the qualification and the assessment tasks that you will need to complete to achieve your certificate. Your NCFE qualification can help you progress to further qualifications. The following qualification overview explains this in more detail. Qualification Overview The NCFE Level 1 Award in Personal Safety has been accredited by the qualifications regulators for England, Wales and Northern Ireland 1, and is part of the Qualifications and Credit Framework (QCF). The qualification comprises one mandatory unit: Unit 01 Personal safety awareness Aims The NCFE Level 1 Award in Personal Safety aims to help learners: consider issues relating to the fear of crime recognise potential risks to personal safety and possessions minimise risks to personal safety and possessions know how to respond in conflict situations report and record incidents Opportunities for Further Education and Training After successfully completing this qualification, you may like to go on to further study in qualifications such as: NCFE Level 1 Award in Alcohol Awareness NCFE Level 1 Award in Sexual Health Awareness NCFE Level 1 Award in Substance Misuse Awareness NCFE Level 1 Award in Personal and Social Development NCFE Level 1 Award in Health and Safety Awareness NCFE Level 1 Award in Interpersonal Skills NCFE Level 1 or 2 Award in Mentoring NCFE Level 1 Diploma for Entry to the Uniformed Services NCFE Level 2 Award in Volunteering Links to Functional Skills This qualification provides the opportunity for you to develop your Functional Skills. You and your Tutor may decide that you can take an assessment for the Functional Skills. If you are assessed and are successful, you will be given a certificate to show which Functional Skills you have achieved. 1 The qualifications regulators ( regulators ) are Ofqual in England and Northern Ireland and the Welsh Government in Wales. Visit www.ncfe.org.uk Email service@ncfe.org.uk Call 0191 239 8000 NCFE 5

Section 2 - Qualification Assessment NCFE Level 1 Award in Personal Safety Awareness (600/6380/4)

Section 2 - Qualification Assessment This section of the workbook contains a number of assessment tasks for you to complete. Once you have completed the tasks, your tutor will assess them and give you feedback. A feedback form is included in this workbook. Once you have completed all the tasks to the required standard, your Tutor will sign the front of the workbook to show it has been completed to his/her satisfaction. Advice to Learners think about all you ve discussed and learned about while doing the course to help you answer the questions complete all of the questions in this workbook write your answers in the spaces provided. If you need extra space, please use the blank pages at the back of this book and clearly write the question number next to your answer please use a blue or black pen and write clearly if you need any help or guidance, please contact your Tutor you may want to keep a copy of any completed assessment tasks submitted to your Tutor for assessment Tracking Your Progress The table overleaf shows the learning outcomes for the qualification. The questions in the worksheet tasks are linked to each learning outcome. You can tick off each outcome when you ve completed the question to help you and your Tutor track your progress. NCFE Visit www.ncfe.org.uk Email service@ncfe.org.uk Call 0191 239 8000 7

Section 2 - Qualification Assessment Unit 01 Personal safety awareness Learning Outcome: 1. Know about differences in unit strengths Assessment Criteria: You can: 1.1 State reasons why individuals fear crime 1.2 Outline major facts provided by crime statistics which may contribute to the fear of crime 1.3 Identify government and community actions which may reduce the fear of crime Completed Learning Outcome: 2. Be able to recognise potential risks to personal safety and possessions Assessment Criteria: You can: 2.1 Identify situations and actions that may put personal safety and possessions at risk 2.2 Identify risks to personal safety and possessions in a range of circumstances Completed Learning Outcome: 3. Know how to minimise risks to personal safety and possessions Assessment Criteria: You can: 3.1 Describe actions that can be taken to minimise risks to personal safety 3.2 Describe actions that can be taken to minimise risks to personal possessions Completed NCFE Visit www.ncfe.org.uk Email service@ncfe.org.uk Call 0191 239 8000 8

Learning Outcome: 4. Be able to describe how to respond in conflict situations Assessment Criteria: You can: 4.1 Describe appropriate responses to conflict situations 4.2 Outline techniques used to defuse conflict Completed Learning Outcome: 5. Know how to report and record incidents Assessment Criteria: You can: 5.1 Describe procedures used to record and report incidents 5.2 Indicate how learning from experiences can improve personal safety Completed NCFE Visit www.ncfe.org.uk Email service@ncfe.org.uk Call 0191 239 8000 9

Section 2 - Qualification Assessment Task 1: Outline the main reasons why individuals fear crime. (1.1) Task 2: Give 2 examples of vulnerable groups. (1.1) Task 3: Your local police service and the Home Office provide crime statistics for the area where you live. Local media may also report on local crime issues. Look at these sources and provide information that you ve discovered from looking at crime statistics and outline how these could contribute to the fear of crime in the area where you live. (1.2) Information about crime Where did you find this information? How might this contribute to the fear of crime? NCFE Visit www.ncfe.org.uk Email service@ncfe.org.uk Call 0191 239 8000 10

Task 4: Can you identify the type of actions that the government and your local community are taking to try to reduce the fear of crime? (1.3) Action 1 Government Local community Action2 Task 5: If you think about your personal safety, whether you re at home, at school, college, work, out and about on your own or with friends, most risky situations can be avoided. Can you identify situations and the actions that might put you or your possessions at risk? (2.1, 2.2) An example is given in the table below. Give 2 more examples: Situation Walking home on my own in the dark Action Taking a short cut instead of keeping to well-lit streets where there are people around Risk Possibility of being assaulted or robbed Risk to what? My personal safety and my property NCFE Visit www.ncfe.org.uk Email service@ncfe.org.uk Call 0191 239 8000 11

Task 6: Outline a variety of physical measures that can be used to minimise the risk to your personal safety and possessions. (3.1, 3.2) Task 7: Think about Task 5 where you identified a number of different situations, actions and risks to your personal safety and possessions. Can you now describe a scenario that has happened to you, or someone you know, and how this could have been avoided by thinking and planning what you should do in advance? You can use an example from a TV show or film if needed. (3.1, 3.2) What happened? How could this have been a voided? NCFE Visit www.ncfe.org.uk Email service@ncfe.org.uk Call 0191 239 8000 12

Task 8: You arrive home one evening and go upstairs to get changed. There s no one else at home and you don t want to open the door to any strangers whilst on your own. After a few minutes you hear someone knocking on the front door and when you look out of the window you can see a man with a clipboard, holding an identification card. He looks at you and says, It s OK, I need to read your meter, I ll only be a minute. (3.1, 3.2) What would you do? What plan might you have in place to deal with unexpected visitors? How might this minimise the possible risk? NCFE Visit www.ncfe.org.uk Email service@ncfe.org.uk Call 0191 239 8000 13

Task 9: Describe the ways in which you could use the internet in a safer way and reduce the risks involved when doing the following: (3.1) Using email Chatting on a website Using social networking sites Task 10: You are with your friends in town on a Saturday afternoon, standing at a bus stop, when you re approached by 2 people who you don t know. One of them accuses you of laughing at him. You tell him that you weren t and that you were laughing at a joke with your friends, but he doesn t believe you and starts to get annoyed saying I know you were laughing at me, what you are going to do about it (4,1, 4.2) How would you calm down this person that is showing signs of aggression? What plans could you make to remove yourself from the situation if needed? What plans could you make to get help from someone if needed? NCFE Visit www.ncfe.org.uk Email service@ncfe.org.uk Call 0191 239 8000 14

Task 11: List 3 things you shouldn t do when responding to conflict. (4.1) Task 12: List the main reasons why you should report an incident involving your personal safety or possessions. (5.1) Task 13: Who are the people that you might need to report the incident to? (5.1) NCFE Visit www.ncfe.org.uk Email service@ncfe.org.uk Call 0191 239 8000 15

Task 14: How would you report the incident? (5.1) Task 15: Summarise how learning from experience can improve your personal safety. (5.2) Thank you. Your workbook is now complete. NCFE Visit www.ncfe.org.uk Email service@ncfe.org.uk Call 0191 239 8000 16

Section 3 - What happens next? NCFE Level 1 Award in Personal Safety Awareness (600/6380/4)

Section 3 - What happens next? Assessment Your Tutor will mark your workbook and give you feedback. Your Tutor may give your workbook back to you and ask you to amend some of your answers. If this happens your Tutor will explain what you need to do. When you have amended your answers you will need to give your workbook back to your Tutor. The Internal and External Moderator After your Tutor has assessed your work, another member of staff, the Internal Moderator will review your Tutor s assessment. An External Moderator employed by NCFE will visit your centre and may wish to discuss the content of the course and the work you are doing with you and other candidates. The External Moderator s role is to ensure your work has been assessed in accordance with NCFE s requirements. The Internal and/ or External Moderator will also sign the front of the workbook, if it is one of those selected. Certification Once you have successfully completed your workbook you ll be awarded the NCFE Level 1 Award in Personal Safety Awareness. Visit www.ncfe.org.uk Email service@ncfe.org.uk Call 0191 239 8000 NCFE 18

Section 3 - What happens next? Tutor Feedback Form Assessment Decision: Achieved Not Yet Achieved Comments: Candidate signature (I have completed all sections of this assessment and I confirm that it is my own work): Date: Assessor signature: Date: Internal Moderator signature: Date: Visit www.ncfe.org.uk Email service@ncfe.org.uk Call 0191 239 8000 NCFE 19

Section 4 - Information about NCFE Policies NCFE Level 1 Award in Personal Safety Awareness (600/6380/4)

Section 4 - Information about NCFE Policies Additional Support Requirements NCFE recognises that you might require additional support in order to achieve your qualification; for example, if you have a permanent, or temporary disability, medical condition or specific learning need. This may take the form of facilities to support reading or writing needs, a hearing, visual or physical impairment, facilities to support a medical condition or temporary injury, or facilities to support you if your first language isn t English. Your Tutor will discuss the most appropriate method of support to meet your needs and will notify NCFE of the support they are going to give you. For more information your Tutor will be able to provide you with a copy of NCFE s Reasonable Adjustments and Special Considerations Policy, or you can download it from www.ncfe.org.uk. Appeals, Enquiries about Results and Complaints If you have any queries or problems with your qualification, you should first talk to your Tutor, the Internal Moderator or another member of staff at your centre. If you have a complaint about the way your work has been assessed, or the support you have been given, you must raise the issue through your centre s own appeals or grievance policy (your Tutor should be able to give you a copy of this). If you and your Tutor think that the comments of the External Moderator, are very different from what you expected, your Tutor can request that NCFE re-checks your work. This must take place within one month of the moderation decision. There is a charge for this service, which is refunded if the appeal is upheld and your result is changed. Please bear in mind that this can result in a negative result change, as well as a positive one. For more information your Tutor will be able to provide you with a full copy of NCFE s Appeals and Enquiries about Results Policy, or you can download it from www. ncfe.org.uk. Malpractice and Misconduct NCFE will act upon reports of suspected or actual cases of malpractice or misconduct received from candidates and other parties about a centre s activities or centre personnel which may affect the integrity of the qualification and quality assurance systems. If your centre suspects you have been involved in malpractice or misconduct (eg cheating) your certificate will not be issued during the course of the investigation. If the case is proven you may have a part of your assessment disallowed or, in serious cases, your final results may be void. For more information your Tutor will be able to provide you with a full copy of NCFE s Malpractice and Misconduct Policy, or you can download it from www.ncfe.org.uk. Visit www.ncfe.org.uk Email service@ncfe.org.uk Call 0191 239 8000 NCFE 21

Section 4 - Information about NCFE Policies About NCFE Any enquiries relating to this qualification should be addressed to: NCFE Q6 Quorum Business Park Benton Lane Newcastle upon Tyne NE12 8BT Tel: 0191 239 8000 Fax: 0191 239 8001 E-mail: care@ncfe.org.uk Website: www.ncfe.org.uk Equal opportunities NCFE fully supports the principle of equal opportunities and opposes all unlawful or unfair discrimination on the grounds of ability, age, colour, culture, disability, domestic circumstances, employment status, gender, marital status, nationality, political orientation, racial origin, religious beliefs, sexual orientation and social background. NCFE aims to ensure that equality of opportunity is promoted and that unlawful or unfair discrimination, whether direct or indirect, is eliminated both in its own employment practices and in access to its qualifications. A copy of NCFE s Equal Opportunities Statement is available on request. Data protection NCFE is registered under the Data Protection Act and is committed to maintaining the highest possible standards when handling personal information. NCFE is a registered charity (Registered Charity No. 1034808) and a company limited by guarantee (Company No. 2896700). All the material in this publication is copyright. NCFE Issue 2 (February 2014) All information contained in this publication is correct at the time of going to press. NCFE Visit www.ncfe.org.uk Email service@ncfe.org.uk Call 0191 239 8000 22

Section 5 - Notes NCFE Level 1 Award in Personal Safety Awareness (600/6380/4)

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