Elements Of Security – Confidentiality Basic 3 Security Education Lesson Note

Subject: Security Education
Class: Primary 3
Duration: 30 minutes

What is Confidentiality?

Confidentiality means keeping secrets and private information safe. It means not telling others things that should be kept private or secret.

Understanding Confidentiality

Confidentiality helps us:

• Protect personal and family information
• Keep secrets that others trust us with
• Stay safe from strangers who might harm us
• Maintain trust with friends and family

What Information Should Be Kept Confidential?

Personal Information

• Your full name, age, and home address
• Your parents’ phone numbers
• Where you go to school
• Your family’s private matters

Family Secrets

• How much money your parents have
• Family problems or arguments
• Private family conversations
• Plans your parents haven’t shared publicly

Friends’ Secrets

• Personal things your friends tell you privately
• Problems they share with you
• Things they ask you not to tell others
• Private information about their families

School Information

• Test answers before the exam
• Private conversations with teachers
• Personal information about classmates
• Confidential school records

How to Practice Confidentiality

With Strangers

• Don’t tell strangers your home address
• Don’t give your parents’ phone numbers to unknown people
• Don’t share your school schedule with strangers
• Don’t tell strangers when your parents are not at home

With Friends

• Keep secrets your friends tell you
• Don’t gossip about your friends’ private matters
• Don’t share embarrassing stories about others
• Respect what others tell you in private

At Home

• Don’t tell neighbors about family arguments
• Keep family financial information private
• Don’t share family plans with everyone
• Protect your family’s personal business

At School

• Don’t share your friends’ grades with others
• Keep private conversations with teachers confidential
• Don’t spread rumors or private information
• Respect others’ personal space and privacy

When NOT to Keep Things Confidential

Sometimes you SHOULD tell a trusted adult:

• If someone is hurting you or others
• If someone asks you to keep dangerous secrets
• If someone is doing something illegal
• If you or others are in danger

Benefits of Keeping Confidentiality

• People trust you with important information
• Your friends feel safe talking to you
• Your family feels secure
• You stay safe from dangerous people
• You become a reliable person

Class Exercise

1. Fill in the blanks:

Words: secrets, private, strangers, trust

1. Confidentiality means keeping _____________ and private information safe.
2. Don’t share personal information with _____________.
3. Keep your family’s _____________ matters within the family.
4. When you keep secrets, people _____________ you more.

1. Choose the correct answer:

1. Which information should you keep confidential? a) Your favorite color b) Your home address c) Your favorite food
2. When a friend tells you a secret, you should: a) Tell everyone b) Keep it private c) Write it on the board
3. What should you NOT tell strangers? a) Your name b) Your parents’ phone number c) Your favorite game

1. Write SHOULD KEEP PRIVATE or SHOULD TELL AN ADULT:

1. A friend tells you someone is hurting them: _______
2. Your friend’s birthday surprise plan: _______
3. Someone asks you to keep a dangerous secret: _______
4. Your friend’s favorite hobby: _______
5. Someone threatens to harm you: _______

1. Match the situation with the correct action:

• Friend tells you a personal secret → Keep it private
• Stranger asks for your address → Don’t tell them
• Someone is hurting a child → Tell a trusted adult
• Family financial information → Keep it confidential

1. Complete these sentences:

1. Confidentiality means keeping _____________ information safe.
2. Don’t share your home _____________ with strangers.
3. When friends trust you with secrets, you should _____________ them.
4. Always tell a trusted adult if someone is _____________ you.

1. List three types of information you should keep confidential:
2. Give two examples of what NOT to tell strangers:
3. Answer these questions:

1. What does confidentiality mean?
2. Why is confidentiality important?
3. When should you break confidentiality?

1. Write TRUE or FALSE:

1. You should tell everyone your home address. _______
2. It’s good to keep your friends’ secrets safe. _______
3. You should always keep dangerous secrets. _______
4. Confidentiality helps people trust you. _______

1. Write GOOD or BAD:

1. Telling strangers your parents’ phone number: _______
2. Keeping your friend’s personal secret: _______
3. Sharing family financial information with neighbors: _______
4. Telling a teacher if someone is hurting you: _______

Keep confidential information safe to protect yourself and others!