Stage 07 · Help Without Investigating · Introduction
Help Without Investigating
The line between helping and investigating becomes especially important when someone starts to disclose something worrying.
This stage focuses on question quality, privacy and the risks of well-meant intervention.
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Teach
Purpose Teach safe first-response boundaries.
Ask Which questions invite a person’s account, and which questions create one?
Respond
Misconception Good intentions make leading questions or family contact safe.
Protect
Safeguarding No role-play of personal disclosure; keep scenarios fictional.
Adapt & assess
SEND / EAL Colour-code OPEN / LEADING / INVESTIGATIVE questions without relying on colour alone.
Evidence of learning Learner identifies a leading question and explains why it matters.