СИСТЕМА ОСВІТИ УКРАЇНИ: СТРАТЕГІЇ ФОРМУВАННЯ КУЛЬТУРИ БЕЗПЕКИ: Нагайчук О. В.

The article highlights the critical need to develop a culture of safety, which is due to the alarmingly high level of injuries among children and youth in everyday life, as well as the devastating consequences of a full-scale military conflict in Ukraine. It is emphasised that increasing the level of security in the State is achievable through the formation of a safety culture as a qualitatively new worldview approach, which includes A system of beliefs, values, attitudes, and behavioural patterns that determine a person's attitude to security issues. The structure and components of safety culture as an integrated system of knowledge, skills, practical skills, values and attitudes that ensure safe behaviour of individuals are defined; the goals and objectives of the process of forming a safety culture within the educational system of Ukraine are revealed. The specific aspects of the development of safety culture in preschool educational institutions are analysed, taking into account the age and psychological characteristics of preschool children. Various approaches to fostering a culture of safety in general secondary education institutions are described, including the study of a specialised course “Health, Safety, Wellbeing” and integrated training in the basics of safety. The measures, results and features of the process of forming a safety culture among pupils and students in vocational and higher education institutions are identified. Attention is focused on the significance of the influence of youth and children's public organisations in the context of fostering a culture of safety among young people. The importance and tasks of the National information and educational project “Class Bezpeky” (Safety Class) are considered. The role and possibilities of mobile safety classes in raising public awareness of mine and other military threats are investigated.