Road Safety Education

English as a Second Language: Key Stage 2 Resources

Teacher's Guide

ESOL Key Stage 2 Road Safety Resource is a road safety education resource for use with Key Stage 2 children whose first language is not English. The road safety messages are provided in English, Bengali, Urdu, Punjabi and Polish . There are two parts to this resource, the teacher's guide, which provide links to the curriculum, and a child's work book which features clear and simple road safety messages focussing on the main risk areas for children of this age.

Child's Workbook

Road Safety in Citizenship: Key Stage 4 Resources
Two education resources linking directly with the Key Stage 4 Citizenship agenda have been produced.

Road Safety in Citizenship 1 includes teachers notes and student sheets on Learning to Drive or Ride, Drink, Drugs and Driving, The Impact of the Media and Passenger Safety.	Road Safety in Citizenship 2 comprises of teachers’ notes and student sheets on four topics: Speed, Motorcycling, Crashes, and Starting Work/Work Experience.

School Assembly Plans - Using Road Safety Themes
The use of assemblies with a road safety theme can help to reinforce learning, help the children reflect and discuss incidents/accidents, meet people who can help them and explore the moral implications of their actions in various situations.

The complete document can be downloaded here in PDF format. School Assembly Plans - Using Road Safety Themes ( PDF format 1,032kb*) This is a very large file, for ease of download it has also been divided into smaller sections which can be downloaded from the School Assembly page.

You can also order free CD copies of the School Assembly Songs, which contains recorded versions of the songs for pupils who are 4-7 years old, and 7-11 years old, by e-mailing Kevin Clinton.

Theatre in Education
Theatre-in-Education (TiE) is often used to convey road safety education in schools.

S'Cool to be Safe was a national TiE project, sponsored by Toyota, focusing on areas of everyday life where children could be in danger, with an emphasis on road safety. Annual tours were delivered from 1999- 2002. The final tour was the subject of a formal evaluation.

Dramatic Impact ( PDF format 199kb) Guidelines for commissioning and implementing TiE for road safety officers and other professionals - was published in March 2003 and provides comprehensive information for those considering using TiE in schools.

TIE and Road Safety: Before and After Activities to Support TIE Visits

This Theatre-in-Education Resource Book has been designed to support teachers and other professionals in preparing for and following up visits by Theatre-in-Education (TIE) Companies performing on the subject of road safety.

You can order a free copy of this resource from Kathy Shortt.

The Laser Project

The LASER (Learning About Safety by Experiencing Risk) Project began at RoSPA in April 1999.

You can visit the LASER forum (www.lasersafety.org.uk) to find out more information, and also download the LASER Good Practice Guidelines.

RoSPA Safety Education
RoSPA's Safety Education department supports those who work with children and young people to promote safety. Visit the Safety Education section of the RoSPA website.

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