Road Safety Education, Training and Publicity

We believe that good road safety skills are vital to all road users. We therefore aim to have a holistic approach including different road safety interventions for different audiences.

Road Safety Education for Children

At the Royal Borough we feel it is important that children have access to road safety education materials. Please navigate the page below to find out what road safety education is on offer within the borough.

Taking the 'First Steps' -A Guide for Parents of Under Fives

Keep reading for information on:

• Carrying your children in the car safely

• Helping your child to stay safe when crossing the roads

• Practising road safety together

At this age the responsibility for safety and safety education of children lies with their parents/carers. Children under five years of age cannot be responsible for their own safety – please ensure that each time they venture out onto the road they are accompanied by an adult.

Parents/carers are encouraged to provide practical opportunities for developing and establishing good safe habits in their children by:

• Setting good examples e.g. wearing seatbelts and crossing the road properly
• Talking about road safety to develop an understanding when out walking
• Talking the child through what is happening each time you cross the road together
• Ensure that road safety messages you send are consistent

For a copy of our parents advice pack please use the our contact form.

Safety in the car

Many children are killed or injured in the UK as passengers in car accidents as they have not been correctly fastened in using a child seat or seatbelt.

Remember under fives should be strapped into a suitable child seat that must be securely fitted into the car.

There are many types of child seats available, however, not all seats fit properly in all cars.

You should choose a seat according to your child's height and weight.

There are retailers whom will help you select the correct seat for your car.

Alternatively contact the Road Safety Team for advice.

For a copy of the Department for Transports Guide to child seats, again use the contact form leaving your name and contact details.

 

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Pre School and Foundation stages

There is an important need for training in the Early Years Environment as young children learn good habits from an early age.The Road Safety Team are able to support Early Years Practitioners to intergrate road safety into the Early Years curriculm, and to provide relevant resources.

We would recommend that those working in the Early Years Sector should make contact with us for further infomation as to what support is available.

The key messages for this age group are:

• Holding hands
• Stopping
• Looking and listening
• Crossing safely

Look out for activities on this page soon.

Also available are items for loan from our Early years resource bank - these include role play equipment, imitation crossings, games, puzzles and books.

Book now for a visit from 'Spike' the road safety mascot to your centre. Spike is a fun way to convey road safety messages to help young road users.

 

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Key Stage One

New for 2008 the Boroughs Road Safety Team is happy to launch the 'First Steps' child pedestrain skills training scheme. The scheme provides practical opportunities for children in Key Stage One to practice crossing the road safely under the supervision of an adult.

As part of the First Steps programme children will practice how to find a safer place to cross the road, to cross near parked cars, and to cross near junctions under the supervision of adult instructors.

The First Steps scheme is available to all schools within the Royal Borough. To ensure your school can participate from September 2008 please make contact with the Road Safety Team. Please note that availability is now limited.

We also recommend that schools make use of road safety resources and incorporate the subject into lesson time, especially those schools that are working towards a travel plan.

For advice on how we can support you to intergrate road safety please use the contact form to request a visit from the road safety officer.


We also suggest that schools make use of some of the excellent government road safety resources which exist.


See the official 'Hedgehogs' website and 'Arrive Alive' website for younger children.  We also really like the 'Get Across Road Safety' resources.

When using links to external websites, please note our disclaimer.

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