Education, Training and Publicity - Key Stage Two

Speed awareness sessions (Years 4-6)

Many children in Key Stage two underestimate the speeds of cars travelling around the school area.Using speed detection equipment pupils will conduct a speed survey at the roadside in small groups, under the supervision of an adult. The Road Safety Officer will attend this activity, however, another member of school staff will be required to ensure child to adult ratios can be adhered to.

• All necessary risk assessments will be completed prior to the training session
• All pupils will be allowed to use the speed equipment and to contribute to the data gathering
• The results of the speed/seatbelt/mobile phone survey can then be interpreted back in the classroom
• It is recommended that the results are displayed somewhere within the school so that parents have the opportunity to see the work undertaken by the pupils

The Road Safety Officer may ask other suitably CRB cleared adults for example Community Wardens or Community Police Support Officers if they can support this activity with staff attendance at the session.

By asking school pupils to design a slow down/seatbelt/mobile phone poster, which in turn may be used in future advertising campaigns, can extend the activity and create cross curricular links. We may display samples on our road safety web page - watch this space!

To request further information or to take part in the scheme please contact the Road Safety Team.

Junior Road Safety Officers (Years 5-6)

This scheme is popular with Year Five and Six pupils. Pupils are nominated to become the road safety representatives for your school and will co-ordinate competitions, a notice board, and annual campaigns for road safety.

They will be given guidance by the road safety officer, whom, will arrange to meet with them (at the school) to help plan road safety activities.

Junior Road Safety Officers will receive a pack to help them to undertake their duties and will have the opportunity to contribute to the road safety web page.

To bring the Junior Road Safety Officer Scheme to your school contact the road safety team.

Mapping of the local area to identify road safety hazards on routes
to school

Road Rangers Scheme (Years 5-6)

New for 2008 at the Royal Borough

We are now looking for schools to participate in the new Road Rangers Scheme.

School will be provided with a large A0 map of the local are surrounding their school.

On this map children/ Road Rangers will be asked to find and identify road safety hazards that they encounter on their journey to school. The map is a class activity and will appeal to different learning styles.

Through the use of art equipment the map will be populated with imitation houses, shops, pedestrian crossings and children will be asked to develop their ideas of why certain areas are identified as dangerous/hazardous.

(A sample map will be provided so that children can visualise what the finished map could look like)

• Schools will be allowed to present the map in any format such as through use of paint, crayon, photos etc
• Cut out road signs, traffic lights, paints and equipment will be supplied to the school so that the class teacher can manage the road safety activity.
• Ideas generated will be collectively presented and then we would welcome suggestions from the children as to how they think the area could be improved and 'made safer'in theory
• The Road Safety Officer is available to sit down and discuss with the children their thoughts and to help develop ideas on safer travel to school
• A road safety engineer will be asked to take a look at the suggestions and to feed back to the Road Rangers on their ideas
• The Road Safety Officer will also offer advice on how to minimise the danger when crossing at identified hazardous places around the school.

It is hoped the artwork could be displayed at an 'exhibition' and that pupils could discuss hazardous places with parents/peers/staff etc

The activity can be extended by the use of walking trails - the pupils can take organised walks around the area to identify hazards. This of course depends on available staff numbers whom can supervise. Contact your Road Safety Officer for advice.

Cycle Training ( Years 5-6)

Cycle Training has historically been an actvity for pupils in Year Five and Year Six. See the Cycle Training pages for further information.

Junior Citizen (Year 6)

East Berkshire Junior Citizen is an experiential learning opportunity for Year 6 pupils from the Royal Borough of Windsor and Maidenhead, Slough Borough and Bracknell Forest.

Many organisations work together to create an interesting and dynamic environment for our local school children to learn about issues that affect them and how to stay safe within modern society. All activities are "hands on" and are a short burst of information designed to teach basic skills and form the foundations for further development and knowledge at school and at home.

For further information follow the link to the Royal Berkshire Fire and Rescue web page. Please note this link is to an external web page.

How do you rate this information/service?