Secondary school road safety education courses

This is a selection of road safety courses and other interventions aimed at secondary school students.

The courses cover topics including pedestrian safety, active travel, young drivers/motorcyclists and positive behaviour change.

These sessions will give students the opportunity to act out scenarios which they may face in their everyday lives. These sessions enable the students to visit difficult situations through role play, discussion and debate, but in a safe environment.

The sessions link to Key Stage 3 Drama and the English National Curriculum. The national curriculum for English reflects the importance of spoken language in pupils' development across the whole curriculum - cognitively, socially and linguistically.

Spoken language underpins the development of reading and writing. The quality and variety of language that pupils hear and speak are vital for developing their vocabulary and grammar and their understanding for reading and writing.

Throughout the session's the facilitator will ensure the continual development of the pupils' confidence and competence in spoken language and listening skills and understanding of points made through Drama.

Aims

The sessions will give the pupils the opportunity to explore the choices they will be required to make in life, through role play, discussion and debate with a focus on Road Safety and Active travel.

They will form opinions and learn about the consequences of their decisions and behaviours both for now and for the future.

Course details

This pupil experience session is delivered face to face to a maximum of 30 pupils. The experience runs for approximately 45-60 minutes.

This session is suitable for key stage 3 pupils.

Learning objectives

• To understand what safe behaviour are when travelling actively
• To know and understand what safe behaviours are, as a pedestrian
• To know how to travel safely and independently
• To understand the benefits of active travel
• To know safe behaviours as a cyclist, passenger
• To increase skills in dealing with peer pressure and to prepare them

Cost

This session is free of charge as funded by Norfolk County Council Public Health.

Booking

If you are interested in booking a session or finding out more about this experience please email roadsafety@norfolk.gov.uk.

Drama students are given the opportunity to produce and perform a 45 minute performance delivering important road safety messages to year 7 pupils (11-12 year olds).

The Road Safety team build a brief for the drama students to follow and include in their performance. College students deliver the performance by touring to specific High Schools in the county or High School students would deliver to their year 7 pupils.

The performance will promote safer travel to and from school, taking responsibility for behaviour on and near roads, peer pressure, speaking up and speaking out. We also want to present the students with suggested strategies to support them if they find themselves in a similar scenario .

These messages will be promoted in such a way that the pupils will relate to - an interactive, visual, humorous and honest performance.

Aims

The performance aim is to encourage pupils to reflect on their behaviour and develop coping strategies which they might face in the future in regard to being a road user.

Course details

This pupil experience is delivered face to face to year 7 pupils.

The experience should run for approximately 45 minutes.

This session is suitable for key stage 3 pupils.

Learning objectives

• To know and understand how to act as a cyclist
• Pupils to understand what safe behaviours are when travelling actively
• To know safe behaviour as a passenger in a car or public transport
• To know and understand what safe behaviours are, as a pedestrian
• To know how to travel safely and independently, and to understand the benefits of active travel

Cost

This session is free of charge as funded by Norfolk County Council Public Health

Booking

If you are interested in TIE for your college or if you would like to find out more about enabling your High School drama students to deliver a TIE performance within their school please email roadsafety@norfolk.gov.uk.

This interactive session is designed to help empower pupils to make safe choices when travelling to and from school teaching pupils the key concepts of being a safe pedestrian. Pupils will be reminded about the Green Cross Code, finding safe places to cross the road and encourage pupils to think about how other road users will view them as pedestrians, looking specifically at the area around the school and looking at the issue's pupils may encounter

Aims

To help pupils to understand and develop behaviours, to creating safe and confident pedestrians, to give the students the skills needed to become independent travellers.

Course details

This pupil experience session is delivered live online using Microsoft Teams and runs for approximately 45-60 minutes.

This session is suitable for key stage 3 pupils.

Learning objectives

• Reminder - to know and understand the green cross code
• To know and understand what a safe place to cross is
• To know and understand what safe behaviours are, as a pedestrian
• To know and use the highway code and road signs

Cost

This session is free of charge as funded by Norfolk County Council Public Health.

Booking

If you are interested in booking a session or finding out more about this experience please email roadsafety@norfolk.gov.uk .

Bikeability training through Norfolk County Council is provided for students in training or education, delivered by Outspoken, Pedal Power and SJ3. We offer Level 1, Level 1 & 2 Combined, Level 3, Family Bikeability and Bikeability Fix.

Aims

Bikeability aims to develop cycling skills at all levels, building confidence cycling on roads and preparing riders to deal with short journeys such as cycling to school or the local shops. Ultimately helping young people to develop independence and build important social skills all leading to a sense of wellbeing.

Course details

Bikeability is practical cycling training which is delivered face to face.

The structure of delivery will be discussed to suit the school where possible.

This session is suitable for key stage 2 and 3 pupils.

Learning objectives

• To know and understand how to act as a cyclist
• To know and use the highway code and signs
• To know how to plan for a journey
• Pupils understand what safe behaviours are when travelling actively

For specific Bikeability learning objectives please refer to the Bikeability website:

• Bikeability Level 1 (opens new window)
• Bikeability Level 2 (opens new window)
• Bikeability Level 3
• Family Bikeability
• Bikeability Plus Module - Fix

Cost

This training is free of charge as funded by The Bikeability Trust.

Booking

For any schools or families who are interested in booking a session or finding out more, please email roadsafety@norfolk.gov.uk.

Visit the Bikeability website for cycle training for everyone.

The presentation is for young drivers and riders, soon-to-be drivers and those likely to be the passengers of young drivers. They are encouraged to think about how they
can change their behaviour and avoid bad habits.

The sessions cover speeding, driving under the influence, mobile phone use and seat belts, as well as driving when tired and driver inexperience.

The session is delivered in school and lasts about 1 hour.

Aims

To help pupils to think about how they can change their behaviour and avoid bad habits as young drivers and riders, soon-to-be drivers and those likely to be the passengers of young drivers.

Learning objectives

On completion of this session, pupils will have learnt about:

• Speeding
• Driving under the influence
• Mobile phone use and seat belts
• Driving when tired
• Driver inexperience

Booking

If you are interested in booking a session or multiple sessions please email fatal4@norfolk.police.uk and a member of the team will contact you.

Delivered by road safety motorcycle specialists, the session is designed for students who either currently own a moped or scooter or are seriously considering doing so.

Aims

To introduce students to some of the challenges they are likely to encounter whilst owning and riding a moped or scooter and how to deal with them.

Course details

This pupil experience is delivered face to face

The session runs for approximately 50 minutes. This session is suitable for 16-17 year olds.

Learning objectives

• Safe use of the moped/scooter
• Commonly encountered scenarios
• Keeping their distance and looking further ahead
• Wearing the right clothing
• Consequences of de-restricting the bike and behaving illegally
• Peer group pressures

Cost

This session is free of charge

Booking

If you are interested in booking a session, please email roadsafety@norfolk.gov.uk.

825,000 people in the UK pass their driving test every year and enjoy the freedom and independence of being a driver. But newly qualified young drivers are the highest risk road user group because of their driving inexperience.

The Honest Truth is a national road safety campaign delivered through collaboration with the emergency services, road safety organisations and driving instructors across the UK at no extra cost to learners. The mission is to deliver no-nonsense, straight-talking road safety education, "The Honest Truth".

During the first two years after passing your test, newly qualified drivers are in the probationary period which means they can lose their license if they get 6 points (equivalent of two speeding tickets or getting caught using a phone behind the wheel).

Aims

To help young people to become skilled drivers with hard wired safety instincts this Road Safety campaign is delivered within normal driving lessons by specially trained driving instructors equipped with the highest quality resources to help learners understand the main causes of crashes and how to avoid them, so they stay safe after passing their test.

It has been developed in a student user-friendly way and allows students to make up their own minds by giving them the facts.

Learn about the 10 truths from a qualified Honest Truth instructor, learners will be more aware of the dangers and well equipped to make good decisions to cut the chances of being involved in a collision or losing your license.

Learning objectives

On completion of the Honest Truth, learners will have learnt about the 10 truths:

• Mobile Phones
• Speeding
• Drink
• Seatbelts
• Tiredness
• Distractions
• Drugs
• Showing Off
• Insurance
• Passing

Booking

Search the Honest Truth website to find a qualified instructor.