Go Safe on Scotland's Roads: road safety framework to 2020

Annex C
Road Safety Scotland educational resources
and websites, June 2009

Children's Traffic Club in Scotland ( CTCS)

The Club was developed to help parents teach their young children how to stay safe when they are out walking, playing or travelling. Membership of the Club is free to all three year olds resident in Scotland. On registration, children will receive six CTCS books at three monthly intervals. Each book contains pictures, stories and activities to help children have fun whilst learning to stay safe.

Streetsense

This is a suite of resources for primary schools in Scotland. Whilst the original resource was produced in line with the 5-14 National Guidelines, the new Streetsense2 resource embraces the Curriculum for Excellence providing teachers with overarching links to other subject areas across the curriculum. The Streetsense2 resource is in every classroom in Scotland. This is enhanced by Streetsense2.com which provides a fully interactive classroom resource. Gaelic worksheets are also available.

Streetwise Guys

Streetwise Guys is a website aimed at 8-14 year olds in primary and lower secondary. In particular, it targets children in the transition period from primary to secondary, when they are most at risk. The website uses interactive games to educate young people about road safety in a fun way. It can be used in the classroom, whilst teaching road safety.

S1/S2 PSD Road Safety Education

The PSD Road Safety Education pack contains materials developed for S1 and S2 pupils, who are amongst the most vulnerable road users. It provides teachers' notes, suggested lesson plans and pupil activities for Levels D and E. It also contains support materials and a script for the S1 road safety play 'The Nine Lives of Roddy Hogg'. This resource is being replaced in summer 2009 with 'Your Call' which was launched on 29 April 2009.

a2bsafely

a2bsafely is an interactive, multi-media road safety education resource for young people with mild to moderate additional learning needs. It is an online resource, for which support materials are available in hard copy. It is film-based, and uses activities to explore five real life journeys, with progression through four levels of difficulty. Four journeys are on foot and one is by bus. The road safety messages contained in the activities are clear and relevant. It is a peer education resource, narrated and presented by young people.

Junior Road Safety Officer Scheme

The aim of a Junior Road Safety Officer ( JRSO) scheme is to empower children to highlight road safety issues within their school. The JRSO scheme has a dedicated website, with games and competitions, as well as a 'Staff Room' area with information for teachers and a 'Members Area' specifically for the JRSOs.

Theatre in Education

'The Journey' is forum theatre, aimed at P6 pupils, which features audience participation throughout the play. Key road safety messages in the play are: walking and cycling safely to school; transition from primary to secondary school; and peer pressure when crossing the road.

'The Nine Lives of Roddy Hogg' targets first-year secondary pupils who, in the transition stage from primary, are at an increased risk of involvement in a road accident.

'Friends Disunited' is a new play for senior secondary pupils, dealing with the fun and responsibilities involved in becoming a driver and getting your first car. It follows the lives of four friends at secondary school, one of whom is given a car for his birthday.

'Urban Roadeo' is a play specifically for older drivers aged 55+, whose road safety skills and knowledge may be in need of updating. It is complemented by a booklet which provides information about road safety issues.

Crash Magnets

Crash Magnets is a road safety tool box for secondary school students in their mid-to-late teens. The resource comprises a DVD with five programmes covering subjects including driver distraction, speed, 'cruise culture' and drink and drug driving. Young people from across Scotland are Vox Pop subjects in each programme, expressing opinions and talking about their experiences. This aims to encourage students to feel confident about expressing themselves in class about their own opinions and experiences.

Out of School Activity Pack

The pack is full of ideas for fun things to do in After School and Breakfast Clubs. It has been designed specifically for the out of school care service and contains a range of adaptable play activities for all age groups.

Roadways

Roadways was produced in association with youth organisations and Road Safety Officers. It gives members both mental and physical exercises and should contain all the information and ideas needed to cover badge work in road safety. It comes in four main sections with activities and fact sheets for the 8-14 age range.

Travel Pack

The Travel Pack is an audio activity pack for families with young children travelling by car. It contains a double CD with the aim of entertaining and informing young children. One CD features 'The Magic Book', an enchanting and intriguing story containing music and songs. The second features games and songs based on various road safety themes which are relevant to young children.

Scottish Cycle Training Scheme

This Scheme is offered to all P6/7 pupils throughout Scotland by their local Road Safety Unit. The scheme is designed to give pupils the skills and knowledge they need to ride safely and sensibly on the road and thus help reduce the significant numbers of child cyclists involved in road accidents. The students learn a variety of manoeuvres on and/or off-road, complemented by cycling theory in the classroom.

Adult Literacy

'On The Road' is a resource specifically targeted at young drivers aged between 17-25, who are the most likely group of road users to have a car crash and account for a quarter of drivers killed or seriously injured. Each section in the pack looks at particular topics related to safe driving.

Websites

www.roadsafetyscotland.org.uk - the main website for Road Safety Scotland.

www.crashmagnets.com - a support website for the 'Crash Magnets' resource for senior secondary pupils.

www.jrso.com - a website to complement the Junior Road Safety Officer scheme in primary schools.

www.getinlane.com -developed for young drivers, this website provides information on a range of road safety issues.

www.streetwiseguys.co.uk - aimed at children aged 8-14 years, the website educates children about road safety. In particular, it targets children in the transition from primary to secondary school.

www.a2bsafely.com - an online road safety educational resource for young people with mild to moderate support needs.

www.streetsense2.com - a support website for the 'Streetsense' educational resource for primary schools.

www.protectchild.co.uk - a support website for the Good Egg Campaign, which focuses on the correct fitting and use of child car seats and restraints.