Child Pedestrian Training:
Right Start - Programme

The Programme

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The programme is designed for use with primary age children and involves schools and parents working in partnership to enable children to become safer pedestrians.

It is a progressive programme consisting of 3 stages:

 

Stage	Target Age	Units
1	Reception	Other People Safer Places Stop Look Listen Crossing
2	Yr 1	Stop Crossing Other People
3	Yr 2	Look Listen Safer Places

Each unit consists of three activities:

Title	What	Whom
Let's Talk	Classroom discussion using colourful pictorial aids to prepare for the practical activity.	Class teachers lead the discussions
Let's Do	Practical activities at the roadside	Parents/friends of schools are trained by the Road Safety Group to deliver the practical training
Let's Remember	Follow up worksheets to support each unit	Class teachers facilitate the use of worksheets

Pictorial aids and photocopyable worksheets are provided free of charge by the Road Safety Group.

Implementation

Schools are asked to nominate up to four parents and/or friends of the school who will be trained by the Road Safety Group to implement the practical aspects of the programme. A ratio of two children per adult is recommended. With three trainers it is envisaged that one unit should take no more than half a day to complete with one class of 30 children.

All volunteers taking part in the programme may be subject to Criminal Record Bureau (CRB) checks at the standard level. A form to be completed by Headteachers only is available to download here

Why use volunteers? More information here ....