Primary Year Six

10-11 year olds

Key facts:  Helping your child to judge speeds and distances, and plan a journey, are key to supporting independence and at the same time, will help reduce their risk.

Key facts: Being distracted, when near roads, is a common problem for children, especially when in groups.

Action points:  Keep supporting your child’s learning about how to use roads safely. When out walking or in the car, talk with your child about examples you see of other road users being distracted or speeding.

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1. Worksheets and lesson plans
NEW!! 40-min PowerPoint – Pedestrian Safety. Encouraging 11-12 year olds to make smart choices about the way they behave as pedestrians and to plan for safer journeys as they make the transition to secondary school. Lesson plan to accompany.	35 minute PowerPoint presentation - Speed and Stopping Distances. Explores speed, risk and stopping distance, especially in relation to pedestrian safety. Lesson plan to accompany.

2. Resources to book and borrow from us (educational establishments only – subject to availability)
Stickers – a fun memory jogger covering various subjects. Order stocks here	Leaders’ notes to plan your own road safety activities for out-of-school-groups. Order here	Tales of the Road – a junior Highway Code giving hints and tips on safe walking, cycling and in-car safety. Order stocks here

3. Advice & Guidance for parents/teachers/carers
Road Safety Matters - a parent’s/carer’s guide to keep children safe, with best examples of how to behave. Order here	Seatbelts and car restraints leaflet.  Gives a summary of the law on all seatbelts and in-car restraints, with some good advice. Order here	Parking outside school – warns of the dangers to pedestrians trying to cross if people park on these lines. Order here	What is cycle training and who is it for? About our cycle training scheme – to download.

Frequently Asked Questions about our cycle training – to download.

A guide for teachers – delivering your own road safety education. Order here

4. Further advice
Department for TransportHas a specific section for the under 5s, as well as a teacher / parent section. Includes curriculum links and lesson ideas, also interactive resources and home link sheets. Some resources are free.	BrakeIncludes advice on teaching road safety to key stages 1 & 2. Includes lesson ideas, advice on organising trips, road safety policy, travel plans, and road safety for special educational needs.	RoSPASafety information and (some free) resources. Includes rural road safety, advice for carrying other people’s children safely, resources for children with English as a second language, and a CD of songs.	Glos Fire & Rescue Schools and education pages, includes advice on other areas of child safety as well as road safety.
Bikeability Find out about Bikeability, ‘cycling proficiency’ for the 21st Century’; fun and gives the skills and confidence to cycle in modern road conditions.

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