Road Safety and Travelwise Resources
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Title |
Content and age group |
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The signs
of Go Stop CD Rom |
Go-Stop
is a magical world where the signs we see every day come to life. Let them help you to understand the importance
of road safety while at the same time, learning to recognise the signs and
having fun! Includes games, quizzes, stories and songs. Age 3+ |
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Zebra
Crossing |
A miniature set compromising of 2
beacons and a zebra mat. Age 3+ |
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Teddy
Takes a Tumble |
Video on
in-car advice. Age 3+ |
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School
Crossing Patrol Outfit |
Compromising
of a coat, hat and lollypop stick. Age 3-5 |
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Letters
in the Snow |
Features
three stories with a road safety message.
Includes an audio cassette tape with the stories and four lively
songs. Age 3-5 |
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Picture
This |
This
colourful big book contains 9 photographic pictures of typical out-and-about
scenes to engage young children in active discussion about their safety. Age
3, KS1 |
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Look
Alive |
This
pictorial/discussion aid is divided into six units: Stop, Look, Listen and
Think; In the Country; In the Town; Safer Places to Play; At the School Gates
– Sunny Day and Wet and Windy Day; and Seeing and Being Seen. KS1 |
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Look Out
on the Road big book |
Follows
three children on a walk down busy roads, pointing out dangers and how to
avoid them. KS1 |
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People
Who Help Us |
A
literacy pack for KS1 looking at people who help us. The main focus is the role of School Crossing
Patrol. KS1 |
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Lets be
Safe Out and About big book |
A road
safety book which incorporates a number of play safe messages. Also includes worksheets. KS1 |
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Topics
for Young Children |
A
teacher’s guide incorporating safety education into six topics including the
senses, shape and size, time, speed and movement, seasons and weather,
colour, conspicuity
and camouflage. KS1 |
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Books:
‘On the Way’ |
‘On the
Way to Uncle George’ and ‘On the Way to Town’. Story books, each dealing with a different type of crossing for
pedestrians. KS1 |
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Let’s
take a walk |
Big book
and teachers’ notes. KS1 |
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What is
Traffic? |
This
video follows Charlie and his friend on their journey to a friend’s birthday
party. Along the journey we see a variety of traffic and we see how they cope
with it. KS1 |
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Our Town
Play Mat |
True to
life playmates using very large scale aerial photographs to introduce young
children to the bird’s eye view of the real world. KS1/2 |
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Be Bright
Be Seen |
A project pack focusing on being seen in different light and weather
conditions. Includes a section on road
safety in different weather conditions.
KS1/2 |
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Around
Our School |
A
geography based project on schemes of work such as “Around Our School” and
“How to Make Our Local Area Safer”.
Includes photos, pictures and road safety bingo. KS1/2 |
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The
Trouble with Traffic and Lets Take a Walk |
The two
big books which tackle the issues associated with school travel, have been
devised for use within the literacy hour and have their own set of teacher’s
notes. KS1/2 |
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Traffic
Sounds audio cassette |
The tape
contains various traffic sounds. A useful resource for the development of
speaking and listening skills. KS1/2 |
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Go Again
with Science |
Teacher’s
resource books. Provides practical classroom activities. Titles: Colour and
light, Seasons, Movement and Road Senses.
KS1/2 |
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The
History of Traffic Signs |
Book. KS1/2 |
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Flash
Cards |
A set of
laminated road sign cards. KS1/2 |
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Lets Look
at Roads video |
Aimed at
children up to year four, this is a basic introduction to safe behaviour
within the road environment. KS1/2 |
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BP Living
with Traffic pack |
Teacher’s
resource for raising student’s awareness about road safety including activity
suggestions, discussion points, vocabulary checklists, curriculum links and
useful contacts. Video and
handbook. KS1/2 |
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Samples |
Reflective
and fluorescent material samples. Road sign material samples. KS1/2 |
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In the
Frame |
This video
aims to stimulate general activities and project based work on exploring and
recording hazards and safe features in the local environment. KS2 |
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Survival
Code |
Cycle
helmets, maintenance, protective clothing and attitudes. KS2 |
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Centro/Travelwise Key Stage
2 pack |
8
lessons/activities. KS2 |
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Going
Places |
Discussion
material. Short stories written in simple language by young people. They deal
with a wide variety of moral problems in road safety. KS2 |
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What a
Difference! 2002 |
Posters
and Teachers Pack for Rural, Suburban & Urban scenes. A cross-curricular
resource linking health, safety, sustainable transport and the environment
with key issues of citizenship. KS2 |
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Road
Safety Assembly Plans |
These are
split into four ages ranges: 4-7yrs, 7-11yrs, 11-14yrs and 15yrs plus. |
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Egghead |
A
practical project investigating the need for wearing cycle helmets. Children design, make, test and evaluate
helmets for eggs. KS2 |
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On the
Move 2001 |
Project
pack on Integrated Transport for the literacy hour. Posters,
resources, teachers’ pack. KS2 |
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Route 1 2002 |
Activity
booklet –road safety, fitness, environment.
KS2 |
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Investigating
Safer Journeys 2004 |
Geography/PSHE
pack with urban and rural OS map extracts, posters and OHTs. KS2 |
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The
Trouble with Traffic |
Big book
and teachers’ notes. KS2 |
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Sustrans Primary Teachers’ Resource Pack 2001 |
KS2 ideas
for English, Maths, Science, ICT, Design, Geography, Art PE, PSHE
lessons. KS2 |
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Further
Ahead books |
There are
four themes in this series – communication, movement, rules and risks. Each theme
is introduced by a teacher activity, followed by a range of student
activities. Supporting information and worksheets can be copied. KS2/3 |
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Front
Page News |
This
resource features three accidents. These are discussed and then form the
basis for court case role plays. KS2/3 |
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Sustrans Secondary Teachers’ Resource Pack 2001 |
Ideas for
English, Maths, Science, ICT, Design, Geography, Art PE, PSHE lessons. KS3 |
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Making
choices 2002 |
12 page colourful
booklet for pupils moving on to secondary school. KS2/3 |
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School
Travel Resource Pack 2001 |
Sample
leaflets, OHT presentation. |
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Getting
There! By Sarah
Johnston 2003 |
A pack
for teachers for developing independent travel – 7 lessons PSHE, English,
Maths, ICT, Geog. KS3/4 |
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Bicycle
Owner’s Handbook |
Cycle
safety and maintenance booklet. KS2/3 |
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Robbie
the Amazing Kid |
Comic
book and CD Rom – sustainable transport/road safety/health promotion. KS2/3 |
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School
Travel Plan News 2004 |
4 page
newsletter suitable for parents, governors. |
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Transport
Emissions Assessment |
Teachers’
notes & pupil activity booklet.
Maths, Science, ICT,
Geography and PSHE. |
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DfT Primary lesson plans |
Science,
Geog, ICT¸ Literacy, Numeracy, PSHE. |
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STAR
Teachers transport resource pack |
Lesson
plans and pupil worksheets for year 1-8 on Road Safety, Environmental issues
and Health and Fitness. |
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A guide
for schools preparing School Travel Plans |
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Walk it 2004 |
Magazine
for Primary School parents – health, safety, environment, crafts. |
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Guides,
record sheets, certificates, etc. |
Further reading and information
A Safer Journey to School – A guide to School travel plans
for parents, teachers and governors.
Free from DfES publications Tel:
0845 602 2260
Sustrans Safe Routes to Schools
Information sheets can be photocopied
1. General background to Safe Routes to Schools FS01
2. Safety on the Streets for Children FS02
3. How To Develop A School Travel
Plan FS16
4. Walking to School Information Sheet FS13
5. The Health Benefits of Safe Routes to Schools FS15
6. Resource List –Further contacts, publications and Websites FS17
8. Cycling to School - Advice for Parents and Schools FS06
9. Cycle Parking Information Sheet FS19
10. Safe Routes to Schools Newsletter FS05
A free quarterly publication that provides a national overview
of Safe Routes initiatives and policy developments, promoting best practice in
schools and local authorities from across the UK.
11. Safe Routes to Schools Information Pack FSO3 (Free)
Contains all the above information sheets and current
newsletter.
12. Safe Routes to Schools Video RS05
An 8 minute video where School and Sixth Form
Students talk about projects in
Dft Publications
The following are free. Tel: 0870 1226 236
1. School Travel Resource Pack T/INF/472
Contains posters, OHP presentations etc.
2. School Travel Poster Pack T/INF/465
A separate pack of posters that is included in the Resource
Pack.
4. On the Safe Side
Road safety education in Secondary schools.
5. On the Safe Side
Road Safety education in Primary Schools.
Useful
websites
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Please
contact Caroline for any resources required:
Caroline
House
Road Safety
Section
SY3 9DS
Tel: 01743
253264
Email: caroline.house@shropshire-cc.gov.uk