Five Elms Primary Road Safety Workshops
Five Elms invited in PennyTaberman from the Borough of Barking and Dagenham, to deliver Road Safety Talks for Years 1 – 6.
'The Road Safety', workshops lasted between 30-45 minutes and involved discussion and activities for the pupils. The topics discussed depended on the age of the pupils. For Reception, Year 1 and Year 2, they discussed why it is important not to cross the road on their own, who to cross with, the importance of holding hands and the meaning of STOP, LOOK, LISTEN. For the older pupils, they discussed risk taking and discussed the Green Cross Code. All pupils were given road safety hand-outs at the end of the session.'
There was alot of positive feedback from the teachers, especially in EYFS. They were surprised at how little the children knew about crossing roads safely and felt that the workshops were definitely beneficial.
Quotes from Children
From nursery to year 5, the children were involved in Road Safety workshops adapted for their ages. Year 6 will receive their workshop in the summer term before they go off to Secondary school.
Here is what the children had to say about it…
What did you enjoy about you Road Safety workshop?
“I enjoyed the true and false game and I liked the role play.” – ARP pupil
“It was nice to share my experiences and the things I know about road safety and I also enjoyed discussing whether the things were true or false.” – Year 5 pupil
“It was fun talking about the bikes and scooters.” – Year 3 pupil
Did you learn something new?
“Yes I did and it was that 8-9 year olds should still be using a booster seat in a car. This is unless you are over 135cm.” – Year 4 pupil
“There is no law about wearing a helmet on a bike or scooter. We should all wear one anyway as it’s safer to.” – ARP pupil
“We learnt the words ‘stop, look and listen’ and where the safe places are to cross the road.” – Reception pupils
Is there something extra you would like to learn next year?
“How old can you be to cross the road on your own?” – Year 2 pupil
“How do the traffic lights work?” – Year 3 pupil
“I can’t really think of anything because the lady taught us lots of stuff!” – Year 5 pupil
Are there any other comments you’d like to share?
“Road safety workshops are a good idea!”
“It was a fun experience!”
To find out more about Road Safety visit THINK! Education site, which includes a wealth of road safety information, games and resources for pupils, teachers and parents.