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Key Stage 2

These children are becoming more involved with traffic situations and need to develop skills to cope with these situations.

Curriculum Objectives for Key Stage 2

Pupils should:

• Know the safest way to school
• Know how to travel safely to and from school
• Understand and use the principles of the Green Cross Code
• Know that there are rules governing the behaviour of pedestrians and traffic
• Understand the problems faced by all road users, particularly problems associated with conspicuity and the effects of weather
• Understand that traffic accidents cause avoidable deaths and injuries
• Be given the opportunity to take cyclist training

Key Stage 2 Teaching Ideas

There are many topics at Key Stage 2 which can include aspects of road safety:

• Comparative studies of different areas
• Environment Study
• Light
• Local area study
• Safe places to play
• Transport
• Weather
• Moving on

The Curriculum

Art - design of road safety posters

English/Literacy - looking at different types of writing and producing their own examples such as newspaper reports, poetry, stories and dramas for younger pupils

Geography - study of the local area, comparing with other areas, mapping safe routes to school, impact of local developments on the environment

History - the importance of developments in transport systems

Mathematics - surveys on methods of travelling to school, handling accident statistics data, stopping distances, speed, survey of traffic flows at different times of the day

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