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11 - 14 age range - KS3

Passport to Safer Cycling

Passport To Safer Cycling

Lancashire's child cycle training scheme is entitled 'Passport To Safer Cycling'. It is modular and follows good practice by providing training that is progressive and can be developed from off-road to on-road.

The scheme is designed to enable young cyclists to develop a greater understanding of road usage and to ride with an improved degree of safety, thereby reducing the risk of road accidents. The course is available to children aged 10 and over.

The Road Safety Group provides training and support for adults who lead the course.

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Making Choices student booklet

Making Choices

Useful information aimed at pupils in their transition from primary to high school (Years 6 - 7). This resource uses a contemporary, colourful booklet format and has versions for parents, teachers and pupils.

Further Ahead

Further Ahead

Four units covering risks, communication, movement and rules.

Each module contains activities ideas, discussion/debriefing sheets and photographs for use in PSHE, citizenship and religious education areas. Useful planning and curriculum guidance is included.

Secondary Steps

'Secondary Steps' Pack

Personal, social and health related activities which focus on pedestrian safety issues.

The pack has a teacher's booklet and supplementary sheets for 30 pupils. The material is designed to provide opportunities for pupils aged 11 - 13 to:

Develop an awareness of their vulnerability as pedestrians
Identify dangers faced by pedestrians in the road environment
Promote positive values and attitudes to the way we use the roads

Pedestrians Look Out

'Pedestrians Look Out' Pack

Road safety activities for use in Technology.

The pack has a teacher's booklet and booklets for 30 pupils. The material is designed to provide opportunities for pupils aged 11 - 13 to investigate their road environment and consider their roles as pedestrians.

Keeping In Step

'Keeping In Step' Pack

Road safety activities for use in English.

The pack has a teacher's booklet and booklets for 30 pupils. The material is designed to provide opportunities for pupils aged 11 - 13 to discuss ways in which information is given to the public and consider how a road safety message may be communicated through video format.

On Your Bike

'On Yer Bike' Pack

A teaching resource on cycling aimed at 11 - 13 year olds.

Consumer issues and safe use of a cycle are covered in the pack.

The pack has a teacher's booklet and booklets for 30 pupils.

Zach's Pack

Zach's Pack

The resource gives seconary school students the opportunity to explore the issues arising out of a newspaper report of a road death, focussing mainly on Zach's role in the incident and what he could have done to prevent an unnecessary fatality and his own injuries.

They will examine their own attitudes and beliefs and develop strategies to have a positive influence on a person whose driving is making them feel uneasy.

Whose Life is it Anyway?

Whose Life Is It Anyway?

An exciting resource for secondary school teachers and pupils, fully linked to the 'Citizenship' and 'PHSE' curriculum. The topics encourage the students to think about the consequences of their actions, consider the impact of road use on people and the environment, deal with bulluying and peer pressure, develop confidence and learn how to resolve conflict.

The resource comes in a handy ring binder divided into 6 themeseach containing lessson plans and suggested activities. Also includes a CD with additional resources.

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