Contact details:
Hertfordshire County Council Environment Department Road Safety Unit Education Team County Hall Pegs Lane Hertford SG13 8DN Sue Ellis, Senior Road Safety Officer - Education Tel: 01992 556806 Fax: 01992 556820 Email: sue.ellis @hertscc.gov.uk
Useful Links
Walk to School website

What's New

New FREE resource coming soon! 'School Travel Health Check Pack' New 07/07/2010

Hertfordshire County Council has used this year's School Census travel data to create a resource to enable you to make use of your own local 'travel to school' data in the curriculum. The 'School Travel Health Check' pack is for Primary and Secondary and includes a large scale local coloured map, aerial photograph, and Hertfordshire School Census data to show how the pupils from YOUR school travel and the impact this has on their health and the environment. In addition to its support to the geography and maths curriculum, the pack will provide much of the information you need to carry out the annual review of your school travel plan or to help you get started if you do not yet have a plan.

You will receive your 'School Travel Health Check' pack in the school bag during the next week or two. If you would like more information about it or help to review or develop your travel plan, please contact your school travel adviser.

• Broxbourne, East Herts, North Herts and Stevenage:
  Deana Frost
  Email: deana.frost@hertscc.gov.uk
• Dacorum, St Albans, Welwyn Hatfield, Three Rivers and Watford:
  Val Male
  Email: val.male@hertscc.gov.uk
• Hertmere:
  Katie Telkman
  Email: katie.telkman@hertscc.gov.uk

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Survey to Promote Healthy, Safe & Green Journeys to School or College

It is important that children and young people have the opportunity to give their views on issues that affect them.

A review is currently underway in Children, Schools and Families to ensure that the home to school transport strategy and policy is fair, transparent and equitable across the county. It aims to ensure that families have access to clear information in order to be able to make choices in their travel arrangements and the contributions they make, and that providers work in partnership to support children and young people's independent travel to school and college.

We are inviting children and young people to take part in a survey to tell us about their experiences of travelling to school and the things that are important to them about school transport, in order to gain a better understanding of their needs.

We are committed to promoting healthy, safe and green journeys to school or college, encouraging sustainable travel and supporting the reduction of CO2 emissions. This survey supports this aim by encouraging young people to consider environmentally-friendly travel options.

We would be very grateful if schools could help us promote the survey to students through school newsletters, student magazines, noticeboards or by providing opportunities in class to complete it. Please see below for some suggested wording for newsletters.

The more responses we get the better quality the data will be so to encourage students to take part we are running a prize draw with four £25 prizes to be won.

The survey will run until Friday 9 July 2010.

Students can take part by visiting www.channelmogo.org and clicking on the ‘Take the survey’ button.

• www.channelmogo.org

CYP Poster

• Adobe pdf, 682kb/1 page, 07/05/2010, cyp_poster.pdf

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Pre-school/ Nursery

Streetwise is a practical child pedestrian skills training for playgroups, nurseries and reception classes using simulated road layouts. It is a child centred activity, which identifies and builds on the child's knowledge and understanding rather than makes assumptions about what they know. Parents/carers are invited to attend this session to find out how to put appropriate road safety messages across to their children. We can assist leaders and teachers by showing them how road safety can be incorporated into topics and themes and matched to the early learning goals that need to be achieved.

We have a booklet called "First Steps in Road Safety" which contains useful road safety information for those working with the early years.

First Steps in Road Safety
Download files below are: Adobe Acrobat PDF,

• Edition 6 - Spring 2002 163kb/2 pages firststeps6.pdf
• Edition 5 - Autumn 2001 182kb/2 pages firststeps5.pdf

We have resources that can be loaned, they include:

• posters
• games
• activity ideas
• school crossing patrol outfits
• small-scale pelican
• zebra crossings

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Primary

Curriculum planning and support
Help for teachers when planning their programmes of work so that they can include road safety into their topics, subject areas or into the PSHE programme. This can be in the form of an INSET or informal discussion. We have a number of resources that can be loaned to teachers each resource designed for a different year group. Also information about how to obtain free resources from Department for Transport.

After Schools Club If you run an After Schools Club, we have a booklet of worksheets and fun activities on Road Safety. There are both quiet and active games suitable for children 4 - 11. Contact the Road Safety Unit for your free copy.

Pedestrian skills training
Road safety officers can train volunteers at your school to teach pedestrian skills to your pupils during the school day, usually with years 1 and 2. Using local roads children will be encouraged to consider the road environment and develop their own strategy for crossing and to practise this with the tutor.

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Walking Bus
If you wish to set up a walking bus at your school we are available to give guidance and support. We have a pack which is free to all schools in the county, email or phone for a pack. Information about other schools in the county who have set up a walking bus can be obtained from the web site:

• www.walkingbus.com

Cycle Training
The road safety unit are able to provide officers who will train volunteers at your school to become cycle instructors both for on and off road courses. These courses are designed for year 6 pupils and above.

Safer Routes for School
Are you concerned about the safety of your pupils on their journey to and from school? Road safety officers can give help and support in developing initiatives to try and overcome this problem. There is a Safer Routes to School Pack that is freely available to all schools. More information about Hertfordshire’s Safer routes to school programme is available on a web site

• www.saferroutestoschool.com

Have you thought about developing a school travel plan for your school? We can give you support and guidance and a free pack to help you.

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Secondary

One in 10 teenagers involved in a road accident say they weren't looking or paying attention. A new Road Safety pack has been developed specifically aimed at Key Stages 3 and 4. This pack contains:-

• A set of guidelines for the teachers with activities and lesson plans to fit within the curriculum PSHE and Citizenship.
• An overview of suggested lesson plans and activities
• A catalogue of resources available including videos and accompanying material
• Lesson plans, quizzes, information sheets
• Pre-Driver Pack
• Request resource forms
• Leaflets
• A road safety event calendar
• Evaluation form that will assess the pack and material and give the opportunity to highlight any further requirements.

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Road Safety Resources

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Walking Bus

This pack contains the information needed to set up and operate a walking bus:

Adobe PDF, 458kb, 16 pages, walkingbus.pdf

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What help is available for Travel?

16 - 18 year olds in Hertfordshire travelling to school or college could be eligible for some help with their transport costs. More information is available on the Herts Direct web site and the 16-19 Transport Policy:

• www.hertsdirect.org/

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