The Road Safety Team
What we do
The team is responsible for: Road Safety Education, Training and Publicity across the Bradford District; with the aim of preventing road traffic casualties. We work closely with our traffic engineers and partner organisations.
What is available for Primary and Secondary Schools / is there a charge?
We provide resources and deliver age appropriate sessions and assemblies covering;
- Pedestrian Safety
- Cycling Safety
- Car Passenger Safety
- Driver Safety
We are now in the process of booking schools in for Pedestrian Training and hall based sessions. If we are unable to visit your school this year, we have resources available that you can download and deliver yourselves.
ALL SESSIONS AND RESOURCES PROVIDED BY THE ROAD SAFETY TEAM ARE FREE
Educational resources for Primary Schools
Pedestrian Training Film – This film is usually shown before children in Year 3 are taken out for roadside training, however the film can be used as a stand-alone session and comes with a
lesson plan. It is also suitable for other year groups.
Click here to download the film (contact the Road Safety Team for the password - roadsafety@bradford.gov.uk)
Presentations - Engaging power point presentations with life-saving messages are available to download below. We hope the children will find them enjoyable and interesting. Your feedback is always appreciated -please fill in the feedback
form below and email to Roadsafety@bradford.gov.uk
Primary School Plan, The Green Cross Code,
EYFS Talking Story, Key Stage 1 Presentation, Year
4&5 Quiz Presentation, Year 6 Presentation and Transition, Feedback
Form, Parent's PowerPoint,
Parent's Questionnaire
EYFS Talking Story In Car Safety, Key Stage 1 In Car Safety,
Key Stage 2 In Car Safety, Road Safety Fact Sheets - different languages
Green Cross Code Poster to print for display
Be Bright Be Seen Poster
Educational Resources for Secondary Schools
Year 7 Presentations - As one of the roads most vulnerable age groups, we have put together this PowerPoint presentation for Year 7 & Year 8 students. Please be aware this is a large file when downloading - Year
7 Presentation
Below are 3 x 45-minute sessions which can be delivered in class by teachers. Each session includes an engaging 5 minute film, followed by a 40 minute PowerPoint workshop. The sessions can be delivered individually and do not need to be done in order. Although
developed for Y8 pupils, the sessions are suitable for a range of year groups and can be easily adapted to fit specific learning outcomes / discussion points specific to the different age groups. Please click on the links below.
Session 1 - Distractions Session 1 Worksheet Session
2 Perceptions of Safety
Session 3 Consequences
Young Driver PowerPoint - This presentation covers the Fatal 4 - speeding, not wearing a seat belt, using a mobile phone and drink & drug driving. Please note when downloading that this is a large file. Young
Driver Presentation
Young Driver Workshops TTC (FREE) - aimed at students age 16+, the workshops are delivered in a classroom or assembly setting by professional TTC trainers to raise awareness to keep young drivers and passengers safe. Covering the 'fatal
five', the workshop is engaging and interactive & aims to get all students involved - Click
here for further information. To book, please email drivertraining@ttc-uk.com, or call 03330 113 113.
Pol-Ed Resources - an educational programme (Police led and developed by teachers for teachers) that provides all schools across W Yorks with free lessons, assemblies and resources covering a range of areas linked to PSHE
and citizenship in schools. Click here to register.
MAILOUTS (Primary Schools)
At certain times of the year we send out resources to schools through the internal mail system. Below is a list of what we send so you can look out for it arriving.
March
'Zara & Hasan's Trip to the Seaside' Story Book & Parental Information -
for children in reception class & their parents - important information on seat belts and car seats. (available in Ukrainian electronically)
June
'Starting School Getting There Safely '- a leaflet for parents of children starting reception class - sent in time for the pupil / parent
visits.
'Good to Go'
leaflet - information for Year 6 pupils - in time for pupils visiting their new secondary school.
'Moving on to Secondary School' leaflet - information for parents of Year 6 pupils moving on to secondary school.
September
'Starting School Getting Around Safely' Story Book & Parental Information -
for children starting reception class and their parents. (available in Ukrainian electronically)
October
Be Bright Be Seen - please encourage pupils to stay safe on the roads by wearing something fluorescent & reflective - especially when the clocks go back in October. See links below for printable activity sheets, KS1 Assembly plan and
short PowerPoint presentation. Fluorescent and reflective stickers are also available (see link below). Please contact RoadSafety@bradford.gov.uk or 01274 437409 to order.
Be Bright Be Seen Poster; Be Bright;
Dot to Dot;
Make a Bright Bunny;
Reflective Stickers Be Bright Power
Point Colour-me-bright Be Bright Be Seen Assembly
Plan, Photos for Be Bright Assembly Plan
For more information on 'Be Bright Be Seen', you may find the following websites useful:
Brightkidz;
Education Resources
School Gate Parking
We have resources available to help schools tackle parking problems outside the school gates at start and finish times. Parking banners to
tie to the school railings are available on short term loan. We can also supply the following leaflets for parents -
School Gate Parking Leaflet, our Driver's Promise Primary Leaflet &
Secondary School Leaflet. Please get in touch if you would like us to email you our whole school assembly plan and our Key Stage 2 lesson plan. A letter from
the police and our guide on driving traffic offence's and where to report them is available to schools on request.The team is happy to offer support in setting up Walking Buses and Park and Stride schemes.
The THINK! Website
The THINK! website contains a range of free, interactive, and fun road safety resources and lesson plans for children between 3-16 years. All resources are divided into age categories, making
it easier to locate the appropriate resource required.
Some of the resources include:
Should you require further information on any of the sessions / resources please call 01274 437409 and leave a voicemail or email;
roadsafety@bradford.gov.uk
School Booking Documents
Pedestrain Training
Parental Consent Pedestrian Training, Pedestrian Training Leaflet, Jungle
Street Leaflet, Generic Pedestrian Training RA, Pedestrian
Training RA, Yr 3 Evaluation Form,
Pedestrian Training Certificate E Copy
Work Packs
Key Stage 1 Work Pack, Yr 4&5 Quiz Work Pack
,Charlie's Accident Work Pack
Feedback Form
Code of Conduct, Use
of DBS Details
Primary School Plans
Y4&5 Spring/Summer Presentation,
Y4&5 Autumn/Winter presentation, Yr
6 Charlie's Accident Power Point, ICS-Photos for Presentation, Parents
PowerPoint with Questionnaire