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Supporting Walk Safely to School Day

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Traffic environment around our school

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Why are children more at risk in the traffic environment…?

PhysicalEmotionalSocialCognitive

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Message Early Childhood Early Stage 1 & Stage 1 Stage 2 Stage 3

Pedestrian safety

• Always hold a grown-up’s hand

• When a grown-up’s hand is not available, hold a pram, bag or clothes

• Always cross the road with a grown-up

• Hold a grown up’s hand when you cross the road

• Hold a grown up’s hand when you’re on the footpath

• Hold a grown up’s hand when you’re in a car park

• Use a safe place to cross the road

• Hold an adult’s hand when you cross the road

• Stop! Look! Listen! Think! every time you cross the road

• Use a safe place to cross the road

Passenger safety

• Always buckle up your seatbelt

• Always leave your seatbelt buckled up in the car

• Always get in and out of the ‘Safety Door’.

• Click, clack, front ‘n’ back

• Always buckle up in your seatbelt

• Get in and out of the car on the footpath side

Bus safety • Wait till the bus has gone and then use a safe place to cross the road

Safe play/

Safety on wheels

• Always ask a grown-up where it is safe for you to play.

• Always wear your helmet when riding your bike or wheeled toy.

• Always wear a helmet when you ride or skate

• Ride your bike in a safe place away from the road

• Ride your bike away from busy roads

Key road safety messages

Source: NSW Centre for Road Safety, Transport for NSW

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Road safety education needs to:

• be meaningful within curriculum• have a local context and delivered by teachers• be ongoing, not a one-off• reflect quality teaching practice• develop skills• shock or fear tactics not recommended

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Supporting the curriculum:PDHPE K-6 Syllabus recap

Fundamental movement and

physical activityHealthy choices Self and

relationships

Active lifestyle

Dance

Games and sports

Gymnastics

Personal health choices

Safe livingRoad safety• Pedestrian safety• Passenger safety• Safety on wheels

Growth and development

Interpersonal relationships

Skills - Communicating, Decision-making, Interacting, Moving, Problem-solving

Curriculum

School environment,

policy and culture

Parents and community

Draft Australian Curriculum: Health and Physical Education F-10 open for consultation

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A whole-school approach to road safety:Health promoting schools framework

Curriculum

School environment,

policy and culture

Parents and community

recognises the influence that policies and procedures have on staff and student well-being.

reinforces the relevance and role of PDHPE within the school curriculum

recognises the valuable role/influence that parents and community members can have on health.

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A focus on teaching and learningCurriculum

School environment,

policy and culture

Parents and community