Dan Thistlewood, BSc.Road Safety | Travel Training | Functional Skills Tuition

Email - dan@environmentallychallenged.org

Why Travel Training?• Travel Training helps people travel safely, confidently and

independently

• All courses are presented on a one to one basis and tailored to each client’s individual requirements

• Regular intensive training allows clients to develop their skills in a controlled, structured and progressive manner

• Skills developed on the course can be used to satisfy the requirements of various National Curriculum subjects

• Provides clients with the support they need in order to fully participate in all that society has to offer

3 Levels of Travel Training

• Road Safety (Foundation)

• Single Journey (Intermediate)

• System Wide (Advanced)

Road Safety(Foundation)

Road Safety (Foundation)

Main Objectives

• Learning when, where and how to cross the road in the safest way possible, using islands, zebra, pelican and puffin crossings when available

• Personal Safety – identifying and responding appropriately to dangers / hazards, stranger danger, security of belongings…

• Remember one or more routes

• Communicate needs when and where appropriate

Road Safety - continued

• Remember home address and at least one emergency contact number

• Consider options, make decisions and act upon them

• Use assistive technology effectively

• Seek and accept help from an appropriate source when necessary

• Understand the need for socially acceptable behaviour

Single Journey (Intermediate)

Single Journey (Intermediate)

Main Objectives

• Know how and where to top up an Oyster Card

• Have sufficient money handling skills to make a payment

• Remember the route to the bus stop / train station / underground

• Make payment for the journey with an Oyster Card, Zip Card or Freedom Pass

• Recognise the correct bus / train / tube and board appropriately

• Find an appropriate place to sit / stand

Single Journey - continued

• Recognise where they need to get off the bus / train / tube and signal the driver appropriately

• Make the correct interchange, if necessary

• Successfully arrive at the destination

• Know what to do if they are running late / miss the bus / miss their stop / get lost etc.

• Know who to contact in an emergency

• Have a mobile telephone and know how to make a call

System Wide(Advanced)

System Wide (Advanced)• Find the address of the destination using a telephone, the internet, or

other means

• Confidently and effectively use the TFL Journey Planner either on a computer or mobile telephone

• Decide the best way to get to the destination

• Use a map / navigation app to help navigating the streets

• Always cross the road safely, using designated crossing points if available

• Find the correct bus stop / station

• Recognise the correct bus / train / tube and board appropriately

System Wide - continued• Recognise where they need to get off the bus / train / tube and signal

the driver appropriately

• Successfully complete interchanges – following signs or asking appropriate people for directions / assistance if necessary

• Competently use the bus, tube, train, DLR, taxi, river services and cable car where necessary

• Safely complete the journey

• Know what to do and where to seek help if and when a journey doesn’t go according to plan

• Know what to do and who to contact in an emergency

All courses include:

• Referral – Gathering all relevant information prior to travel training

• Initial Assessment – to decide the appropriate level of travel training required

• Action Plan – setting achievable goals and agreeing the route(s) to be practiced

• Risk Assessment – completed prior to the start of travel training to examine any factors that might impact on the journey or the client – updated as necessary

All courses include: • Personalised Travel Training – tailored to each individual’s

needs and structured in such a way as to allow quick and easy progression

• Travel Journal – Client led review of each journey, creating an online log of newly acquired skills

• Progress Reports – Regular communication with referee to monitor progress

• Final Assessment – In order to successfully complete the program the trainee will need to acquire all skills and concepts listed on the Action Plan and be able to demonstrate safe working proficiency in each area

Curriculum Links

Skills developed throughout Travel Training can be evidenced and used to meet National Curriculum targets in various subjects including:

• Personal and Social Development• Functional Maths• Functional English• Communication