Junior Road Safety Officer scheme
The Junior Road Safety Officer scheme aims to encourage road
safety awareness in school children. Kent County
Council run and support this scheme.
How does the scheme work?
Every year, primary schools on the scheme choose 2 Junior Road
Safety Officers for their school.
The chosen students:
- promote road safety to the rest of the school
- raise awareness of road safety to parents, teachers and the
community
- raise awareness of local road safety issues
- provide a link between our road safety team and the
students.
The idea of the scheme is to enable the children to highlight
the road safety issues that affect them. It allows children to let
adults know what kind of road safety education they would like, and
helps us to promote topics identified as a major issue.
How does having Junior Road Safety Officers help the
school?
The school benefits because:
- pupils experience working as a team and making decisions
- pupils develop a sense of citizenship
- the scheme encourages a wide range of communication skills
- the scheme presents a positive image of the school as a safe
and caring community.
How do they do the job?
At the beginning of the school year, we arrange an induction
session for the new Junior Road Safety Officers. They get
information about the job, resources and a theme to get them
started.
Each one gets:
- a road safety stationery kit
- badges so that they can be identified easily by pupils, staff
and parents
- leaflets and posters for the school noticeboard and useful
information for publicity campaigns.
They are also fully supported by us and will be visited
regularly.
How long has the scheme been going?
The scheme has been operating since 1990 in some local
authorities in England, and since 1995 in Scotland.