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The Junior Road Safety Officers scheme aims to encourage
road safety awareness in schoolchildren.
The scheme is run and supported by Kent County Council.
How does the scheme work?
Every year, primary schools on the JRSO scheme choose two Junior
Road Safety Officers (JRSOs) 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 the council's road safety team and the
students
The idea of the scheme is to enable the children themselves to
highlight road safety issues that affect them.
The scheme allows children to let adults know what kind of road
safety education they would like. And it helps Road Safety Officers
promote topics that have been identified as a major issue.
How does having JRSOs 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 JRSOs. They get information about the job,
resources, and a theme to get them started.
Each JRSO gets:
- a road safety stationery kit
- JRSO badges (so that they can be identified easily by pupils,
staff and parents)
- leaflets and posters for the school notice board and useful
information for publicity campaigns
They are also fully supported by a JRSO organiser, who is a
member of Kent County Council's Road Safety team, and who visits
the JRSOs regularly.
How long has the scheme been going?
The JRSO scheme has been in operation since 1990 in some
authorities in England, and since approximately 1995 in
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