Introduction

Welcome to the new SCANIA Road Safety Programme. The Guildford Flames, in conjunction with Surrey Police, have been successfully running a drug awareness programme throughout Surrey’s primary schools for 16 years. The club has extended its Youth Programme initiative to offer a road safety version for Reception year pupils.

SCANIA Road Safety will be presented to 4 and 5 year old pupils, giving them valuable information on staying safe whilst in proximity to roads. The programme will be using materials and publications from the Department for Transport ‘THINK Road Safety’ scheme to ensure that all information given is accurate and up to date, whilst keeping the delivery as lively and bright as possible. Following each presentation the children will be given a bag containing further information for parents, activity sheets for the children, as well as stickers and vouchers.

As with the 'Drug Freeze', the message objective is that the hockey players use their equipment to help prevent getting injured during games, and the information we give them about road safety will help them to protect themselves from getting injured on or around the roads.

The Visit

The visit will last approximately 30 minutes as we are aware that this age group can only take in so much information at one time. The presentation will include a brief “show and tell” of a player’s equipment, a short video on road safety and some fun games/exercises to keep the children actively involved in the visit.

Requirements

• A television
• DVD player/VCR/ Interactive Whiteboard
• A room for the presentation (classroom is adequate)