Tales of the Road

Tales of the Road is back! New interactive resource now available

Key Stage: KS1

With many people having enjoyed more walking and cycling during lockdown, and families being asked to consider whether they can walk or cycle as pupils begin returning to school, now is a great time to bring road safety to life for children. Introducing the newly updated Tales of the Road education resource.

The resource contains new and updated tips and is now interactive to help young road users navigate the workbook quickly and easily! It can be accessed and completed online, or can be downloaded, allowing progress to be saved and continued another day – perfect for children to come back to whether they are learning remotely during the summer holidays or in the classroom when school resumes in September.

Features of the updated Tales of the Road resource include:

  • Interactive question and answer sections, with name personalisation
  • New, updated images
  • Green Cross code reminders
  • REMEMBER! Key safety tips
  • Glossary with additional words and definitions

To access or download the resource, click on the icon below. You may want to look at our other free education resources available such as:

History of Tales of the Road

This new interactive resource marks an exciting new step in the history of Tales of the Road, which first launched almost ten years ago. During that time, we’ve provided teachers and road safety educators with resources ranging from short videos that gave children tips on how to cross the road safely, to interactive games that children can use to build their road safety skills.

As more of our audience move to digital channels, our relaunched Tales of the Road gives schools and parents an easy way to access the resource online and to engage children through interactive learning.

COVID-19 Safer Travel Guidance for passengers

It’s important that we all ensure that we take steps to stay safe whilst out and about. Click here to see Government guidance on walking, cycling and travelling in vehicles or on public transport during the coronavirus outbreak.

This pack contains everything you need for lesson plan 1, Stepping stones to road safety.

Lesson objectives:

  • To develop familiarity with the Stop, Look, Listen and Think sequence.
  • To know that pedestrians walk on the pavement and vehicles travel on the road.
  • To know how to walk safely with a grown up and hold hands when walking near the road.

This is lesson plan 3, Safety first.

Lesson objectives:

  • To know how to ride a bike/scooter and cycle/scoot safely.
  • To know why I need a child car seat when I travel in a car.
  • To know how to travel in a car or a bus.

you will find everything you need in this lesson plan to complete these objectives including:

This pack contains everything you need for lesson plan 5, Roads away from home.

Learning objectives

  • I know how to keep safe on the road when on holiday
  • I know how to walk safely with a grown up and hold hands when walking near the road
  • I know how to behave when I travel in a car or a bus

This pack contains everything you need for lesson plan 4, Road rangers.

Learning objectives

  • I know that pedestrians walk on the pavement and vehicles travel on the road
  • I know safer crossing places and how to use them
  • I know the Stop, Look, Listen and Think sequence
  • I know how to ride a bike or scooter and cycle or scoot safely
  • I know how to use the correct behaviour to keep myself safe

Safer journeys anthem

In this lesson, school children learn the Safer Journeys anthem.

To download, click here which will take you to Vimeo’s website. From there, simply click on the ‘Download’ button.

Use these resources to teach pupils the song:

The Safer Journey anthem is also available with Welsh subtitles this is shown below. If you wish to download this version, click here again this will take you to Vimeo’s website. From, there simply click on the “Download” button.