Transitioning to Secondary School

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Transitioning to Secondary School

Road casualty data shows that the number of child pedestrian casualties doubles between the ages of 9 and 11, with incidents more likely to happen during drop-off and pick up times. 

This free, printable activity sheet helps parents prepare their children for more independent travel, especially as they start thinking about the move to secondary school. The sheet includes simple tips for parents to share on practice journeys and an interactive Safe Adventures quiz for children. 

Click on the icons above to download the activity sheet.

We’ve also teamed up with The National College to launch a new guide for parents and educators, designed to help children build essential road safety skills as they gain independence. Get the resource here.

Our Tales of the Road resource remains a key tool for empowering children with the knowledge to stay safe and is especially useful as they transition to more independent travel. A print-friendly version of the booklet is also available, condensed for easy use but packed with the same helpful advice and information. 

For more information on supporting children’s road safety as they move to secondary school, visit our Safe Adventures page.  

In this lesson pupils will explore how to create their own Road Safety Campaigns targeted at their peers.

Learning objectives

  • I know the Green Cross Code, and safer crossing places on the road.
  • I know The Highway Code, rules of the road and road signs.
  • I know the risks and the effects of risky behaviour and can develop strategies to cope with dangerous situations caused by others.

This pack contains everything you need for lesson plan 5, Campaign Spotlight

  • Campaign spotlight lesson plan
  • Campaign spotlight planning sheet
  • THINK! Map

Students will understand  the benefits of sustainable travel, alongside the ways of how to do so safely. Many students will have thought about how they can improve their travel, to make it more sustainable to benefitt them, their families and their local communities.

Students will also work on school campaigns to encourage others to make more sustainable choices about travelling to and from school.

This is lesson plan 6.

Learning Objectives

1. I know how to travel safely independently and understand the benefits of sustainable travel.

This pack contains everything you need for lesson plan 6, Small changes.