Parents and carers are responsible for their child's safety on the way to and from school.
All types of travel require planning, safe practices and observing road rules and guidelines.
School communities can work together to help make getting to school safely easier. Young children, in particular, require active supervision by an adult whenever they are in a traffic environment.
We all need to reinforce and practice:
Help keep all children safe when travelling to and from school, be a champ of #Getting to School Safely.
Watch and share these two videos, one for primary and one for high school champs with your school community.
Who is a #gettingtoschoolsafely champ at your school?
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We salute you, champs of getting to school safely.
The getting to school champ who buckles her own seatbelt every time.
Those who avoid the dodgy double park near the school entrance.
Champs who don’t use the staff car park as a sneaky drop off zone.
And champs who hold a grown-up’s hand when walking to school.
Well done champs! For getting to school safely.
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Well done, champs of getting to school safely.
Champs who don’t distract the driver with that Snapchat.
Champs who always wear a helmet even if it's a bit hmmm.
Champs who put their phone away when crossing the road.
And champs who simply look out for their mates.
Well done champs! For getting to school safely.
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Schools want their students to be safe road users now and into the future, and take a whole school approach towards this through-
1. teaching and learning of curriculum: road safety is a mandatory part of K-10 PDHPE syllabuses and the Stage 6 Life Ready course. Teachers localise teaching and learning activities to reflect the environmental conditions in which students travel/live.
2. informing school community on how they expect parents/carers to act onsite and in the school zone traffic environment. This may be via social media, school newsletters, school website, school brochures or kindergarten/high school orientation days.
3. liaising internally and with external agencies to get support in addressing road safety concerns onsite and in the school zone. Schools inform students and the school community about using current traffic infrastructure to ensure students are kept as safe as practically possible.