Professional learning


Road safety education professional learning workshops provide teachers with strategies, ideas and resources for teaching quality road safety education as part of PDHPE K-10 and Life Ready in Stage 6.

Teachers will receive:

  • up-to-date advice and support from our road safety education team
  • the latest research about road safety education
  • free, quality resources to support teaching and learning
  • support for promoting road safety to parents and carers
  • strategies on how to address road safety issues around your school.

All workshops

The workshops are delivered as two single workshop days held several weeks apart to give participants time to share their learning from day 1 with colleagues, and discuss and prioritise actions for development at workshop day 2.

Cost: Casual teacher relief is available for each day, if the school hasn’t previously attended. Additional teachers are welcome to attend with relief paid by own school

Pre-requisites: Some pre-workshop activities are required prior to participating in both workshop days. Details provided on registration.

Completion of day 1 is a pre-requisite for day 2


Workshops scheduled - Semester 1 2023

Term 1
Workshop
Day 1 Day 2 Location

Road safety education: Safer behaviours through PDHPE K-6

MyPL code AC00133


Friday 17 February 2023

Week 4

Friday 3 March 2023

Week 6

Glenfield Office

Road safety education: Safer behaviours through PDHPE K-6

MyPL code AC00114


Wednesday 15 March 2023

Week 8

Wednesday 29 March 2023

Week 10

Zoom

Road safety education: Safer behaviours through PDHPE 7-10

MyPL code AC00137


Thursday 23 February 2023

Week 5

Thursday 16 March 2023

Week 8

Zoom

Road safety education: Safe active travel

MyPL code NR33119


Thursday 2 March 2023

Week 6

Thursday 16 March 2023

Week 8

Zoom

Stage 6 Life Ready: Teaching the skills through safe travel

MyPL code AC00139


Friday 31 March 2023

Week 10

Friday 5 May 2023

Week 2 of Term 2

Zoom

Road safety education: SSP and support unit teachers K-12

MyPL code AC00117


Tuesday 28 February 2023

Week 6

Tuesday 14 March 2023

Week 8

Zoom



Term 2
Workshop
Day 1 Day 2 Location

Road safety education: Safer behaviours through PDHPE K-6

MyPL code AC00114


Thursday 4 May 2023

Week 2

Thursday 18 May 2023

Week 4

Zoom


Road safety education: Safer behaviours through PDHPE K-6

MyPL code AC00133


Tuesday 13 June 2023

Week 8

Tuesday 27 June 2023

Week 10

Nirimba Office

Road safety education: Safer behaviours through PDHPE 7-10

MyPL code AC00137


Wednesday 10 May 2023

Week 3

Wednesday 24 May 2023

Week 5

Zoom


Road safety education: Safer behaviours through PDHPE 7-10

MyPL code AC00119


Wednesday 17 May 2023

Week 4

Wednesday 31 May 2023

Week 6

Nirimba Office

Road safety education: Safe active travel

MyPL code NR33119


Tuesday 2 May 2023

Week 2

Tuesday 16 May 2023

Week 4

Zoom

Road safety education: Safe active travel

MyPL code NR33119


Thursday 1 June 2023

Week 6

Thursday 15 June 2023

Week 8

Arncliffe Office

Road safety education: SSP and support unit teachers K-12

MyPL code AC00135


Thursday 11 May 2023

Week 3

Thursday 25 May 2023

Week 5

Glenfield Office

Road safety education: SSP and support unit teachers K-12

MyPL code AC00117


Friday 19 May 2023

Week 4

Friday 2 June 2023

Week 6

Zoom

Find out more information about each workshop below.

Primary school road safety education workshops

Two-day workshop: interactive delivery via Zoom (Webinar)

Day 1 - Road safety education: Safer behaviours through PDHPE K-6 (AC00114)

Day 2 - Local schools: K-6 road safety education (AC00115)

At this two-day workshop teachers will use the PDHPE K-10 syllabus and the Safety Town website, and explore learning activities within a PDHPE K-6 context, and consider whole-school strategies to engage students and the school community in being safer road users.

Teachers will:

Day 1: Day 2:
  • understand key features of the PDHPE K-10 syllabus
  • increase their knowledge and understanding of how to address road safety issues impacting student safety
  • explore resources to support effective teaching of road safety to meet their students' learning needs
  • review strategies to promote a whole-school approach to road safety
  • apply their understanding of the PDHPE K-10 syllabus to develop and tailor road safety learning experiences tailored to meet their students’ needs
  • localise resources to support the effective teaching of road safety
  • plan strategies to promote a whole-school approach to road safety
  • build support with a network of schools


Accreditation:

This two-day workshop is recognised as 10 hours of registered professional development addressing Australian Professional Standards 2.1.2, 3.4.2, for gaining or maintaining Proficient Teacher Accreditation in NSW.

Cost: Casual teacher relief is available for each day, if the school hasn’t previously attended. Additional teachers are welcome to attend with relief paid by own school

Pre-requisites: Some pre-workshop activities are required prior to participating in both workshop days. Details provided on registration.

Completion of day 1 is a pre-requisite for day 2

Register via MyPL for day 1 AC00114

NB: registrations close one week prior to the workshop day. Day 2 will be open for registration at the end of Day 1.

Two-day workshop: interactive delivery via Zoom (Webinar)

Day 1 - Road safety education: Safe active travel (MyPL code NR33119)

Day 2 - Local schools: Safe active travel (MyPL code NR33123)

We all know that physical activity plays a big part in an individual’s overall health and wellbeing. However, many children aren’t getting this on a regular basis. One way we can support our students with this is through encouraging safe active travel not just to and from school, school activities and events but as a lifestyle choice.

Teachers will:

Day 1 Day 2
  • review and appreciate benefits of safe active travel for students and the whole-school community
  • identify safe active travel challenges at their school
  • consider a range of safe active travel initiatives
  • apply department policies and duty of care obligations
  • collaborate with other participants to share ideas and resources
  • design and develop school-specific initiatives
  • plan a time frame for implementing safe active travel at their school
  • plan strengths-based, skills focused safe active travel initiatives for their school setting
  • share and collaborate ideas, and troubleshoot concerns with other workshop participants
  • have access to on the spot Road Safety Education Officer support and safe travel resources when planning their initiatives
  • develop a plan of action for their school going forward with safe active travel initiatives

Accreditation

This two-day workshop contributes 11 hours of elective professional learning for NSW teacher accreditation.

Cost: Casual teacher relief is available for each day, if the school hasn’t previously attended. Additional teachers are welcome to attend with relief paid by own school

Pre-requisites: Some pre-workshop activities are required prior to participating in both workshop days. Details provided on registration.

Completion of day 1 is a pre-requisite for day 2

Register via MyPl for Day 1 NR33119

NB: registrations close one week prior to the workshop day. Day 2 will be open for registration at the end of Day 1.

Two-day workshop: interactive delivery via Zoom (Webinar)

Day 1 - Road safety education for SSP and support unit teachers K-12 (MyPl code AC00117)

Day 2 - Local schools: K-12 road safety for SSP and support units (MyPl code AC00118)

Using the PDHPE K-12 syllabuses, Life skills, Stage 6 Life Ready Course and road safety resources, participants will explore teaching and learning activities within K-12 contexts. Whole-school strategies to engage students and the school community in being safer road users will be investigated. 

Teachers will:

Day 1 Day 2

  • appreciate that road trauma is a contemporary health issue for children and young people in NSW
  • review road safety knowledge and skills in PDHPE K-12 syllabuses and the Stage 6 Life Ready course
  • increase their knowledge and understanding of how to address road safety issues impacting student safety onsite and in the school zone
  • explore resources to support effective teaching of road safety to meet their students learning needs
  • review strategies to promote a whole-school approach to road safety
  • apply their understanding of PDHPE K-12 syllabuses and the Stage 6 Life Ready course to develop and tailor road safety learning experiences to meet their students’ needs
  • localise resources to support the effective teaching of road safety
  • plan strategies to promote a whole-school approach to road safety
  • build support with a network of schools.

Accreditation:

This two-day workshop is recognised as 10 hours of registered professional learning, from the Australian Professional Standards addressing 2.1.2, 3.4.2, for gaining or maintaining proficient teacher accreditation in NSW.

Cost: Casual teacher relief is available for each day, if the school hasn’t previously attended. Additional teachers are welcome to attend with relief paid by own school

Pre-requisites: Some pre-workshop activities are required prior to participating in both workshop days. Details provided on registration.

Completion of day 1 is a pre-requisite for day 2

Register via MyPL for Day 1 (AC00117)

NB: registrations close one week prior to the workshop day. Day 2 will be open for registration at the end of Day 1.

Secondary school road safety education workshops

Two-day workshop: interactive delivery via Zoom (Webinar)

Day 1 - Road safety education: Safer behaviours through PDHPE 7-10 (MyPL code AC00137)

Day 2 - Local schools: 7-10 road safety education (MyPL code AC00138)

At this two-day workshop, teachers will use the PDHPE K-10 syllabus and the On The Move website, exploring teaching and learning activities within a 7-10 context; and whole-school strategies to engage students and the school community in being safer road users.

This professional learning event is delivered as two single workshop days held several weeks apart to give participants time to share their learning from day 1 with colleagues, and discuss and prioritise actions for development at workshop day 2.

Teachers will:

Day 1: Day 2:
  • understand key features of the PDHPE K-10 syllabus
  • increase their knowledge and understanding of how to address road safety issues impacting student safety
  • explore resources to support effective teaching of road safety to meet their students' learning needs
  • review strategies to promote a whole-school approach to road safety
  • apply their understanding of the PDHPE K-10 syllabus to develop and tailor road safety learning experiences tailored to meet their students’ needs
  • localise resources to support the effective teaching of road safety
  • plan strategies to promote a whole-school approach to road safety
  • build support with a network of schools

Accreditation:

This two-day workshop is recognised as 10 hours of registered professional development addressing Australian Professional Standards 2.1.2, 3.4.2, for gaining or maintaining Proficient Teacher Accreditation in NSW.

Cost: Casual teacher relief is available for each day, if the school hasn’t previously attended. Additional teachers are welcome to attend with relief paid by own school

Pre-requisites: Some pre-workshop activities are required prior to participating in both workshop days. Details provided on registration.

Completion of day 1 is a pre-requisite for day 2

Register via MyPL for day 1 AC00137

NB: registrations close one week prior to the workshop day. Day 2 will be open for registration at the end of Day 1.

Two-day workshop: interactive delivery via Zoom (Webinar)

The department’s mandatory Life Ready 25 hour course:

  • builds on Stage 5 PDHPE K-10 syllabus student learning
  • helps senior students enhance their skills to address issues of health, safety, relationships, independence and wellbeing at a pivotal point in time when they face significant changes and challenges in their lives
  • includes safe travel as a learning context. This is significant as road trauma is a leading cause of accidental death for young people in NSW (ref: Transport for NSW), and thus is a contemporary health issue for this age group.
  • encourages teachers to facilitate this learning as they know their students best
  • supports schools in meeting the department’s Road Safety Education Policy, that road safety is taught in every stage of learning

This two day workshop is an opportunity for organisers and teachers of Life Ready to improve their knowledge and understanding of the course by exploring it through the Safe Travel learning context. Teachers will develop an understanding of the principles, skills and interactive learning approaches that underpin student learning in the Life Ready course. It's hands-on with many opportunities to discuss your new learning in light of the needs of your students.


Day 1 - Life Ready: Teaching the skills through Safe Travel workshop (AC00139)
Day 2 - Local schools: Safe Travel in Life Ready (AC00140)

Teachers will:

Day 1 Day 2
  • explore the learning context of safe travel, participants will:
  • appreciate that road trauma is a significant contemporary health issue for young people
  • strengthen their understanding and application of the Life Ready course for Stage 6 students
  • enhance their capacity to plan skills-based teaching and learning activities
  • evaluate a range of teaching and learning activities
  • interact in a collegial network for ongoing professional learning support
  • consolidate ideas for going forward
  • review a range of resources to support their teaching of safe travel
  • apply the Life Ready course to develop localised safe travel learning experiences tailored to meet their students’ needs
  • design a professional learning resource to upskill colleagues on effective safe travel in Life Ready
  • engage in supportive networks with colleagues in the planning, implementing and evaluating of Life Ready programs.

Accreditation:

This two-day workshop is recognised as 10 hours of registered professional development addressing Australian Professional Standards 1.2.2, 3.3.2, 4.4.2, for gaining or maintaining Proficient Teacher Accreditation in NSW.

Cost: Casual teacher relief is available for each day, if the school hasn’t previously attended. Additional teachers are welcome to attend with relief paid by own school

Pre-requisites: Some pre-workshop activities are required prior to participating in both workshop days. Details provided on registration.

Completion of day 1 is a pre-requisite for day 2

Register via My PL for day 1 AC00121

NB: registrations close one week prior to the workshop day. Day 2 will be open for registration at the end of Day 1.

Two-day workshop: interactive delivery via Zoom (Webinar)

Day 1 - Road safety education: Safe active travel (MyPL code NR33119)

Day 2 - Local schools: Safe active travel (MyPL code NR33123)

This new professional learning opportunity begins Term 2, 2022.

We all know that physical activity plays a big part in an individual’s overall health and wellbeing. However, many children aren’t getting this on a regular basis. One way we can support our students with this is through encouraging safe active travel not just to and from school, school activities and events but as a lifestyle choice.

Teachers will:

Day 1 Day 2
  • review and appreciate benefits of safe active travel for students and the whole-school community
  • identify safe active travel challenges at their school
  • consider a range of safe active travel initiatives
  • apply department policies and duty of care obligations
  • collaborate with other participants to share ideas and resources
  • design and develop school-specific initiatives
  • plan a time frame for implementing safe active travel at their school
  • plan strengths-based, skills focused safe active travel initiatives for their school setting
  • share and collaborate ideas, and troubleshoot concerns with other workshop participants
  • have access to on the spot Road Safety Education Officer support and safe travel resources when planning their initiatives
  • develop a plan of action for their school going forward with safe active travel initiatives

Accreditation

This two-day workshop contributes 11 hours of elective professional learning for NSW teacher accreditation.

Cost: Casual teacher relief is available for each day, if the school hasn’t previously attended. Additional teachers are welcome to attend with relief paid by own school

Pre-requisites: Some pre-workshop activities are required prior to participating in both workshop days. Details provided on registration.

Completion of day 1 is a pre-requisite for day 2

Register via MyPl for Day 1 NR33119

NB: registrations close one week prior to the workshop day. Day 2 will be open for registration at the end of Day 1.

Two-day workshop: interactive delivery via Zoom (Webinar)

Day 1 - Road safety education for SSP and support unit teachers K-12 (MyPl code AC00117)

Day 2 - Local schools: K-12 road safety for SSP and support units (MyPl code AC00118)

Using the PDHPE K-12 syllabuses, Life skills, Stage 6 Life Ready Course and road safety resources, participants will explore teaching and learning activities within K-12 contexts. Whole-school strategies to engage students and the school community in being safer road users will be investigated. 

Teachers will:

Day 1 Day 2

  • appreciate that road trauma is a contemporary health issue for children and young people in NSW
  • review road safety knowledge and skills in PDHPE K-12 syllabuses and the Stage 6 Life Ready course
  • increase their knowledge and understanding of how to address road safety issues impacting student safety onsite and in the school zone
  • explore resources to support effective teaching of road safety to meet their students learning needs
  • review strategies to promote a whole-school approach to road safety
  • apply their understanding of PDHPE K-12 syllabuses and the Stage 6 Life Ready course to develop and tailor road safety learning experiences to meet their students’ needs
  • localise resources to support the effective teaching of road safety
  • plan strategies to promote a whole-school approach to road safety
  • build support with a network of schools.

Accreditation:

This two-day workshop is recognised as 10 hours of registered professional learning, from the Australian Professional Standards addressing 2.1.2, 3.4.2, for gaining or maintaining proficient teacher accreditation in NSW.

Cost: Casual teacher relief is available for each day, if the school hasn’t previously attended. Additional teachers are welcome to attend with relief paid by own school

Pre-requisites: Some pre-workshop activities are required prior to participating in both workshop days. Details provided on registration.

Completion of day 1 is a pre-requisite for day 2

Register via MyPL for Day 1 (AC00117)

NB: registrations close one week prior to the workshop day. Day 2 will be open for registration at the end of Day 1.

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Contact your local department Road Safety Education Officer:

  • for workshop details
  • to find out how professional learning can be tailored to suit your school's needs.

If your school would like specific support in road safety education please call us or register online.

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