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

Research highlights that students with disability face higher risks as road users, potentially up to three times more than their peers. This professional learning supports teachers to consider the road user challenges students with disability face daily and provide appropriate support and guidance through individualised teaching and learning programs.


Workshops are delivered by:

Virtual delivery AC00117 or face to face AC00135

Day 1 - Road safety education for SSP and support unit teachers K-12

Day 2 - Local schools: K-12 road safety for SSP and support units


At this 2 day workshop, 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

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

Register via MyPL for Virtual delivery AC00117 or face to face AC00135

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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