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Road Safety Week
Our school proudly took part in Road Safety Week, Brake’s biggest annual road safety campaign. Each year, thousands of schools, organisations and communities across the country join together to share vital messages about staying safe on our roads. The theme this year focused on the importance of safe vehicles and how they help prevent road crashes and protect everyone who uses our roads.
Across the week, our pupils explored what makes a vehicle safe, from essential safety features such as seatbelts and airbags to the importance of regular vehicle checks and modern technology that helps prevent crashes. Brake encourages everyone to make sure vehicles are well-maintained and roadworthy before every trip, and our children learned how these simple steps can help save lives.
We also discussed how safe vehicles are part of a wider “safe systems” approach to road safety—one that involves all of us working together to prevent harm on the roads.
Read on to find out what each key stage did during Road Safety Week and how they helped spread this important message across our school community.
Key Stage One
In Ben Hope, we spent the afternoon learning all about Road Safety Week. The children took part in thoughtful discussions about the many different types of road crossings, from zebra crossings to pedestrian lights, and learned how each one helps to keep people safe.
We also explored how to stay safe as passengers, talking about the importance of wearing seatbelts, sitting properly in a vehicle, and listening carefully to the adults in charge. The children then practised what to think about when crossing the road by stopping, looking, listening, and checking for traffic in both directions.
The session helped our Key Stage 1 pupils build confidence and develop essential safety awareness in a supportive and engaging environment. They left feeling proud of their learning and ready to make safe choices whenever they are out and about.
Pupil Voice
You should always look both ways before crossing the road - Iris
Do not go on your phone whilst driving - Penelope
Do not go faster than the speed limit – Ashirai
Lower Key Stage 2
In LKS2, we explored safe cars and how modern technology is evolving to make cars safer for both passengers and pedestrians/cyclists. The children designed their own cars, considering design features which exist and new ones of their own invention. Their ideas included automatic brakes and indicators, child-lock, seatbelts, and speed controls to prevent drivers going over the speed limit.
Pupil Voice:
"If my car is about to crash on a person, it immediately stops and that makes it safe." - Esma
"My car can float in water in case it drives off a bridge, It also has a special cover so you can see through it but it blocks the sun so the driver can see" - Ollie
"Cars need airbags so if they crash the people in the car are protected" - Bentley
Upper Key Stage 2
In Fuji, we spent time exploring how vehicle technology has developed in recent years to make our roads safer for everyone. The pupils watched videos and discussed a range of modern safety features, such as automatic braking systems, lane-keeping technology, improved airbags, and intelligent speed assistance. They were particularly interested in how these features work together to prevent crashes and protect both passengers and pedestrians.
Building on what they had learned, the children then had the opportunity to design their own safety vehicle. They thought carefully about the features they would include, drawing on their understanding of real-world technology while also adding creative ideas of their own. Some added advanced sensors, others designed unique warning systems, and several imagined futuristic ways to keep people safe on busy roads.
This activity helped our UKS2 pupils think critically about road safety, engineering, and the importance of innovation. They produced some impressive designs and demonstrated a mature understanding of how technology can help save lives.
Pupil Voice
Madison - We spend time learning how to be safe on roads and how cars have become safer. It is important to be safe on the roads because if you're not, you may get hurt.
