Road Safety Annual Requisition
As part of its programme of road safety education in schools, the Department of Environment provides resources and materials to help teachers teach road safety to children in nursery/playgroup through to Key Stage 4.
The closing date for 2011 orders to be submitted has now passed and the system is no longer open.
Every year a Road Safety requisition is produced which is essentially a catalogue of relevant resources available to each Nursery, Playgroup, Primary School, and Post Primary School within your Education Board Area. It is usually issued in paper format to the principal/playgroup leader at the start of the summer term. At present there are three requisitions produced; one for Infant (Nursery/Playgroup); one for Primary Schools (Years 1-7) and one for Post-Primary Schools (Years 8-14).
Each school is allocated a budget to spend according to the number of teachers. Materials are carefully selected with the Northern Ireland Curriculum in mind, maximising the potential for the teaching of road safety education by both subject specific and cross curricular approaches.
There are many resources to choose from, allowing teachers the opportunity to order materials that would assist them in teaching Road Safety to the children in each particular class and school. Most resources in the requisition have a brief description of the item, along with how each item can be used to teach Road Safety Education. Where relevant, an indication is also given to how each resource could be used within a particular subject and the target audience it relates to. For example:
Look Out on the Road (Big Book) – “This book points out dangers on busy roads and explains both traffic signs and road furniture. Written in simple but lively language. Suitable for Key Stage 1”.
The Road Safety Requisition is a great way of acquiring the necessary resource material to enhance the teaching of road safety in your class and school, enabling children and young people to acquire the necessary skills, knowledge, and understanding to make them more aware of the dangers on our roads – as pedestrians, passengers, cyclists, and eventually drivers.
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