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Hi Anna

I am a road education officer in the Police Service here in Northern Ireland and part of my role sees me working closely with the Youth Justice Agency providing 1 to 1 input to young people involved in motoring crimes. If you send me an email to roadeducationb@gmail.com i will send you some info of what i do.

Syd Henry

E: sydney.henry@psni.pnn.police.uk

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Hi Anna

There is a partnership between YSS, West Mercia Police, Fire and Rescue and Warwickshire and West Mercia Community Rehabilitation Company called #MORSE which works with individuals to address issues around dangerous driving.

Have a look at http://www.yss.org.uk/#MORSE

Julie Freeman

E: jfreeman@herefordshire.gov.uk

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Hi Anna

The Safer Roads Humber engagement team work with youth offending teams. If you send me your email address I’ll pass it on to the right person who will be in touch when they come back from leave after half term.

Regards
Ruth

Ruth Gore

E: ruth.gore@eastriding.gov.uk
T: 01482 398210

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Hi Gill

Some one said that you were back in Road Safety now – I’m sure the drama still runs deep for you having worked with you in Sussex.

Not sure if you still have contacts with anyone there. I’m still around. As you know we use it with SSRP – new round of funding for 3 yrs conventional TIE for yr7 and yr11 – plus EFRS/WSFRS yr12 SDSA. We looked at a variety of sources – I have seen the “RS developed drama in a box” – more used with Active Travel for KS2 I think.

I’d agree that for us access is difficult for something new and not fittable into an hour at most. I think it’s great if you have capacity to develop relationships plus skills to deliver – but can’t do it at scale. That’s why we use TIE companies as haven’t got back up these days. Trust all good with you – I’m on keithandmary@lineone.net as work e-mail highly intermittent. Enjoy the Norfolk air!

keith baldock

E: keith.baldock@brighton-hove.gov.uk
T: 01273 292258

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Try looking at some of the road safety video’s especially the Irish, Australian, and New Zealand ones (on You Tube). They are very good (and hard hitting) short stories and good from the emotional impact side of things.

You could then give various ideas to the pupils or they could then be used to inspire pupils to do their own version. Also on some you could stop the action and ask about possible consequences and then show them what happened in the video. etc Feel free to contact me if you want to chat further about it.

Mike

E: mike@mikeharrisondrivinginstructor.co.uk
T: 07811956118

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We don’t cover drama in schools but we do cover an input within high schools for pre driver education for yr 11.

In our experience even getting in for a one hour input with this year is incredibly difficult and it’s taken us a few years with a dedicated education officer to develop relationships with key teachers to achieve repeat bookings.

You may have luck with Yr 7 but I think as you move through the years they just don’t have the capacity to free up time for something that isn’t on the curriculum.

Especially during this time, I think if the schools return in September their focus will be completely on covering the curriculum, making up lost time and outside of that will be low priority.

I would advise making contact with the schools first with some key teachers to see what their thoughts are and what capacity they have, you can then develop something that will fit rather than spending time developing something that can’t be delivered.

If you haven’t covered a behavioural change technique course I would also recommend that in order to get the messages pitched just right. Ive been working in road safety for 15 years on the comms/campaign side of things and found it really useful to refresh new ideas and recap on a lot of the marketing element of developing campaigns.

Hope that helps

Vicki Bristow

E: victoria.bristow@westmercia.pnn.police.uk

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Hi Gill,

This sounds like a great idea. I worked with P7s in Blackhall Primary School a few years ago where they produced a rather riotous play about being aware of traffic when crossing the road featuring someone walking along with their headphones on playing a gameboy and stepping out in front of a cardboard car. The driver’s remark was ‘Should have gone to Specsavers!’This was followed by Q&A of what they did wrong and they then re-ran the scene with the suggest correct behavious. Communal singing of the Road Safety Rap hopefully help reinforce the messages. Whilst it wasn’t high quality drama, it made an enjoyable assembly and hopefully conveyed the safety message to their peers?

I’ve found this is much easier to do at primary than secondary schools, although getting into the lower secondary years before exams kick in could be good? There may even be scope to work with a group doing an award such as DOE?

For transition we’ve used https://www.konfluxtheatre.co.uk/project/streets-ahead-road-safety and

Baldy Bane theatre’s productions through Road safety Scotland:
 The Journey (for Primary 6 or 7 pupils) – which explores developing
relationships between a group of young friends as they journey through
primary school towards secondary school and looks at different influences on
their behaviour
 School Daze (for Secondary 1 pupils) – which focusses on peer influence and
personal choice in relationships and risk-taking at the point of transition to
secondary school
 Friends Disunited (for Secondary 5/6 pupils) – which deals with the enjoyment
and responsibilities involved in becoming a driver and getting your first car. It
follows the lives of four friends at secondary school and into adulthood
 Better Late than Dead on Time (for community audiences) – an intergenerational performance that looks at the impact of driver and pedestrian
behaviour on one family

Hope this is helpful.

I think if you’re keen, go for it!

Mark Symonds

E: mark.symonds@edinburgh.gov.uk
T: 01314693817

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Hi Gill,

Prior to me taking up this role in 2018, there was a drama company that did the school circuit in Leicestershire that did shows based on road safety and risk awareness.

It was very popular by all accounts, however as budgets were cut under austerity things like this were the first things to go, which is a real shame.

I can’t for the life of me think of the name of the company that did it but I can try and find out for you?

mottershaw stuart

E: stuart.mottershaw7309@leicestershire.pnn.police.uk

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Hi Gill,
I have not done this personally, but we have in the past used a theatre company called the “Riot act” with success with year 7s. You could try contacting them.

https://www.theriotact.co.uk/

Max Moorcock

E: max.moorcock@hackney.gov.uk

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https://www.transport.gov.scot/media/45408/evaluation-road-safety-scotland-theatre-in-education-august-2019.pdf

The above may help, if you haven’t already read it.

Andrew Fraser

E: andmarg@hotmail.co.uk

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Hi, Gill.
My background is acting, so I had a similar impulse to try to use drama directly, rather than getting a company in to do TIE. Unfortunately, the schools in our area were less receptive than I’d hoped.

Secondary school drama departments seem to have quite prescriptive ideas about what pieces they use, as it’s all aimed at what will be on exams. In addition, it can be a struggle to get into schools and to get a reasonable amount of time to work with the students to create something like this.

I’d love to discuss this further. Please feel free to email me directly.
Stay safe & be well,

April French

E: april.french@bromley.gov.uk

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Interesting proposal. I am a Bikeability Instructor in schools, although rarely get to work with Year7 & above,as schools say not enough time in curriculum for such activities! May explain accident rate & obesity!

Will be interesting to see how your project evolves.

Regards
John Holiday
Mold, North Wales

E: jahsurveying@btinternet.com
T: 07974249181

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Hi Becky,
Is there a particular age group that is affected more than others? Typically there is a spike in the 11-13 age bracket as children get used to making journeys on their own, copying the behaviour of their elder peers etc.

It may be worth creating an initiative to help the children as they transition from primary to secondary school. The last half of the summer term (after SATs) in Y6 is an excellent time to do this. Or is there a more pressing need?

We have created various transition materials for councils in London, Midlands and Cheshire. Do let me know if you’d like to see some examples

Kind regards
James

James Marsh

E: james@b3online.co.uk

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Hi Becky

I am the Road Safety Officer for Derbyshire’s Secondary schools.
I use a resource called ‘Ghost Street’ plus some others which works very well and I am happy to discuss these with you.

Can I ask a couple of questions myself in order to better help and advise you

Q1. Who has seen an increase in pedestrians involved in collisions? and which area is it that you are hoping to deliver in?
Q2. Where are your statistics from?

Anna Burgin RSO Derbyshire County Council

E: anna.burgin@derbyshire.gov.uk
T: 01629 538059

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Hi

We have a nice little assembly pack for our HeadsUp campaign aimed at teenage pedestrians and being alert and aware when there are potential distractions like smartphones.

Louise

E: louise.pittam@agilysis.co.uk
T: 01295731810

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