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Effective road safety education helps students contribute to everyone’s safety over the long term.
There are 2 goals of road safety education.
NZ Transport Agency Waka Kotahi promotes a whole school approach to road safety education that includes the school curriculum, school ethos and organisation, and community partnerships. Children, whānau, teachers and other agencies are all involved.
Teachers can use a pedagogy that makes learning interesting, relevant, authentic and enjoyable for students. Road safety becomes localised and personalised. It can act as a context for curriculum delivery across learning areas.
Learning experiences range from concise teachable moments to longer units with rich learning intentions. This promotes deep learning and influences lifelong choices and behaviours. Students are given sufficient opportunities to learn.
Student learning may cover:
Student learning is influenced by positive culture, policies and practices. This is obvious when road safety becomes a part of ‘what we do around here’.
Road safety in a school’s ethos and organisation may be demonstrated by:
Schools may work with councils, police officers and community organisations. Teachers can use these relationships to enhance learning.
School community partnerships include:
