Cool sites for children, parents and teachers
Use this page to browse links for kids, parents and teachers. Many are interactive and fun, as well as containing advice for grown-ups. Many parents and teachers ask us for advice on buying child seats and hi-vis vests for children. Scroll down for links and suppliers.
FUN SITES FOR KIDS (including advice for grown-ups too)
www.trafficclub.co.uk
Games and info for 2-6 year olds and parents, by road safety company dbda
www.beddy.co.uk
Games and activities for children, focusing on road safety and how to stay safe around trucks and lorries
Think! website for children, carers and teachers
Games and activities for children of all ages and clear advice for carers and teachers, by the UK’s Department for Transport
Tales of the road
Road safety advice for kids showing consequences of risk taking through cartoon imagery, by UK’s Department for Transport
Northern Ireland road safety website
by the Department of the Environment
www.stars.sandwell.gov.uk
Includes kids zones as well as access to road safety magazines and story books, by Sandwell Council
http://streetsense2.com
online road safety resource pack for primary schools in Scotland
http://www.jrso.com
resources for the junior road safety officer scheme, run mainly in Scotland
http://www.lollipopman.co.uk
series of children’s books featuring superhero lollipopman, for ages 4 upwards
www.3mstreetwise.co.uk
Games and information on visibility and safety of children on foot and bikes, by visibility company 3m
http://www.bmweducation.co.uk/coolwayz/default.asp
Safe travel and decision making for children age 9-14, by BMW
www.dingding.org.uk
Info and games on safe and environmentally friendly transport such as buses
www.hectorshome.com
Helping 6-10 year-olds learn key road safety messages by guiding Hector around spooky streets, by Texaco
www.safetymatters.renault.co.uk
Kids road safety zone as well as info for parents and teachers, by Renault
www.totallittlelearners.co.uk
Road safety games for children, by Total
http://www.dangerspot.co.uk
a children’s book featuring Harvey the Rabbit and his friends learning road safety lessons
http://www.youngtransnet.com
Aims to help young people use sustainable transport (walking, cycling and public transport) safely. The Transnet website includes information for teachers about carrying out a travel survey near your school. It also has games for young people.
http://www.streetwiseguys.co.uk
by Road Safety Scotland
http://www.bridgend.gov.uk
for ‘Your Life in Their Hands’ school bus safety resource pack
http://www.a2bsafely.com
for children with learning disabilities – from Road Safety Scotland
SITES FOR PARENTS AND EDUCATORS, PROVIDING MORE ADVICE AND RESOURCES
Direct.gov.uk
For basic advice on child road safety
http://www.rospa.org.uk
Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents - online resources and books and lesson plans
http://www.srsc.org.uk
Road Safety Scotland site
http://www.dbda.co.uk
Road safety education company providing road safety resources including leaflets for parents and children
Our mascot Zak the Zebra can help you campaign against a dangerous road near you, visit Zak’s page for more information!
FOR CHILD SEAT ADVICE
http://www.thinkroadsafety.gov.uk
by the Department for Transport, UK
http://www.childcarseats.org.uk
by the Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents, UK
http://www.protectchild.co.uk
by Road Safety Scotland
ADVICE ON WRITING AN EFFECTIVE SCHOOL TRAVEL PLAN
Advice for School Travel Advisers on setting up School Travel Plans
from the Department for Children, Schools and Families
Travelling to school: An action plan
Advice on implementing a School Travel Plan
TO BUY HIGH VISIBILITY CLOTHING
http://www.safe-kids-walking.com
