Brake's Kids Walk Action Pack

Click on the links below to download resources to help you:

• Plan your walk
• Talk about road safety in school with assemblies and lesson plans
• Shout out for safe and healthy journeys for children
• Tell other people what you are doing
• Fundraise for Brake
• Celebrate your success

If you registered for Brake's Kids Walk by Friday 24 May and told us you'd like a printed pack, you will also receive printed copies* of our fabulous Brake's Kids Walk banner, as well as large A3 colour posters, stickers, certificates, activity sheets, and colouring sheets. You should receive your printed action pack by Friday 7 June.

*Printed action packs while stocks last

Start by reading our quick guide or full guidance to get the basics, then follow our checklist for organisers in the full guidance – a step-by-step guide to plan your Brake's Kids Walk in detail. Use the template risk assessment to identify and address any risks you might encounter while taking part in the walk.

Use our lesson plans and assembly presentation to explore why footpaths, cycle paths, safe places to cross, slow traffic and clean air are so important for children to be able to make safe and healthy journeys. Help children learn about campaigning for change and introduce the Kids' Manifesto for safe and healthy journeys. Our road safety postcard is a great way for children to ask their grown ups to keep them safe near roads. There's also a fun activity sheet to help children spot safe crossing places while out and about.

Here are some more fun ways to introduce road safety topics to children. These additional activities, activity sheets and colouring sheets will keep brains and fingers busy.

At Brake we believe that everyone has the right to make safe and healthy journeys, and we have lots of experience of helping people campaign for road safety. Brake’s Kids Walk is a great opportunity to get involved in a road safety campaign, helping children to call for the key things they need to make their journeys safe: footpaths, cycle paths, safe places to cross, slow traffic and clean traffic. Please present the Kids’ manifesto for safe and healthy journeys to a local decision-maker (your local authority or MP). There is space to write what changes you need to make roads near your school safer.

Display the free posters in your entrance hall, or on a noticeboard where school visitors will see them. Our simple communications toolkit has all you need to share your stories across your social media platforms and tell local media, parents and the wider school community what you're up to. Scroll to the bottom of the page for images to share on your website, social media or email bulletins.

Sadly, 15 children aged 4-11 are harmed on roads in Britain every day. When the worst happens, Brake is here to help. We provide emotional and practical support to thousands of families affected by road death and serious injury.

Brake's Kids Walk is a great opportunity to support Brake's vital work caring for families affected by road crashes and campaigning for safe roads for all. You could hold a sponsored walk or a 'wear your stripes' day, or simply ask parents and carers to text KIDSWALK to 70085 to donate £3 to Brake.

Fundraising and donations are a crucial source of funding for our work and we are so grateful for your support.

Here you can find certificates for your school and for the children who took part, images to share on your website, social media or email bulletins. Please share your pictures to show how children are campaigning for road safety. Together we can get as many people as possible to join our conversation and talk about how to make roads safer for everyone. Don't forget to tag us @Brakecharity.