2. Overview of this session
Why teach Traffic Safety Education (TSE)?
How to teach TSE
An overview of Kids On The Move
Kids On The Move and the Victorian Essential Learning Standards (VELS)
Working Kids On The Move into your program
Conclusion

3. 1. Why teach TSE?
Victorian unintentional injury deaths for children aged 5 to 12 years of age,

4. 1. Why teach TSE?
Serious injuries and fatalities by road user group for children aged 5 to 12 years of age, Victoria

5. 1. Why teach TSE?
Primary school aged children are at significant risk when using the transport system
Safe road use behaviour develops over time and needs to be constantly practised and reinforced in a range of different travel contexts
All members of the school and general community share responsibility for the safety of children when travelling
There is a duty of care as we encourage children more to use active transport – eg. walking, cycling – when travelling to and from school, it is essential they can do so safely

6. 2. How to teach TSE
Research shows that TSE requires continuous, age appropriate and sequential education across year levels
It needs a combination of parents/carers and teachers working together to provide experiences in the classroom and in real traffic environments
The Traffic Safety Education Strategy recommends a minimum level of TSE – Prep to Year 2, Years 6 and 7, and Year 10 – in recognition of the demands on curriculum and classroom time
In primary schools use Kids On The Move and other TSE programs and resources
The Traffic Safety Education Strategy for Victoria has been developed by the key agencies with a stake in road safety - VicRoads, Transport Accident Commission (TAC), Department of Education and Training, Victoria Police, Department of Infrastructure, Metlink and the Royal Automobile Club of Victoria (RACV)

7. 3. An overview of Kids On The Move
The Kids On The Move resource contains 3 books and a DVD video

8. 3. An overview of Kids On The Move
Book 1 contains ideas for taking a whole school approach to improve road safety for students

9. 3. An overview of Kids On The Move
Rationale for TSE
Overview of Kids On The Move
Kids On The Move and the Victorian Essential Learning Standards (VELS)
Guidelines for conducting TSE activities
Ideas for whole school community approaches

10. 3. An overview of Kids On The Move
Book 2 contains a mix of classroom and practical activities for
teachers of VELS levels 1 and 2, focusing on key
pedestrian and passenger safety issues

11. 3. An overview of Kids On The Move
4 Modules:
Roads, Vehicles and Traffic
Stop, Look, Listen and Think
Pedestrian Safety
Passenger Safety
Within each module there are core and enrichment activities, including take-home activity sheets
Activities include components for in the classroom, exploring the local area and things to do at home

12. 3. An overview of Kids On The Move
Book 3 contains a mix of classroom and practical activities for teachers of VELS levels 4 and 5, focusing on key
cycling, pedestrian and public transport safety issues

13. 3. An overview of Kids On The Move
4 Modules:
Why road safety matters
Pedestrian Safety
Cycling
Public Transport
Within each module there are core and enrichment activities, including take-home activity sheets
Activities include components for in the classroom, exploring the local area and things to do at home

14. 3. An overview of Kids On The Move
A child’s world of traffic is DVD video designed to educate parents/carers of children in Prep to Year 2 to the developmental issues that put children at risk when near traffic

15. 4. Kids On The Move and the VELS
The VELS includes standards at six levels which are broadly associated with the years of schooling from Prep to Year 10. Kids On The Move focuses on:
VELS Levels 1 and 2 (students in Prep – Year 2)
VELS Levels 4 and 5 (specifically, students in Years 5, 6 and 7)
Traffic safety education fits well within the VELS three interrelated strands of learning skills, knowledge and behaviours in:
Physical, Personal and Social Learning
Discipline-based Learning
Interdisciplinary Learning.

16. 4. Kids On The Move and the VELS
Within the Physical, Personal and Social Learning strand TSE relates most to the following domains and dimensions:
DOMAIN
DIMENSION
Health and physical education
Movement and physical activity
Health knowledge and promotion
Interpersonal development
Building social relationships
Working in teams
Personal learning
The individual learner
Managing personal learning
Civics and citizenship
Civics knowledge and understanding
Community engagement

17. 4. Kids On The Move and the VELS
From within the Discipline Based Learning strand TSE concepts can be taught and explored – eg.
Mathematical skills can be drawn upon to develop the skills of estimation, stopping distances, spatial relations
English skills can be developed through reading, understanding and recognition of rules, advice, signs and road markings

18. 4. Kids On The Move and the VELS
Through the Interdisciplinary Learning strand skills can be enhanced for listening, viewing and responding, presenting, investigating and designing, producing, analysing and evaluating and thinking
These are important skills for decision making and problem solving in relation to safe travel

19. 5. Other resources and programs
Slideshow with images of traffic signs and scenes is available to download from:
Kids On The Move poster

20. 5. Other resources and programs
RACV Street Scene
Metlink Travel On
Victoria Police Youth Resource Officers
Bike Ed
School Travel Planning
Walking School Bus

21. 5. Working Kids On The Move into your program
Spend some time looking through the book relevant to your class
Think about how the modules and activities link to other units and work you have planned
Discuss when and how you could include modules and activities into your class program
Report back to the group

22. 6. Conclusion
Obtaining more copies of the Kids On The Move resource – contact the VicRoads Bookshop Tel:
You may be contacted in the future to get feedback on the resource and to find out how you have used it
Any questions?