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Primary schools
Road safety should be introduced in the curriculum as early as possible. By doing so, your establishment will be helping to head off the dangers that many young people face as they grow up and begin to travel independently. Schools can ensure that road safety education is delivered in a planned and co-ordinated programme by including it in their policies. As with Secondary Schools, all Primary, Infant and Junior Schools should build road safety into the curriculum through their Road Safety Policy and Travel Plan. The Department for Transport and Department for Education and Skills requires every school to have these in place by 2010, as set out in the Government's white paper, 'A New Deal for Transport: Better for Everyone'. Contact your local road safety officer for advice and assistance. They also have many resources available at no charge.
Does your school have a Road Safety Policy and Travel Plan for the delivery of road safety?
We can offer three-stage pedestrian training at key stages of a child�s development: Reception, Year 3 and Year 6. At Reception and Year 3 we also ask schools to support us in the distribution of �All About� Road Safety Packs for parent and child.
Added to this, we offer schools our help in setting up Walking Buses to encourage safe walking to school.

Schools can also provide cycle training for pupils, through the Essex County Council Cyclist Training Scheme, or under the National Cycling Standard. For further information about this go to: ,a href="http://www.essexcc.gov.uk/cycling"