Devon County Council are giving primary school children the chance to gain the tools and confidence that they need to help keep themselves safe once they are ready to take the next step and begin walking to school on their own.
From this month Devon primary schools are being offered the chance to sign up to a free two-hour Walkability (Child Pedestrian Training) course.
The course is co-designed by teachers and is initially available for children in years 3, 4, 5 and 6. It’s being delivered by Active Devon on our behalf and funded by Vision Zero South West.
The most recent course took place on Friday (September 20) at St Michael’s Church of England Primary Academy in Exeter.
Children took part in a practical session and learned a range of road safety rules and essentials such as understanding road signs and their meanings, the Green Cross Code, navigating road crossings, identifying safe routes to cross and the importance of always staying vigilant and aware.
The children were joined by Councillor Stuart Hughes, our Cabinet Member for Highway Management, Colin Savage, our Safer Travel Officer and Councillor Carol Whitton, the Chair of the Exeter Highways and Traffic Orders Committee (HATOC).
Once the school has booked the training course parents will receive letters outlining details of the Walkability training.
After completion of the two-hour training each child will take home a booklet sharing what has been taught to enable parents to continue the learning experience at home.
The programme is being offered to schools from September. Schools interested in the training should complete a form. The form, along with more information can be on the website here: Introducing Devon’s Walkability Child Pedestrian Training Programme.
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