Organisation: DfT and MVA Consultancy
Date uploaded: 21st September 2010
Date published/launched: Pre 2009
Kerbcraft is a practical child pedestrian training scheme designed to teach pedestrian skills to 5 to 7 year olds, by means of practical road-side training rather than teaching in the classroom.
It is designed to teach pedestrian skills to 5 to 7 year olds, by means of practical road-side training rather than teaching in the classroom.
Kerbcraft is built around teaching three skills: choosing safe places and routes; crossing safely at parked cars and crossing safely near junctions.
These skills are taught over the course of at least 12 roadside sessions. Children are taught in the road environment near their schools, in pairs or groups of three children, by trained volunteers.
The Kerbcraft website provides information for existing Kerbcraft coordinators; for those interested in setting up a new scheme in a local authority, school or other establishment; and for anyone interested in learning more about Kerbcraft.
The Kerbcraft manual and coordinator support pack, and the Good Practice Guide for practical child pedestrian training (written by MVA Consultancy and funded by the Department) for Transport, can be found in the resources section of the website.’
The website also provides a wealth of additional information and advice notes to help with the set up, funding and running of Kerbcraft. The Kerbcraft pilot section provides information and evaluation reports on the national pilot of Kerbcraft, which ran from 2002 to 2007.
For more information contact:
Carry Stephenson