ROUTES

‘ROUTES – the Teenage Highway Code’ is described as ‘a 21st Century update on road safety for young people aged 11 – 16 years’. Developed by the Sussex Safer Roads Partnership (SSRP) and the Puppet Broadcasting Company, the package comprises a 15-module lesson pack and DVD.

Using puppets to engage students, ROUTES uses real voices, stories and the thoughts of young people from across the county. Through a blend of humour and poignancy, the stories offer insight into how children use the roads and how they can be made safer.

ROUTES has been specifically developed to fit into the PSVE/PHSE programme but it can be used as a teaching aid in any other National Curriculum subject such as drama, art and design and technology lessons.

The ROUTES package modules are spread across the five years of secondary school education. Subjects include the full range of safety information that young people will be exposed to, including ‘Signs and Markings’, ’Where’s Your Head At?’ (distractions) and ‘Young Drivers’.

The lesson content is supported by road safety professionals giving interviews on the day-to-day nature of their work.

ROUTES has been evaluated and supported by pilot schools across Sussex. It is expected that every school in the county will receive their copy of the ROUTES lesson pack and accompanying DVD during November 2010.