RoadSense

New curriculum

New opportunities

Cluster Meeting ObjectivesTo provide the opportunity to

• Reflect on the RoadSense strategy and how it fits the new curriculum

• Share successes and challenges • Meet road safety personnel and other stakeholders

from our region (PEO’s, Road Safety Coordinator)• Reflect on current road safety vision and action

plans • Establish ways in which the RoadSense facilitator

can assist your school during 2009.

• Child pedestrian injuries and fatalities peak at 5 – 9 years.• Child cyclist injuries and fatalities peak at 10 – 14 years. • Most children travel to/from school in cars.• 31 child fatalities (0-14 years) in the twelve months up to Jan 2009. • 383 people died on New Zealand roads last year (2008) • Most children watch TV and see speeding and poor road use.• Road use is a significant factor in our lives.• Most schools have road safety issues.

Children are at risk!

A national professional development and support strategy for primary and intermediate schools.

It builds on and supports the work being done by Police Education Officers.

The aim is to reduce death and injury of children on and around New Zealand roads.

What is RoadSense?

RoadSense involves two years

of support for schools from

regions with high rates of road

incidents and injuries.

(One year extension 2009)

Whole of school commitment.

Engagement with parents, community, students and stakeholders.

Active partnership with Police Education Officers.

Ongoing relationship with the RoadSense-Āta Haere Facilitators.

Learning outcomes developed relevant to the teaching and learning approaches of the school.

Ongoing support from Educating NZ, Land Transport New Zealand and NZ Police.

Critical success factors

Since 2007 - 160 schools involved in the following regions:

Taranaki, Taupo/Taumaranui, West/Central and South Auckland, Whangarei, Napier/Hastings, Waikato, Palmerston North, Otago and Southland.

2008 - 60 schools invited to join including two new regions: Gisborne and Tauranga.

Currently total number of schools is 265 schools.

RoadSense schools

Goals of RoadSense

1. Overall, RoadSense aims to reduce death and injury on and around the land transport network.

2. Teachers – provide road safety education teaching and learning opportunities for students.

3. Students – demonstrate knowledge and competencies to be safe land transport network users.

4. School community – reinforce the key road safety principles to parents and caregivers and encourage commitment from the entire school community.

• Regional co-ordination of the trialling process

with PEO’s, schools and other key stakeholders.

• Provide materials, interview stakeholders, gather

feedback.

• Provide professional support for schools in RSE.

• Promote and support PEO’s and the use of the

Road Safe Series.

Role of the Facilitator

Role of schools: as per letter of agreement

• Develop a plan of action to implement road safety education on

the school

• Involve key stakeholders

• Implement ideas and develop lesson with assistance from the

RS handbook and with the support of the Facilitator

• Establish RS school-side as soon as appropriate

• Attend professional learning opportunities and allow visits by

the Facilitator throughout the year

• Complete and return evaluation surveys

• National – provides the framework & direction

• School – design and shape curriculum so teaching and learning is meaningful and beneficial to students

• Classroom - make interpretations for particular interests, needs & talents of individuals & groups of students

Curriculum: Three Stage Process

The “Spirit” of Change

• Flexibility - putting students at centre• Clarity - too important to leave to chance? • Importance of pedagogy - how students learn

determines what they learn• Connecting life in school with wider needs of

communities, society and employers• Participatory processes – all voices important

RoadSense: supporting the spirit of curriculum change

• Designing your curriculum - including road safety education

• Meaningful and beneficial – keeping children safe on and around roads• Connecting life in school with wider

needs of community – transport is an Otago issue

RoadSense: supporting the spirit of curriculum change cont.• Pedagogy – practical training, stages of

development, making connections through inquiry and integration

• Flexible – RSE relevant to students’ lives• Participatory – student committees, parent

involvement, stakeholders –PEO and RSC• H & PE learning area– safety management,

rights and responsibilities

Values in the NZ Curriculum

New Zealand CurriculumKey Competencies

• Thinking• Using language, symbols and

texts• Managing self• Relating to others• Participating and contributing

The New Zealand Curriculum:• envisages actively involved, life long learners • identifies thinking as a key competency • includes learning to learn within its principles.

The RoadSense-Āta Haere strategy emphasises thedevelopment of teaching capability to facilitate active‘age and stage’ relevant road safety education.

Teacher inquiry and knowledge

Other Southland Agencies that can SUPPORT and ASSIST

•Road Safety Southland -Jane Ballantyne•NZ Police-Fenton Herrick, Martin Lohery, Blair Corlett•Cycling Southland-Bruce Ross•Sustainable Transport Southland-Ken ?•Health Promoting Schools-Jo O’Connor•Active Schools-JimWatson