Transport for LondonJunior Road Safety
If your school hasn't yet joined the scheme, talk to your local borough road safety officer (link to borough safety officer contacts page) who will help you get started. You can also find more information below.
Visit the Junior Road Safety Officer website
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The JRSO's role
Schools usually appoint a couple of JRSOs from Years Five or Six. Their role is to spread road safety messages to your school community by:
- Giving talks
- Running competitions
- Putting up posters
- Using as many other fun ideas as they can!
Each JRSO receives an activity pack to help them get started, along with a bag of goodies! Download the activity pack:
School guide
A teacher or other school helper acts as a school guide to offer advice and support to the JRSOs.
Once you've recruited the JRSOs, you can work through the JRSO pack with them, help develop ideas and give practical support and encouragement for tasks.
Remember that the ideas and activities in the pack should give the JRSOs a good starting point, but the scheme is really flexible. Encourage them to come up with their own ideas that might be more suitable for your school.
Meet your JRSOs regularly and set tasks or check they have set realistic deadlines for themselves. Download the school guide:
Join the scheme
Before you start, have a chat with your borough road safety officer about the scheme. They can support you throughout and provide extra information and advice.
Once you've chosen your JRSO, invite the road safety officer to your school so they can talk about the scheme and give the JRSOs their pack.
Recruiting your JRSOs
You can:
- Select one or two JRSOs from Years Five or Six
- Ask pupils to complete application forms and make your selection based on their answers
- Conduct interviews to discover budding JRSOs
- Ask students to nominate their representatives
Have an informal talk with candidates before deciding who will take on the role will check they understand the job and they really want to do it.
Help and support
Your borough road safety officer can give advice and assistance to you and your JRSOs throughout the scheme, including providing more packs, posters and updates.
You can also download extra copies of certificates, competitions and other useful pages from the JRSO pack.
Other schemes
This scheme is just one of a range of educational resources we provide for children and young people, including:- Children's Traffic Club - ages 3-4
- A-Z of Traffic Tales - ages 5-7
- Safety and Citizenship - ages 10-11
- Theatre in Education - ages 11-12
- Don't die before you've lived - teen marketing campaigns - ages 11-14
