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Life isn't about finding yourself, it is about creating yourself'

George Bernard Shaw
If you cannot mould yourself entirely as you would wish, how can you expect other people to be entirely to your liking?
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Saturday, July 6, 2013

Junior Road Safety Awards

Junior Road Safety Officers
On Friday I attended the Junior Road Safety Awards at Endeavour House.

I went along because Junior Road Safety Officers from Whatfield Primary School in my Division won a Silver Award for work done promoting road safety throughout the school.


The Junior Road Safety Officer Scheme has been running in Suffolk for over 10 years. In that time the number of schools Countywide that have become involved in the Scheme has steadily increased to over 80.

The Scheme involves at least two (Year 4 to Year 6) pupils who are given the title ‘Junior Road Safety Officer’, together with a pack containing road safety resources. Supported by their local Road Safety Education Officer and a nominated Teacher or Teaching assistant from their school the Junior RS Officers act as 'message givers' to the whole school community through their own notice board, promoting national, regional and local road safety campaigns. They may be asked to help with class talks or school assemblies and write articles for school newsletters. They also run road safety themed competitions throughout the school year raising awareness of important road safety messages among their peers.   

Occasionally Junior Officers become involved in projects for their local community working with not only with the Road Safety Team but other agencies also.  The Whatfield Junior Road Safety Officers for example have spent time with the local PCSO's, working on speed reducing activities.

The Suffolk County Council Road Safety Team provide a website which acts as a resource for Junior Officers and has further details of the scheme  www.suffolkroadsafe.net/JRSO

Around 40 schools were represented at the County Council on Thursday.  Many had lunch at Endeavour House and received a portion of the Road Safety Cake pictured below.

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