New drive on road safety at Liverpool primary school

PUPILS at a Liverpool primary school are to highlight the issue of selfish drivers on Thursday, 26 September 2013. The children at Childwall Church of England Primary School are holding a Festival of Safety to raise awareness of the problems that thoughtless parking and speeding motorists cause.

Recently the youngsters have worked with Merseyside Police to design posters which went on display at the local Tesco Supermarket. They have also teamed up with the Council's Highways Department to use speed cameras to catch speeding drivers and challenge them as to why they were driving so fast.

On 26 September 2013, as part of the school's ongoing Festival of Safety, they are holding a parking and road safety awareness day for the whole school community including children, teachers, parents, carers, grandparents and governors.

They will be joined by Merseyside Police Officers and Merseyside Fire Service staff and local MP Luciana Berger, at the end of the school day to hand out information and posters to parents as they collect their children to remind them how important it is to drive and park safely around school.

Headteacher Diane Shaw said:- "We are passionate about teaching our children the importance of good road sense, and encouraging them to raise awareness of the issues cars can cause around school. We have found that getting the children to act as ambassadors really does encourage drivers to think of the consequences of their actions, which can lead to a change in behaviour."

Other events planned for later this term include pupils taking part in a 'Walking Bus' to and from school, parking surveys and observations and a talk from a top Alder Hey consultant National Road Safety Week in November.