Transcript for Junior Road and Safety Watch Officer

The Junior Road Safety Scheme has been running very successfully in Cheshire West for approximately 30 years. This year, Cheshire Constabulary has worked in partnership with Cheshire West and Chester Council and has joined in the scheme to incorporate the Junior Watch element.

The elements that have been incorporated into this year’s scheme are as follows:

• Road Safety - the Green X Code, Cycling, In the Car, Crossing the Road
• Community Safety - Keeping everyone's home, car and possessions secure, how to protect their possessions (property marking), information around bogus callers and general security
• Personal Safety - keeping themselves, friends, family and their community safe when out and about, keeping mobiles secure, what to do in case of an emergency (ICE), keeping safe when out and about (travelling by bus, train, car etc), staying safe online
• The scheme is running in all primary schools in Cheshire West and two year 6 pupils have been nominated to be 'Junior Road Safety & Watch Officers' in each school. The role of the officer is to present to their school the bulletins that are made available on a monthly basis, run regular competitions, keep up to date the notice board in school and ensure that information is spread widely to peers, friends, family, carers and the wider community. Each school is given a Guide which includes lots of helpful hints and tips, information around the scheme and contact details for Cheshire West and Chester and the Constabulary.

Prizes will be given out regularly throughout the year when competitions are done by the pupils in the schools. Each Junior Road Safety and Watch Officer should keep a scrapbook of information, photographs, leaflets etc which will be assessed at the end of the year and the one deemed to be the best will win the new Award which has been established this year.
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