Pupils in year 4 or above are selected by their primary school to be Junior Road Safety Officers (JRSOs). JRSOs help promote road safety issues within the school and local community. There is a range of informative, colourful and engaging resources in support of this scheme.
To get their key messages across to the children in a fun and interactive way, they encourage every pupil in our school to take part in our Junior Road Safety Officer (JRSO) work, where two children who are nominated for the JRSO role help teach their peers through assemblies, competitions, notice boards as well as other memorable ways!
A representative from the scheme visits our schools with the aim to provide them with both the knowledge and tools to return to school and teach their peers all about road safety and how to keep themselves safe on or near the roads.
New JRSOs are invited to attend one of the Suffolk Road Safe events during the summer term where winners are announced for competitions and the work that schools have undertaken.
Our JRSOs also share practical ways of supporting the idea of sustainable travel and improving safety and congestion outside your school.
The Way To Go Suffolk website provides information and advice on walking and cycling, public transport, car sharing and electric vehicles.
The website also includes support and guidance on how to write a Travel Plan for a Business, School or a New Housing Development.
More information - https://thewaytogosuffolk.org.uk/