Suffolk schools taking part in a scheme to promote road safety have been recognised in a special video recording their efforts.
The video celebrates the work in their schools and communities of Suffolk’s Junior Road Safety Officers (JRSOs).
JRSOs are pupils from Year 4 and above who promote road safety through Suffolk Roadsafe, the partnership made up of Suffolk County Council, the emergency services, the Police and Crime Commissioner and National Highways.
Roadsafe brings together the main agencies involved in road safety with the aim of reducing casualties in the county.
The JRSO awards saw gold, silver and bronze awards made to 36 schools from across Suffolk; gold awards were made to 21 schools, silver to 13 and bronze to two.
Schools and their JRSOs organise events throughout the year to promote the theme, with the awards recognising innovation in getting the message out there.
Ideas ranged from information leaflets, safety signs and bake sales to striking a deal with a local garden centre for parents to park and walk their children the rest of the way to the school.
One school, Brampton Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School from Brampton, near Beccles, was even awarded a Blue Peter badge for writing to the popular long-running BBC children’s TV programme to explain what they were doing.
All the activities were recorded in special scrapbooks.
Councillor Alexander Nicoll, Suffolk County Council Deputy Cabinet Member for Transport Strategy, said: “Congratulations to all the schools that submitted work for this fantastic scheme.
“The standard was extremely high with some great ideas, and it was really encouraging to see JRSOs from schools across Suffolk working hard to get the road safety message out there amongst parents and the wider community.”
The video can be viewed on the Suffolk County Council YouTube channel.
For more information about Suffolk’s JRSO scheme, go to the Suffolk Roadsafe website.
