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Objective

To teach children by means of practical roadside training rather than lessons in the classroom.

To arrange for training to be undertaken by parent volunteers who are recruited and trained by scheme staff

To ensure that children in the target classes receive training:volunteers do not train their own children

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Volunteer Requirements

To be able to carry out training

To communicate with the children

Experience of working with children

Friendly and reliable Health and fitness Traffic awareness

VolunteerSatisfaction

Quality Training To be Valued

Understanding

Praise

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Kerbcraft Training Information

The training is in three skills

Each skill is made up of 4 sessions

The sessions are delivered weekly

Skill one: Safe Places 4 Weeks

Skill Two: Parked Cars 4 weeks

Skill Three Junctions 4 Weeks

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Reasons for Kerbcraft

Statistically child road accidents have increased

Wales is the worst area in Britain

Training was founded in Drumchapel – after two years the accident rate was reduced dramatically

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Our Achievments

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Benefits

It ensures that a large number of children come in contact with the scheme

With the volunteers training the children it increases the amount that can be trained

The training focuses on pedestrian skills, none of these would be easy to teach without practical roadside training

Helps to improve parent /teacher relationships Approaches the community Does not affect teachers workload

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Going Forward

With out the volunteers the scheme can not go forward

The scheme is for three years Targeting schools and areas in Conwy that

have a high child accident rate The scheme is funded by the Welsh

Assembly and after the three years it will be reviewed