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Pupils’ road safety work recognised

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Photo: Primary school pupils, staff and road safety officers celebrate the success of the JRSO programme.

Year 5 and 6 pupils across St Helens have been helping to make their schools safer – and healthier too!

More than 20 local primary schools are now enrolled in the Junior Road Safety Officers (JRSO) programme. Each school appoints a JRSO and deputy to promote road safety among their classmates.

Nearly half the schools taking part recently sent their JRSOs, deputies and staff members to a celebration event and workshop at St Helens Town Hall – organised by the council’s Road Safety Team.

Children took part in several workshops – based on the benefits of walking and cycling. They also showcased their work this year and came up with ideas for the next academic year. The council’s Healthy Living Team also engaged pupils with walking and physical activity topics.

Each pupil was presented with an awards certificate by George Houghton, Head of Traffic, Urban Traffic Control & Road Safety, while staff received a framed certificate for the school wall.

St Helens Council’s Cabinet Member for Community Safety Councillor Lisa Preston said: “The importance of road safety can never be over-emphasised – and it’s vital that we engage with children as early as possible in their lives.

“The Junior Road Safety Officers programme is a great way of getting schoolchildren thinking about road safety, discussing it with their friends and coming up with new ideas to promote it.”

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