Road safety education and training

For details of the following training programmes email roadsafetyofficer@wandsworth.gov.uk.

Pedestrian training

Pedestrian training for school children years 2 to 6, with the focus being on years 2 and 3 (i.e. ages 6 to 8). Sessions are carried out off-site, in small groups, by a member of staff. Each session takes around 40 minutes.

Road safety talks

We conduct road safety talks aimed at Nursery and Reception children. Each session takes 25 to 30 minutes and is carried out in the classroom as a carpet session.

The sessions include songs, stories and pictures. The session covers holding hands, stop, look and listen and wearing a seat belt. Sessions can be adapted in order to accommodate older children.

Road safety shows

We have commissioned customised road safety shows for Primary and Secondary schools in Wandsworth, as well as a show aimed at the elderly.

The shows cover a variety of road safety topics from crossing the road safely to being visible at night. Schools or social clubs wishing to book a road safety show should contact us.

School crossing patrol

The job of a School Crossing Patroller is to help children to cross roads on their way to and from school.

Whilst we no longer directly fund the School Crossing Patrol service, we do approve and review sites, recruit, train and supervise patrollers and manage the day to day running of the service. For more information, contact us.

TfL Discoverers

TfL Discoverers is a free educational programme that teaches little Londoners safe behaviour around roads. It is a fun and easy way to teach road safety skills to 3- to 4-year-olds in nurseries and early years settings. 

Visit the TfL Discoverers website to register, and for more information about the programme.