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Secondary school students are beginning to travel independently. In early secondary school, exploring pedestrian, public transport and cycling safety is an important part of their road safety education development. As a student enters a pre driver age, positive role modelling of safe road user behaviour remains vital as well as introducing information around young driver safety issues, including speed, alcohol and other drugs, fatigue, peer group pressure and distractions (including passengers) while driving.

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Designing an app for safer public transport

Students create a brief for an app to plan and book their journey on public transport, including a safety feature. Students create a set of design specifications, including illustrations, to show functionality. Download Designing an app for safer

Learning areas:
  • Digital Technologies
Year levels:
  • Year 7
  • Year 8
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  • Public Transport

Exploring public transport ethical issues

Students explore a range of ethical issues (or one) relating to public transport. Students are presented with an ethical framework to structure their inquiry and gather evidence to support the various viewpoints. Download Exploring public transport

Year levels:
  • Year 7
  • Year 8
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  • Public Transport

Heat expansion and rail safety

Students explore the science behind and the impact of heat on rail lines. The unit examines the physical changes resulting from high temperatures and explores the engineering and technological measures in place to mitigate the impact of

Learning areas:
  • Science
Year levels:
  • Year 7
  • Year 8
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  • Public Transport

Creating a public transport campaign

Students identify and research a public transport safety issue. Using recent campaigns as models, they consider elements such as visual, emotive and figurative language, similes, humour, catchy music and themes and determine the key

Learning areas:
  • English
  • The Arts
Year levels:
  • Year 6
  • Year 7
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  • Passenger Safety
  • Roads, Vehicles & Traffic
  • Young Driver

Road Smart - teacher toolkit

Road Smart is a road safety education and training program designed to build on the existing road knowledge, skills and behaviours of Year 10 (or equivalent) students. The program aims to help lay down the foundations for safe driving among young

Learning areas:
  • Maths
  • Science
  • The Humanities
  • Technology
  • Health & Physical Education
Year levels:
  • Year 10
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  • Passenger Safety
  • Roads, Vehicles & Traffic
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Road Smart - school sign up

Road Smart is a road safety education and training program designed to build on the existing road knowledge, skills and behaviours of Year 10 (or equivalent) students. The program aims to help lay down the foundations for safe driving among young

Year levels:
  • Year 10
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  • Passenger Safety
  • Roads, Vehicles & Traffic
  • Young Driver

Looking after our mates

Year levelYear 12 and community groupsDescriptionLooking After our Mates is a drug and drink drive information session about responsible drinking, safe driving and looking after your friends.The interactive presentation is delivered free to schools

Learning areas:
  • The Humanities
  • Health & Physical Education
Year levels:
  • Year 12
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  • Young Driver

DriveSmart

DriveSmart is a free program which helps you practice your skills and become a more experienced and safer driver as you work towards getting your probationary licence. It is the perfect partner to getting hands-on experience in a car.The training

Year levels:
  • Year 9
  • Year 10
  • Year 11
  • Year 12
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  • Young Driver

Assessment - Using Language To Persuade - Cool Australia

We have a complex relationship with our mobile phones that is more than screen deep. Mobile phone use and the impact it has had upon society is a is a contemporary social issue with far-reaching effects on our community’s safety, health and

Learning areas:
  • English
Year levels:
  • Year 9
  • Year 10
  • Year 11
  • Year 12
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  • Public Transport
  • Roads, Vehicles & Traffic
  • Young Driver

Safemates(RACV)

RACV Safe Mates is open to Year 9 – 12 secondary school students to be creative contributors in a road safety campaign. It is an opportunity for young people to have their say about road safety and to help their mates stay safe on the roads.As

Learning areas:
  • The Arts
  • Technology
  • Health & Physical Education
Year levels:
  • Year 9
  • Year 10
  • Year 11
  • Year 12
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