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  Parking Outside School

  Inconsiderate and dangerous parking is increasingly causing problems around our schools, putting the safety of children and others at risk. Cars parking inconsiderately or on zigzag lines cause visibility issues to pedestrians of all ages who are crossing the road network to get to and from school.

  Below are parking leaflets which can help make drivers aware of the issues caused when parking inappropriately, even if it is just for a short space of time.

  Colouring in version of parking leaflet:- Your Child can colour in and personalise the parking leaflet that is being sent home to you.

  Parking Leaflet - Parking leaflet which can be printed off.

  • Parking Leaflet File
  • Parking Leaflet in Gujararti File
  • Parking Leaflet in Urdu File
  • Parking Leaflet - colouring in version File
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  Let's Look Out For Each Other

  • LLOFEO Leaflet File
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  Zig Zag's Lesson

  
  Zig Zag's Lesson is a story which covers road safety and sustainable travel topics and can be delivered to Primary School children. Here are digital copies of the resource, which can be be read to your children to teach them how to be safer around the zig zag lines outside school.
  

  • Zig Zag's Lesson Book File
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  Motorcycle/ Scooter/ Motorbike Guidance Leaflet

  Leaflet providing practical guidance and support to parents whose son/daughter ride or are thinking about purchasing a motorcycle/ scooter/ motorbike.

  • Parental Guidance Leaflet - Scooters, Mopeds and Motorcycles File
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  Wasted Lives - for parents of young drivers

  Wasted Lives has a section dedicated to helping give practical advice, information and support on key aspects that might affect you as a parent of a young driver. For more information please visit www.wastedlives.co.uk/parents
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  20mph Printable Poster

  • 20mph Home Poster File
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  Bikeability Tools for Home Activities

  Bikeability Tools for Home Activities
  

  • Design a Cycling Poster File
  • Amazing Bicycle Facts File
  • Name the Bicycle Parts File
  • Limerick and Poem File
  • Create an eyecatching bicycle File
  • What am I? File
  • Future Bicycle File
  • Design a Helmet File
  • Plan and draw your route to school File
  • Bicycles and ladders File
  • Bicycle jigsaw File
  • Air pollution File
  • The Highway Code and bicycle maintenance File
  • Create a road sign File
  • The M Check File
  • Design a cycling jersey File
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  Bikeability Parent's Handbook

  This short handbook has been designed especially for parents, guardians or carers of young cyclists who have just completed their Bikeability training. Its aim is to share with you what they have learnt and to give you the confidence to go cycling with them on roads or cycleways.

  • Bikeability Parent's Handbook File
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  "WHICH?" magazine in-car safety article links

  A selection of articles produced and written by "WHICH?". These aim to inform and assist parents with issues surrounding in-car safety for children and infants.
  

  • "Which?" Car Seat Reviews URL
  • How are child seats tested? URL
  • Choosing a child car seat - Tips "WHICH?" URL
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  Road Safety GB

  Road Safety GB provides useful information in relation to in-car safety for children and infants. The links below direct you to specific sections on the 'Road Safety GB' website. These sections include;
  

  • The law and child seats
  • Seat guide (information on appropriate seats for children and infants)
  • Guide to buying a child seat
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  Importance of fitting a car seat correctly

  Road safety experts say a recent spot check of child car seats in Leicestershire found problems in nearly half of the vehicles that they saw.
  

  For full article click here

  Please see an informative video below.

  • Importance of fitting a car seat correctly URL
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  Good Egg Safety - Car Seat Safety

   Good Egg Safety has produced a new video which highlights common problems which could endanger the lives of children being carried in car seats
  
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  Good Egg Safety Links

  Make sure that you are taking all of the right precautions with Road Safety GB 'Good Egg Safety'.

  Good Egg Safety offers plenty of help and support to users in respect of car safety. Below are some useful links for more information:

  
  www.goodeggcarsafety.com - National initiative for advising on correctly fitting child car seats

  www.goodeggcarsafety.com/blog - The popular car seat safety Blog offering families top tips

  www.facebook.com/goodeggsafety - Top tips and competitions for families on car seat safety

  www.twitter.com/goodeggsafety - Top tips and competitions for families on car seat safety

  
  
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  Seat belts and child restraints

  The Department for Transport have produced a booklet to assist in informing parents/guardians/carers about the law surrounding seat belts and child restraints. In addition, the booklet also provides information and guidance on the best practice using car seats, restraints and seat belts.
  

  • Seat belts and child restraints booklet File
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  Child seat safety

  Child seat safety

  www.childseatsafety.co.uk
  

  www.facebook.com/childseatsafetyltd

  • 5 Top Tips to Child Seat Safety File
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  Link to useful websites

   In-car Safety Centre - Here you will find advice, explanations and demonstrations on how to select the most suitable seat for each child.

  
  

  Driving while pregnant - This webpage contains advice on how to wear your seatbelt safely throughout your pregnancy.

  
  

  The documents below provide further guidance and advice.

  
  

  In safe hands - A5 leaflet detailing laws and guidance regarding car seats for children aged 0-12. The leaflet covers stages from pregnancy to age 12.

  
  

  • In Safe Hands File