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Road crashes are a major cause of death and serious injury among children in NSW. The ‘Holistic Approach to K-6 Road Safety Education’ professional learning course helps K-6 teachers understand the specific vulnerabilities of their students as road users in their local school environment, equipping them to address particular risks and promote student safety. The online self-paced learning experience also provides participants with the background knowledge, evidence-based effective pedagogical strategies and practices, and resources to implement an engaging and effective road safety education program that applies a whole-school approach. During the course, participants explore the Transport for NSW approved resource, ‘Safety Town‘.

This two-hour online professional learning course is delivered using a flexible, self-paced delivery model on Canvas. Register here for the course.

This workshop empowers teachers to deliver road safety education through the lens of PDHPE and Creative Arts. Participants will explore road safety statistics and age-specific insights, learn strategies to integrate safety concepts with art and adapt the evidence-based online resource Safety Town to meet diverse student needs. The workshop will provide participants with the background knowledge and evidence-based effective pedagogical strategies and practices to implement a compelling road safety education program that applies a whole-school approach. Participants will develop innovative art mediums to inspire creativity and design thematic, hands-on projects that promote and incorporate road safety themes. Full-day funded release is available to complete the course.

This full-day (8.45 am—3.00 pm) face-to-face professional learning workshop is available on 31 March, 3 July, and 11 September. Register here for the course.

Road-related crashes are a major cause of death and severe injury among young people in NSW. To address this critical issue, this professional learning course is designed to help secondary PDHPE teachers effectively implement road safety education aligned with best practices for students in years 7-10. The online, self-paced learning experience provides participants with up-to-date NSW road safety statistics, recent research on effective pedagogical strategies and practices, and resources for implementing an engaging road safety education program in schools that applies a whole-school approach. Participants explore the Transport for NSW approved resource ‘On the Move‘ during the course.

This 2-hour online professional learning course is delivered using a flexible, self-paced Canvas delivery model and will be available throughout 2025. Register here for the course.

Science teachers can access the new ‘Road Safety—Through the Lens of Science: Year 7-10’ professional learning course delivered via Canvas. The four-hour course demonstrates how and where aspects of road safety can be incorporated into teaching forces and momentum to provide meaningful lessons that support student learning and well-being. Full-day funded release is available to complete the course.

The course is available throughout 2025. Register here for the course.

For further details about the course and funded release, contact Dr Andrew Sortwell.

Each Term, a 45-minute webinar on effective senior student road safety education is available for Year 11 and 12 Coordinators. The webinar will cover the following: (i) the latest research and data about the key concerns for young adults as road users; (ii) effective road safety education pedagogy targeting senior school students; (iii) strategies and guidance for creating a whole-school approach to road safety; (iv) resources that can be used to engage Year 11 and 12 students in road safety education; and (v) key road safety messages for secondary students.

The webinar will be delivered on the following dates: 2nd April, 25th June, 27 August and 26 November from 3.20 pm – 4.00 pm in 2025. Register here, and for further details, contact Dr Andrew Sortwell.

The road safety education specialist at Sydney Catholic Schools can also customise face-to-face professional learning workshops to help meet the needs of schools. All customised face-to-face professional learning workshops are typically up to two hours in duration, however they can be extended to 5 hours. Customised professional learning workshops are funded by Transport for NSW and are provided at no cost to schools.

For further details, contact Dr Andrew Sortwell.