Young Driver and Passenger Course
Prince Michael International Road Safety Award
We are delighted to announce Kent County Council Young Driver & Passenger programme, which is FREE of charge to every Secondary school and College in Kent, has won a prestigious award from His Royal Highness Prince Michael of Kent. The KCC Safer Road Users Team has received a Prince Michael International Road Safety Award 2024, for our Young Driver & Passenger Course. The Prince Michael International Road Safety Awards recognise outstanding achievement and Innovation. We are extremely proud and honoured to receive this award. Thank you to the schools that have taken part. Please consider booking the course for your school. This programme fits perfectly into the PSHE curriculum with 8 of the objectives included in the programme.
Young Driver and Passenger Course
Young car drivers (17 to 24 years) are over-represented when you look at statistics for this age group and their involvement in fatal and serious road traffic crashes. In 2019, young drivers made up 7% of all licence holders but were involved in 16% of fatal and serious crashes.
The Young Driver and Passenger Course is suitable for all year 12 and 13 students. The majority of the course (sessions 1-4) are pre-recorded virtual/Vimeo sessions led by teachers to small groups in a classroom setting. The session 5 Q&A Presentation is delivered to all participating students by one of our Safer Road User Team Officers in a larger school venue. We provide additional class resources and support to teaching staff enabling them to confidently facilitate the virtual programme. This 5th session Presentation visit consolidates the learning gained during sessions 1-4, provides an opportunity to obtain answers to questions that have arisen during the course, and covers many aspects of the PSHE Curriculum and Gatsby Benchmark-5.
The virtual sessions offer curriculum flexibility, where you can plan them in over a day, week, or the term. The programme generates conversation and therefore groups of 8 to 30 students is desirable. Schools have successfully run the course sessions as individual, double sessions and as drop-down days.
The course, written by education professionals, provides students with greater depth in understanding of why crashes occur in their age group. Pupils are encouraged to explore coping strategies to become safer drivers and passengers.
This course is aimed at passengers, novice drivers and those that have passed their theory and practical tests. We are passionate about supporting young people to understand the key skills required for safer driving. Our aim is to empower them to understand causation factors, identify safer behaviours and ultimately, encourage them to say something when they feel those standards are not there.
For further information visit the Kent Road Safety website
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For further information and bookings please contact saferroadusers@kent.gov.uk.