In September 2002, ODS Ltd. was commissioned by the Scottish Road Safety Campaign to carry out an evaluation of the Children's Traffic Club in Scotland (CTCS) Revised Nursery and Playgroup Pack.
The CTCS was introduced in 1995 as a way of raising awareness among parents and developing key road safety awareness and skills in younger, pre-school children. The club works by providing to children registered with it, a series of structured road safety activities in a number of workbooks.
Parents of all three year olds are invited to register their child with the Club. Just under 60% of children invited become registered with the club. The proportion of children registered is falling slightly since the scheme was first established. However a greater cause for concern is that in more disadvantaged areas where child involvement in road casualties is disproportionately higher, uptake rates are lower.
In order to compensate for this and to increase the impact of the Club's activities, the Scottish Road Safety Campaign developed a number of initiatives. One such initiative was the production of a complementary resource pack for use with nursery schools and playgroups. This pack has recently been modernised and revised. A recent inclusion is a "Curricular Links" document which connects road safety education activities to the curriculum for 3-5 year olds. Parents' Cards and Stickers were also developed, which were designed to encourage parental involvement in road safety education.
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Published: September 2003