Time-Out: Road Safety Resource for teachers and parents

Teachers' Resources - Road Safety Officers & home educators

This section gives information to those who may wish to use the resource outside of the classroom. It contains hints, tips and advice for non teachers.

The Drama
The Time-Out drama captures a day in the life of Daz, his family, friends and enemies. The drama is rooted in realism and we hope that each character will have some resonance with teenagers and adults alike. Dialogue, situations and characters have been researched in order to present a drama that children can watch and experience vicariously. The Road Safety theme runs lightly through the drama until the dénouement when it slams into focus. It is hoped that the audience will be able to see retrospectively that Daz’s actions and behaviour led to an ending that was fait accompli.

The Drama Shorts add flesh to the character bones of the various protagonists and allow us a glimpse of the impact an accident like this can have. It is these ‘shorts’ that provide the basis for many of the lessons as they present themes that can be discussed and explored further by pupils.

Road Safety Officers
Time-Out is a flexible resource, the drama and associated lessons can be used in a variety of ways by RSO’s.

As a one off input in a Secondary School, using The Drama, ‘shorts’ and Lesson 1 ‘Time to Think’.
As a sequence of lessons, using the drama ‘shorts’ and lesson plans 1-4 as a guide.
As a video back drop and ‘point of interest’ at youth events

The lesson plans are designed to be flexible and you will need to adapt them to dovetail into different schools timetable provision and tailor them to your own sensibilities. There are, for instance, discussion ideas included in the plans that are not Road Safety per se and you may wish to cut these sections out.

Please read through the Teachers Notes section and each of the lesson plans to gain an understanding of how the lessons may work for you. The lessons are designed for classes of 30 or less. If however, you would like to use the resource as part of an input to larger groups such as a whole year group, then Lesson 1 ‘Time to Think’, without the group work, would be ideal. The Road Safety Notes section will provide you with more detailed description of the Time-Out ethos and Road Safety elements within the drama and associated lessons.

Home Educators
If you are planning on using the Time-Out resource outside of the school environment there are various ways in which it could be used. Obviously, the drama and ‘shorts’ can be viewed on their own, but some other resources on this site can also be used. The ‘risk quiz’ gives young people aged 11-14 the opportunity to reflect on their own attitudes towards safety and links to the drama and its characters. Young people can complete the ‘risk quiz’ in their own time or use it as a platform for discussion. Alternatively, Lesson 3 ‘Daz’s story’ incorporates the risk quiz and may provide a more formal framework in which you can discuss the issues raised with young people. Of course, you are free to explore all the lesson options and pick and choose discussion points that are suitable.

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