Walking

Parents and carers are responsible for their child’s safety when travelling to and from school. The department encourages all children and their families to be safe active travellers.

Benefits of safely walking to and from school

Benefits of safely walking to and from school helps:

  • promote physical activity
  • reduce traffic
  • reduce our carbon footprint
  • provide an opportunity for supervising adults to talk with their child about road safety.

Key road safety messages for pedestrian safety

Always hold a child's hand when:

  • crossing the road
  • on the footpath
  • in a carpark

Key messages to share with an older child:

  • use a safe place to cross the road
  • Stop! Look! Listen! Think! everytime you cross the road.

Referenced from TfNSW Key road safety messages

Transport for NSW's Key road safety messages for pedestrian safety

Walking advice to share with parents and carers

Primary schools can support their parents and carers with advice about:

Secondary schools can support their parents and carers with advice about:

Advice about implementing a Walking school bus

The difference between a children's crossing and a pedestrian crossing

What is the difference between a children's crossing and a pedestrian crossing?

Category:

  • Teaching and learning

Business Unit:

  • Teaching Quality and Impact
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