A group of dedicated Year 5 children at Leigham Primary School have worked hard on a project to create a safer environment outside their school entrance for children going to and from school.
They have had six weeks of early starts and later finishes as Junior Road Safety Officers at the school’s front gate. They carried out traffic surveys and handed out leaflets to remind people of where else they can park in the surrounding areas. The children have seen a big improvement as a result of the campaign, with some people even changing where they parked because they saw the area being monitored by pupils.
To celebrate the success of the project, Leigham Primary School welcomed Angelique from the Road Safety Team in Plymouth into their whole school assembly. She came in with a special visitor – Ricky the Road Safety Dog! Angelique thanked the children for their support during the campaign and particular thanks went to the Year 5 pupils for being top Junior Road Safety Officers.
Now the campaign is over, children are hoping that parents will continue to park further away from the congested areas around school gates, to keep pupils and families safe.
