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18 Apr 2024
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Additional rail safety education programs
In addition to education resources developed by TrackSAFE, rail operators and state governments also have rail related education resources and programs that are aligned to the Australian Curriculum.
ViewTeacher resources – Year 9&10
TrackSAFE has prepared teacher resources including individual lesson plans & supporting resources aligned to the Australian Curriculum - English, HPE & The Arts.
ViewTeacher resources – Year 7&8
TrackSAFE has prepared teacher resources including individual lesson plans & supporting resources aligned to the Australian Curriculum - English, HPE & The Arts.
ViewTeacher resources – Year 3&4
TrackSAFE has prepared teacher resources including individual lesson plans & supporting resources aligned to the Australian Curriculum - English, HPE & The Arts.
ViewTeacher resources – Year 1&2
TrackSAFE has prepared teacher resources including individual lesson plans & supporting resources aligned to the Australian Curriculum - English, HPE & The Arts.
ViewTeacher resources – Year 5&6
TrackSAFE has prepared teacher resources including individual lesson plans & supporting resources aligned to the Australian Curriculum - English, HPE & The Arts.
ViewHow our education resources fit within the teaching program
We have designed our learning resources within a variety of Australian Curriculum Learning Areas, rather than a separate ‘safety’ unit.
ViewWhy teach rail safety?
Rail safety is an essential life skill. All children are likely to come across trains, trams or light rail and their tracks either in the city or country at some stage in their lives. It is therefore important that students learn how to be and why it is important to be safe around trains, trams and light rail, no matter where they live.
View10 rail safety tips – poster
Check out our top 10 rail safety tips and download the poster
ViewImproving rail safety in your community
Here are a few ideas for you to make a difference in rail safety within your community.
ViewRail staff – Guidelines for visiting schools
There is no evidence to suggest a one-off school visit is effective in changing behaviour, a school visit can be a wonderful opportunity for rail industry staff to be active in the school community and engage with students at a personal level. We recommend that if you are considering a visit to a school, that you encourage the school or class to do a TrackSAFE Education unit of work in conjunction with your visit.
ViewParents – how to teach rail safety
You can help reinforce what your children learn in the classroom by practising waiting safely on a station platform, following the rules at level crossings or crossing at a pedestrian level crossing every time you catch a train or cross railway lines.
ViewGames
We have games for different age groups that are fun at the same time as delivering rail safety messages.
ViewDesign principles for TrackSAFE learning resources
The TrackSAFE Education learning resources have been designed with Professor John Hattie’s ‘Visible Learning’ principles in mind.
ViewLight rail safety campaigns
Light rail safety campaigns help change the behaviours of vehicle drivers, pedestrians, bike riders and passengers.
ViewApproach to rail safety education
Many young people have knowledge about how to behave near trains and tracks, yet are sometimes unable to apply this knowledge in context.
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