A whole-school approach focuses on three key areas.

Curriculum

Road safety education is embedded within teaching and learning to build students’ knowledge, skills, and attitudes for safe travel.

This includes:

• Integrating road safety into PDHPE and other relevant learning areas
• Using age-appropriate, evidence-based teaching resources
• Providing professional learning to support teachers in delivering quality road safety education
• Encouraging student leadership through initiatives such as peer programs, student councils, or road safety ambassadors
• Developing students’ critical thinking and decision-making skills related to road use

Policy, environment and culture

Schools create a culture that prioritises safe travel through clear policies, planning, and safe environments.

This includes:

• Implementing departmental road safety education procedures and policies
• Including road safety in school planning and risk management processes
• Following duty of care responsibilities for student travel safety
• Maintaining a safe physical environment with appropriate signage, crossings, and pick-up and drop-off zones
• Working with local councils and authorities to improve traffic and pedestrian safety around the school

Parents, carers and community partnerships

Road safety is a shared responsibility between schools, families, and the community.

This includes:

• Supporting families to reinforce safe travel behaviours
• Engaging parents and carers in decision-making about safe travel
• Promoting positive role-modelling of safe road use
• Partnering with organisations such as police, transport authorities, and road safety experts
• Accessing resources and expertise from government and community organisations

A whole school approach in action

Perthville Public School is an example of a school implementing a whole school approach working with the Road Safety Education Officers. Please watch this video to see how they improved the road safety at their school.