Junior Citizen is an annual event held for two weeks each June where children from Year 6 in local state primary schools participate in learning about safety. The event is held at Snibston Discovery Park Coalville. The emphasis of the sessions is to gain knowledge and information about keeping safe but in a way that is enjoyable for the young people taking part.
At each situation they will be expected to point out the dangers, answer questions, react in a safety conscious manner and obtain help from the relevant emergency service if required.
Advice will be given on the safest way to deal with the problems.
They are assessed on their knoweldge and actions and their class teachers receive the assessments in order that follow-up work can be undertaken.
It should be pointed out that this is not a competition. The assessments are purely to facilitate follow-up work on safety.
Other Agencies Involved
GCS Telecommunications (Telephone System)
NWLDC Community Services Staff (Administration and attendance during the scheme)
Wilson Bowden (Portakabins)
Snibston Discovery Park (Venue)
Royal Society for Prevention of Accidents (ROSPA)
Click on the link below for more helpful information on, road, play, home and water safety.
(www.rospa.co.uk
Community Safety - Junior Citizen
Facts About The Scheme
Venue: Snibston Discovery Park, Coalville
Dates for 2005: 7 - 17 June inclusive (By invitation Only)
Target Group: Children aged 10 - 11
No. of Years Running: 13 Schools Involved: All primary schools in North West Leicestershire
No. of Pupils Involved: Over last 13 years over 10,000 children have attended the scheme and 900 will attend this year.
Junior Citizen
Scenario Providers
The following agencies provided scenarios in 2004. Fire (Leicestershire Fire & Rescue Service)
Police (Leicestershire Constabulary)
Electricity (Central Networks)
Road Safety (Leicestershire County Council)
Quarry Safety (Aggregate Industries)
Farm Safety (National Farmers Union)
Water Safety (Severn Trent)
Health & Safety Executive
Junior Citizen is an annual event held for two weeks each June where children from Year 6 in local state primary schools participate in learning about safety. The event is held at Snibston Discovery Park Coalville. The emphasis of the sessions is to gain knowledge and information about keeping safe but in a way that is enjoyable for the young people taking part.
It should be pointed out that this is not a competition. The assessments are purely to facilitate follow-up work on safety.
Venue: Snibston Discovery Park, Coalville
Schools Involved: All primary schools in North West Leicestershire