Diamond Award for local primary school
A very special certificate will be awarded to a local school this week in recognition of the road safety work they have done over the past 6 years. Diamond is the highest certificate to be awarded and Shottery St Andrew’s are amongst the first five schools in the whole county to have achieved this award.
KerbSafe is a practical road safety initiative developed by Warwickshire County Council to help make young children safer when they are out near roads. It comprises 6 roadside sessions with volunteer instructors and introduces children to the basic skills they need to become more aware of the potential risks they face. Once a young child is aware of the dangers on the road, KerbSafe helps them to think about what they can do to keep themselves safe and encourages them to share this knowledge with their parents.
Stan Milewski, Principal Road Safety Officer at the County Council said: “We couldn’t run important schemes like KerbSafe in schools such as Shottery without the support both teachers and volunteers alike. The volunteers in particular play a vital part in educating our young children about road safety and give their time freely – so well done to the school on achieving this silver award.”
For further information about the course, or to become a volunteer instructor, please call Annabel Matharu on 01926 412253.