Year 7 students watched a road safety play on Monday 7 October 2019. This was part of Safer Essex Roads Partnership’s (SERP) road safety programme and is delivered to highlight key road safety messages at a time when students will be making independent journeys.

Students learnt about the importance of being safe and not being distracted around the roads when moving to and from school. The play was delivered by ‘The Riot Act’ and the play consisted of three actors assuming the roles of three teenagers who are dealing with their own issues and not paying full attention to the roads they are near. The actors’ performances were fantastic and were delivered with music, video imagery and references that the students could really relate to.

After the play, the actors broke character and conducted an interactive workshop to analyse the story and their characters and to go over some of the sad and hard hitting facts about the tragedies that occur on the roads in the UK particularly within the students’ age group. The students thoroughly enjoyed the play and certainly left with a fresh perspective on the dangers of being around the roads.

Click here to see a gallery of photos from the play.

Mrs M Robb
Head of Faculty PDT, PSHE and Careers