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Year 12 Impact Day (Roadster), Thursday 13 November 2014

Year 12 Impact Day (Roadster), Thursday 13 November 2014

Article Date: 20 November 2014

Article Date: 20 November 2014

On Thursday 13th November, Year 12 took part in a Roadster event, led by Essex Highways. The focus of the day was road safety and awareness. 

Students participated in six different workshops run by Essex Police, Fire Service, road safety officers, St John Ambulance and local driving schools. All students also had the chance to take to the roads themselves, driving dual controlled cars around the tennis courts! At the end of the day, all students received a free copy of the Highway Code to assist them on their journey to becoming safe drivers. The students really enjoyed the day and learnt a great deal, as highlighted in this selection of comments from their evaluations:

‘I learnt how to stay safe on the roads’
‘You can get points for driving with drugs in your system even if it is only something like paracetamol’
‘Holding your phone whilst driving, even if it is turned off, is an offence’
‘Great to learn how to put someone in the recovery position’
‘Driving isn't as bad as I thought!’

Particular thanks go to Saskia Woolgrove, a Year 13 student and St John Ambulance Sergeant who donned her uniform and joined the St John workshop. Saskia was able to contribute to the delivery of the session and gained invaluable experience relevant to her university application for medicine. 

Thank you to all Year 12 students for their exemplary behaviour and sensitive responses throughout the day and to all the external providers who contributed both their time and expertise.

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