Junior Road Safety Officers (JRSOs)
JRSO Leader - Dave Tickle
What does a JRSO do?
Junior Road Safety Officers (JRSOs) are a group of children who help raise road safety awareness across the Federation and promote road safety issues to everyone in the school and the wider community. Some of the activities and initiatives that our JRSOs can get involved in include:
- Talk at assemblies and to classes on road safety topics
- Providing information on a variety of road safety-related activities
- Organising safe and active travel activities.
- Write letters
How are our JRSOs selected?
Each year, the children are given the opportunity to apply to become a Junior Road Safety Officer (JRSO). To apply for the position, the children complete an application form, which the JRSO Leader reviews and selects successful applicants. Successful applicants are presented with their badges in assembly.
Meet our JRSO team
Our priorities for this year
This year, our JRSOs have decided that our priorities for the year should be:
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Raising the awareness of all children in the Federation on how to cross the road safely
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Raising awareness amongst drivers that they need to slow down and look for children crossing outside the school.
What have we achieved so far in 2025-26?
Be Bright, Been Seen Day
As part of National Road Safety Week, our JRSO team helped to organise a 'Be Bright, Be Seen' Day across the Federation on Friday 21st November 2025. In doing this, the team encouraged the school to wear their brightest clothes to ensure they were seen. They also promoted this in assemblies, explaining the importance of being seen whilst out in the winter months to avoid being hurt. The JRSOs also took part in assemblies on the 'Green Cross Code' and how to cross roads safely.
Buckle Up! Assembly
On the 8th December 2025, our fantastic Junior Road Safety Officers (JRSOs) led an informative and engaging assembly all about the importance of wearing a seat belt.
They shared some powerful facts with the children, including:
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Seat belts are designed to hold your body safely in place so you don’t get thrown forward.
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Even on short journeys, accidents can still happen — most car journeys are under a few miles.
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Wearing a seat belt is the law in the UK for both adults and children.
The JRSOs explained that wearing a seat belt reduces the risk of serious injury and reminded everyone that the driver is responsible for making sure all passengers under 14 are buckled up safely.
They encouraged all of us to become “Seat Belt Superstars” by checking:
✔ Is everyone clipped in?
✔ Is the belt sitting across the shoulder (not the neck)?
✔ Is it clicked in properly before the car moves?
We were incredibly proud of how confidently the JRSOs presented and how clearly they communicated such an important life lesson. Well done to our Road Safety Officers for helping to keep our school community safe — one click at a time!