Junior Road Safety Officers (JRSO) 2024/25

We are the Junior Road Safety Officers (JRSO) here at Little Thurrock Primary School and our job is to help Miss Dowsett with the school’s Travel Plan. We have regular meetings with Miss Dowsett and sometimes we get a visit from Julie Cooper, from Thurrock Borough Council, who gives us tasks to do or helps us understand our roles better.

Our role entails:

• Setting up and maintaining the Road Safety notice boards

• Holding assemblies to raise road safety awareness

• Working with Thurrock Borough Council to support initiatives such as 'Be Bright, Be Seen' and 'Road Safety Week'

• Organising competitions so other pupils raise awareness about road safety.

• Thinking of ways to raise money to buy equipment needed to support safe and sustainable travel to school.

Who are we? (from left to right): 

Dorian
Hello, I'm Dorian and I'm in Year 5. I applied to be a Junior Road Safety Officer because I want to help people cross the road safely.

Charlie
Hello, I'm Charlie and I am in Year 5. I applied to be a Junior Road Safety Officer because it gets too chaotic outside the school and you wanted to help reduce that.

Agamjot
Hi, I'm Agamjot and I'm in Year 5. I wanted to be a Junior Road Safety Officer because I want to help children understand road safety.

Amelia
Hi, I'm Amelia and I'm in Year 5. I wanted to be a Junior Road Safety Officer because I like helping understand road safety, so I want to make things safe for young and older people.

Our Five Top Tips for safe and sustainable travel:

1. Stop, Look, Listen, Think!

2. Be Bright, Be Seen - wear reflective or bright clothes when you are walking/cycling/scootering etc. in the dark.

3. In a car, make sure you are in a car seat (if needed) and wear a seatbelt.

4. Always hold  parents hand when near or crossing a road - mainly aimed at younger children.

5. Stop idling!