Trafford Crucial Crew
Evaluation Report 28th January - 8th February 2008 T.A. Centre, Kings Road, Trafford, Greater Manchester
“Ensure that more children, including disabled children, have access to activities such as Crucial Crew.� Staying Safe: Action Plan
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Introduction
January 2008
Dear Reader, Crucial Crew is a multi-agency safety event aimed at Year 6 (10 to 11 year olds) designed to provide children with life skills that will, in the future, help to keep themselves and others safe. It is generally accepted that children start to become more independent at this age and are often expected to cope increasingly on their own and deal with changes in their lives - such as a move to Secondary school. The aim of the Crucial Crew event is to raise each participants awareness of threats and dangers, in a fun and interactive way. They learn by experience to: •
React correctly to dangerous and threatening situations.
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Avoid becoming a victim of an accident or crime.
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Understand the role that the emergency and support services play, how and when to contact them.
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Gain life skills that will help them, and others to be safe.
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Be aware of the consequences of their own actions and how they may impact on others.
Trafford Crucial Crew operates for five weeks in each academic year. During this time more than 2,700 Trafford school children will attend. This evaluation relates to the event which ran from Monday 28th January to Friday 8th February 2008 inclusive. The event is co-ordinated by the Children’s Safety Education Foundation (Registered Charity Numbers: 1103344 and SCO37714). The TA Centre, Kings Road, hosted the event. This venue provided an environment that is conducive to learning. The presentations take place in areas that are clearly segregated, allowing the children to concentrate and absorb the instructions and advice that is given to them. The agencies attending continually assess their presentation and question whether their messages need to change, in order to reflect current dangers to children. We know that children learn by ‘doing’ rather than being ‘told’. Greater Manchester Police use an interactive game with handsets to teach the children how to be ‘streetwise’. Trafford Strategic Transport and Road Safety Unit use an adapted form of ‘Who Wants To Be A Millionaire’ to teach children about the dangers on roads. North West Ambulance Service teach the recovery position, which they all practice, supervised by a skilled paramedic.
“Fantastic! Better than ever - even I learnt something new this time! Thank you.” St Hugh’s, Timperley
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3 All schools in the Borough are invited to attend Crucial Crew, including those with special needs. In previous years, the pupils were tested, one week before and one week after Crucial Crew. In our view this approach was testing memory and not understanding. As co-ordinator, I have been tasked with visiting schools in the months following the event. Twenty five out of the thirty schools attending the January event have been visited so far. Our aim is to measure understanding and reinforce key messages from the day. The post course evaluation is completed and discussed. We talk about what happens after Crucial Crew and how the children have used their new found knowledge. I encourage them and their teachers to use the Crucial Crew Handbooks to remind them of safety issues and to support Personal, Social and Health Education (PSHE) delivery and their Healthy Schools Audit. My visit aims to remind them of the important and potentially life saving instructions they were given. Messages for life, not just the day. Many of the schools embrace Crucial Crew and see it as an integral part of PSHE. In some instances they create safety posters and collages for their corridors, re-enact what they have learnt in school assemblies and teach their families about safety and accident prevention. The full impact of the event can be seen in this report. We would like to take this opportunity to thank everyone who has supported Trafford Crucial Crew. Special thanks to the Safer Trafford Partnership, Children and Young People’s Service and the Manchester Occupational Health and Safety Group for funding the provision and distribution of educational resources, accommodation, transportation to and from the event and refreshments for the scenario providers. We would also like to thank Major Fishwick and his team at the TA Centre for their patience and support throughout the event.
Best wishes,
Gill Paget, Event Co-ordinator, Children’s Safety Education Foundation.
“A wonderful morning. All the children have learnt lots of safety aspects whilst also having fun. Thank you.” Holy Family, Sale Moor
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Evaluation
January 2008
Pupil Questionnaire Analysis To ascertain a level of knowledge for the children that attend, they were asked to complete a pre-event evaluation test during the week prior to the event, and a post-event test at the follow-up visit. The questions and the correct answers are shown on the following pages. A total of 1,126 children representing 30 schools attended the sessions between 28th January and 8th February 2008. Of these 969 pupils completed the pre-event evaluation. 956 pupils completed the post-event evaluation. The schools that provided data for this evaluation are indicated ( ) below.
The schools that attended are:PRE-DATA
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ALL SAINTS RC PRIMARY
ALTRINCHAM PREP
BARTON CLOUGH PRIMARY
BOLLIN PRIMARY
BROOKLANDS PRIMARY
CLOVERLEA PRIMARY
ELMRIDGE PRIMARY
FLIXTON JUNIORS
FOREST PARK SCHOOL
FOREST SCHOOL
HALE PREP SCHOOL
HEYES LANE PRIMARY
HIGHFIELD PRIMARY
HOLY FAMILY RC PRIMARY
LIME TREE PRIMARY
LORETO SCHOOL
PICTOR SCHOOL
SEYMOUR PARK PRIMARY
ST. AMBROSE PREP SCHOOL
ST. ANNE'S
ST. ANN'S RC JUNIORS
ST. HUGH'S RC PRIMARY
ST. JOHN VIANNEY
ST. JOSEPH'S RC PRIMARY
ST. MARY'S CE SCHOOL
ST. TERESA'S RC PRIMARY
THE WILLOWS PRIMARY
WELLGREEN PRIMARY
WOODHEY'S PRIMARY
WOODHOUSE PRIMARY
“Informative and engaging workshops - children have learnt so much (and teachers too!). A really fantastic afternoon - thank you!” Flixton Juniors
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5 Evaluation: Children’s Questionnaire Question 1. How often should the battery inside a household smoke alarm be tested?
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Why is it important to put an unconscious person in the recovery position?
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Which of the following drinks contain alcohol?
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Which of the following organs are least affected by alcohol?
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Which of the following do you not find at a swimming pool?
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What is the distance between the emergency telephones on the hard shoulder of a motorway?
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If a car travelling at 70mph suddenly brakes, how far will it travel before it stops?
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To which of the following is not a safe place to cross the road?
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Where is the safest place to carry a mobile phone?
• 969 children polled pre visit. • 956 children polled post visit. • Percentage refers to the number of children that answered each question correctly as a proportion of the total.
1 mile 2 miles 5 miles 1/2 mile The length of your classroom The length of a bus The length of the swimming baths The length of a football pitch Puffin Crossing Pelican Crossing Toucan Crossing Penguin Crossing An inside pocket On a belt hook In your hand In your school bag Get help straight away Phone 999 Get a good description All of the above
10. What is the most important thing you can do if you are robbed?
Summary
Correct Answer Every day Every week Every month Every year To make them comfortable To roll them out of danger To keep their airway clear To stop their hair getting messy Lucozade Bacardi Breezer Red Bull J20 Liver Brain Stomach Lungs Lifeguard Currents Safety equipment Clean water
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PRE-VISIT CORRECT 274 720 685 314 861 283 140 294 601 563
% 28 74 71 32 89 29 14 30 62 58 49
POST-VISIT CORRECT % 695 73 879 92 851 89 425 44 936 98 649 68 846 88 576 60 754 79 784 82 77
DIFF % 45 18 18 12 9 39 74 30 17 24 29
“Very fun morning - taught the children so much in a clear and interesting way. We really enjoyed it!” St. Anne’s, Sale
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Evaluation: Crucial Crew Objectives
January 2008
School Comments In order to assist the planning and improvement of future events, we canvassed the opinion of the teachers to assist with improving the scheme.
Objectives of Crucial Crew Please score how you consider the objectives were met. Circle your score 1 = very poor to 10 = very well I. React correctly to dangerous and threatening situations.
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“Very informative - children kept engaged and interested. They thoroughly enjoyed the sessions.� All Saints Primary, Ashton-on-Mersey
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7 Schools were asked to consider how the objectives of Crucial Crew were met, the results are as follows:-
i) React correctly to dangerous and threatening situations.
ii) Avoid becoming a victim of an accident or crime.
iii) Understand the role that the emergency services and support services play, how and when to contact them.
“Great as usual - nice pace - plenty of interest and life skills. Many thanks.� Woodheys Primary
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January 2008 iv) Gain life skills that may help them to keep themselves and others safe.
v) Be aware of the consequences of their own actions and the safety of others.
“Children enjoyed all presentations. Encouraged to join in. Enjoyed changes made to Road Safety presentation.� Seymour Primary
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9 Scenario Details Greater Manchester Fire & Rescue Service • Raise awareness of the dangers of fire. • Provide practical advice on fire prevention in the home. • Highlight the need for homes to be fitted with household smoke alarms. • Give advice on the upkeep and general maintenance of smoke alarms. • Encourage children to devise an escape plan for their own homes to assist themselves and other members of their families to escape in the event of a fire. • Highlight the dangers and possible consequences of hoax calls made to the emergency services.
Greater Manchester Police • Personal safety – keeping children and their possessions safe. • Raising awareness of street robbery. • Preventing children from becoming a victim of crime. • Highlighting the benefits of security marking items of property, particularly items such as • Pedal Cycles • Mobile Phones • iPods / MP3 Players.
Highways Agency • Highlight the dangers of playing near to or on motorways. • Provide safety advice on what motorists and passengers should do in the event of a breakdown on the motorway network. • Explain the procedure to summon help from emergency/breakdown services by using roadside SOS phones. • Discuss the dangers and consequences of the placing or throwing of items onto the carriageway. • Bring to the attention of the children the distances required to bring a vehicle travelling at various speeds to a halt safely.
“Very enjoyable afternoon. I feel the children would have learnt a great deal. Many thanks.” Hale Prep
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North West Ambulance Service NHS Trust • Provide information on first aid. • The recovery position. • Action to take in the event of finding someone in an unconscious state. • The procedure to follow when summonsing assistance from the emergency services.
Trafford Community Leisure Trust • Provide information on safer places to swim. • Highlight the dangers of swimming in open water.
Trafford Healthcare NHS Trust • Promote healthy lifestyles – highlight the dangers of alcohol and its misuse. • Demonstrate in a practical way one of the many effects of alcohol.
Trafford Strategic Transport & Road Safety Unit • Provide road safety advice for children as pedestrians and cyclists – including safe places to cross the road. • Raise awareness of traffic warning signs. • Provide safety advice with regard to pedal cycles and reinforce the need for children to wear cycle helmets.
“Very well organised visit. Informative and enjoyable for children and staff. Thanks.” St. Anne’s Primary
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11 Evaluation: Scenario Activities Please score the scenarios for effectiveness. 1 = very poor to 10 = excellent
Greater Manchester Fire & Rescue Service Fire escape plan
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“Another fantastic Crucial Crew experience! Thank you to all involved, the children have thoroughly enjoyed themselves as have the staff. Thanks.” St. Anne’s Primary
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Individual Scenarios
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School representatives were asked to score each agency’s presentation from 1 to 10 for effectiveness. 20 out of 30 questionnaires were returned.
“Informative, invaluable information. Thank you very much.” Elmridge Primary
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“The whole experience was invaluable. We spent most of the afternoon discussing the session. All the children had comments and observations to make which were positive.” St. Hughs
“Excellent - well organised - held the children’s attention.” Wellgreen Primary
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Evaluation: Logistical Aspects
January 2008
Teacher’s Comments In order to assist the planning and improvement of future events, we canvassed the opinion of the teachers to assist with improving the logistical aspect of the scheme.
Key Aspects of Crucial Crew Please score how you consider the following. Circle your score 1 = very poor to 10 = very good 1. What did you think of the transportation?
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“Excellent, lively and very informative. Staff are super and it is very well organised. Thank you.” St. Ambrose Prep
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15 Teachers were asked to consider how the key logistical aspects of Crucial Crew, the results are as follows:-
1) What did you think of the transportation?
2) What did you think of the venue?
3) What did you think of the briefing?
“A wonderful and enjoyable morning. Well organised children were motivated and retained information.� Brooklands Primary
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January 2008 4) What did you think of the educational resources?
5) What did you think of the event overall?
“Fantastic morning. The info was pitched at the right level for our children.� St. John Vianney
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17 Educational Resources Trafford Crucial Crew Handbook
Every child that attends Trafford Crucial Crew receives a copy of the Trafford Crucial Crew Handbook. The Handbook addresses a number of key topics including Safety at Home; Electricity; Water; Beaches; Building Sites; Roads; Health and Fitness; First Aid; Bullying and Drugs. The handbook is specially designed to involve parents, teachers and children in projects, activities and coursework, so it entertains whilst it educates. It also addresses key elements of personal and social education as well as meeting the requirements of Health Curriculum Guidance 5 concerning substance use and mis-use.
Curriculum Coding The broad National Curriculum focuses of each section are shown below CONTENTS English Science 1 Safety at Home 2 Road Safety 3 Making a 999 Call 4 Fire Safety 5 Railway Safety 6 Water Safety 7 Electricity Safety 8 Gas Safety 9 Building Site Safety 10 Countryside Safety 11 Hate Crime 12 Disability Awareness 13 Drug Awareness 14 First Aid The materials in this publication support teaching in the following National Curriculum Key Stage 2 Programmes of Study (DfEE Curriculum 2000) *Level B-C in Scotland
“Excellent and informative. Enthusiastic and friendly staff throughout the morning. Enjoyed the interactive approach and the ‘drink’ glasses.” Heyes Lane Primary
“Brilliant! A great, interactive way to get the message across. North West Ambulance Service:- the children loved this session. The books:- brilliant, plenty of scope to tie this into our school PSHE work. Overall:- My class loved it and have talked about it in detail to other children in school, members of staff and parents.” The Willows Primary
“The children really enjoyed their Crucial Crew morning. I thought the fact that a lot of it was so ‘hands on’ was fantastic! The children took in and learnt a lot. Thank you.” St. Teresa’s RC Primary
“A fantastic event which is so well organised and children always get so much from it. Many thanks to all involved for their hard work, care and enthusiasm.” St. Joseph’s RC Primary
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