Manchester Metropolitan Crucial Crew
Evaluation Report 6th October - 21st October 2008 The University of Manchester, Owens Park, Fallowfield, Manchester
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Manchester Metropolitan Crucial Crew Evaluation Report
Introduction
October 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.
Manchester Metropolitan Crucial Crew operates for twelve days in each academic year. During this time more than 1,500 Central Manchester school children will attend. This evaluation relates to the event which ran from Monday 6th October to Friday 21st October 2008 inclusive. The event is co-ordinated by the Children’s Safety Education Foundation (Registered Charity Numbers: 1103344 and SCO37714). The University of Manchester, Owens Park Complex hosted the event. This venue provided an environment that is conducive to learning. The presentations took place in areas that were clearly segregated, allowing the children to concentrate and absorb the instructions and advice that is given to them. The agencies attending ensured that their presentations were as interactive as possible and reflect current dangers to children. We know that children learn by ‘doing’ rather than being ‘told’. Greater Manchester Police used an interactive game with handsets to teach the children how to be ‘streetwise’. MMAGS used a combination of video and role play to teach children about the dangers of gang culture. North West Ambulance Service teach the recovery position, which they all practice, supervised by a skilled paramedic.
“A fab morning! The kids as usual gained so much from Crucial Crew! Many thanks! All sessions were well planned and informative.” All Saints Primary School
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3 All schools in ‘B Division’ were invited to attend Crucial Crew, including a Pupil Referral Unit. Unique to events co-ordinated by CSEF, each school that attends is visited after the event to measure the children’s retention of skills they learnt on the day. 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. Every school has embraced Crucial Crew and see it as an integral part of PSHE. In some instances, they have created 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 Manchester Metropolitan Crucial Crew. Special thanks to the Partnership’s Board, Zochonis Charitable Foundation 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 Norman Gillson and his team at Owens Park for their patience and support throughout the event.
Best wishes,
Graham Buckingham, Event Co-ordinator, Children’s Safety Education Foundation.
“Engaging and very informative, children have learnt a lot. Well organised and age appropriate. Thanks alot!” Crowcroft Park Primary School
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Evaluation
October 2008
Pupil Questionnaire Analysis To ascertain the 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 1,500 children representing 38 schools and 1 Pupil Referral Unit attended the sessions between 6th October and 21st October 2008. The schools that provided data for this evaluation are indicated (
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The schools that attended are:Stanley Grove Community Primary School St Luke's C of E Primary School Webster Primary School St Francis RC Primary School
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Armitage C of E Primary School
All Saints Primary School
Crowcroft Park Primary School
Plymouth Grove Primary St Joseph's RC Primary School
St Richard's RC Primary School
St Agnes C of E Primary School St Chrysostom's C of E Primary School
St Andrew's C of E Primary School Medlock Primary School Birchfields Primary School St James' C of E Primary School
St Kentigern's RC Primary School Wilbraham Primary School
Bishop Bilsborrow Memorial RC Primary Claremont Primary School
Heald Place Primary School St Edward's RC Primary School
St Wilfrid's RC Primary School
Rolls Crescent Primary School
The Peacock School (PRU)
St Phillip's C of E Primary School
Holy Name RC Primary School
St Mary's C of E Junior School
Manley Park Primary School
Old Hall Drive Primary School Sacred Heart RC Junior School
Aspinal Primary School St James' C of E Primary School
Abbey Hey Primary School
Alma Park Primary School St Mary's RC Primary School
St Johns Primary School
Acacias Primary School
Chapel Street Primary School
* PLEASE NOTE: Three additional schools returned the forms anonymously.
“Fantastic - well organised, prepared and swiftly delivered. Thanks.” Plymouth Grove Primary
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5 Evaluation: Children’s Questionnaire Question
Correct Answer
1. How often should a household smoke alarm be tested?
Every Every Every Every
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2. Why is it important to put an unconscious person in the recovery position?
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3. When you are out should you keep your mobile phone and ipod:
In your hand for all to see? Safely out of sight in your bag? Lit up and around your neck?
4. Who should you register your mobile with?
www.bbc.co.uk www.immobilise.com www.robme.com
5. If you are out late, should you:
Walk home alone? Walk home with a group of friends? Walk home by yourself through a dark park
6. What is the minimum length of time of an ASBO?
2 weeks 2 months 2 years
7. What is the ultimate punishment for breaching an ASBO?
A police caution A prison sentence A fine
8. Where do you go to be given an ASBO?
Magistrates Court Police Station The Library
9. What’s the biggest cause of crashes / collisions?
Inattention Speed Drink Drive
10. What’s the most dangerous age to be a pedestrian?
11-15 year olds 6-11 year olds 0-5 year olds
make them comfortable roll them out of danger keep their airway clear stop their hair getting messy
11. If you are using your mobile phone / ipod Keep talking / listening whilst approaching a safe place to cross, Turn phone off / ipod off what should you do? Tell them you will phone them back
“Superb activities and very informative. Excellent scenarios and on the whole it was very well organised. Content and delivery of a very high standard.” St Richard’s RC Primary School
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12. When you see your bus approaching, how Hold out your arm do you signal for the driver to stop? Hold out your leg Hold out your school bag 13. A young person can pay the concessionary 16 years old fare on public transport until they are: 36 years old 20 years old 14. What is GMPTE’s young persons public transport website called?
www.dingding.org.uk www.pingping.org.uk www.singsing.org.uk
15. How many people does it take to make up a gang?
7 or more 10 or more 3 or more 50 or more
16. Someone asks you to deliver a package for them. They say they will give you £20 for doing this, what do you do?
Deliver the package, you could do with the money and you don’t want to disappoint this person. Do the delivery, this will help you to become part of the gang. Say no you can’t deliver the package because you have something else to do. Say you will do the delivery but dump the package in the bin.
17. If you or your family are concerned about gangs, who can you call?
The The The The
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1,530 children polled pre visit.
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Percentage refers to the number of children that answered each question correctly as a proportion of the total.
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dog warden MMAGS team gang busters local chippy
PRE-VISIT CORRECT % 427 28 594 39 925 60 798 52 964 63 310 20 325 21 411 27 217 14 274 18 613 40 1,039 68 735 48 573 37 527 34 684 45 496 32 38%
POST-VISIT CORRECT % 882 58 1,278 84 899 59 1,310 86 766 50 976 64 831 54 514 34 776 51 1,064 70 1,246 81 1,189 78 1,215 79 898 59 1,106 72 1,047 68 1,009 66 65%
DIFF % 30 45 -1 34 -13 44 33 7 37 52 41 10 31 22 38 23 34 27%
“Great morning! Children thoroughly enjoyed it. Think the timing is just right.” Aspinal Primary School
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7 Evaluation: Crucial Crew Objectives
October 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. 27 forms were returned.
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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“We all thoroughly enjoyed today. The children made several comments about their morning here, saying ‘that was fun!’ Especially the fire one!” St Luke’s C of E Primary School
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8 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.
“Excellent, valuable experience for all. Everybody engaged throughout. Looking forward to repeat and reinforce most of the information given today.” St Joseph’s RC Primary School
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v) Be aware of the consequences of their own actions and the safety of others.
“A fantastic afternoon! Informative, practical and enjoyable. Gang talk was very appropriate and worthwhile.� Wilbraham Primary School
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Scenario Details ASBAT • What is anti-social behaviour? • What Manchester City Council do to combat anti-social behaviour. • Consequences of anti-social behaviour to the community, the childs family and their peers.
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.
GMPTE • Teach children about general safety on public transport. • Reading and understanding bus stops. How they can assist when the child is lost. • How to hail a bus safely, general ticket information and ID cards. • What is acceptable behaviour on public transport.
“Excellent - good delivery and some very useful discussion points.” St Agnes C of E Primary School
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MMAGS • What constitutes a gang. • The vote of MMAGS and how to make contact. • Understanding peer pressure. • Consequences of delivering packages.
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 summoning assistance from the emergency services.
Manchester 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.
“Interesting and informative and fun - very pleasant presenters.” St Andrew’s C of E Primary School
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Evaluation: Scenario Activities
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“Extremely well organised and informative. Children really enjoyed themselves and were really interested.” St Chrysostom’s C of E Primary School
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13 Individual Scenarios
October 2008
School representatives were asked to score each agency’s presentation from 1 to 10 for effectiveness. 27 out of 39 questionnaires were returned.
“A good day - keeping the children really engaged and interested.” St John’s Primary School
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“A really enjoyable fun activity! Lots of very important information presented in a lively, stimulating way. Instructors were excellent.” St. James’ C of E Primary School
“Great informative sessions interactive for the children and eye opening for everyone.” Rolls Crescent Primary School
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15 Evaluation: Logistical Aspects
October 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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“Questions and language used were at children’s levels. Although the event was on serious issues it was all made fun and interesting for all! Thank you.” St Francis RC Primary School
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16 Teachers were asked to consider how the key logistical aspects of Crucial Crew, 26 teachers completed this section. The results are as follows:-
1) What did you think of the transportation?
2) What did you think of the venue?
“We all enjoyed the activities, the staff were really friendly and the children responded well. Some ‘interesting’ facts were talked about with the children and MMAGS was useful.” Armitage Primary
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4) What did you think of the event overall?
“Compared to Crucial Crews I’ve attended in Salford in the past - very enjoyable, well organised enjoying activities. Fantastic! Very happy that follow up will be given.” St Edwards RC Primary
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Educational Resources Manchester Metropolitan Crucial Crew Handbook
Every child that attends Manchester Metropolitan Crucial Crew receives a copy of the Manchester Metropolitan 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
“Good, fast paced morning. Most activities were very good and snappy. Easy to remember activities and points.� Alma Park Primary School
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“A really great way to get across lots of important messages about safety to children who are old enough to really appreciate what they are being told. The pace of the afternoon was really good, and all the adults that we came into contact with were really able to work with the children at a level that was appropriate. The children had a fabulous time, kids learn when they’re having fun!” Abbey Hey Primary School
“Super Event! Very pacy and lots of learning going on! Children seemed to get a lot from it. Staff enjoyed it too. Will be glad to have a follow up session. Fantastic visit!” Manley Park Primary School
“The children were very enthusiastic and listened well. They were not sure what to expect but learnt a lot in a fun way. The timings worked very well, the 1 minute whistle was a good prompt. Thanks very much.” Webster Primary School
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