Trafford Crucial Crew
Evaluation Report 26th January - 13th February 2009 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 2009
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, dealing with changes in their lives - such as a move to secondary school. The aim of the Crucial Crew event is to raise each participant’s 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 26th January to Friday 13th February 2009 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’, so all agencies are encouraged to make their presentations interactive. For example, Greater Manchester Police use a Qwizdom game, with handsets, to advise 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 the children practice, supervised by a skilled paramedic.
“The talks seem to get better and better. I felt the water and phone scenario really were presented well for the lads. Well done. An invaluable service.” St. Michael’s
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3 All schools in the borough, including those with special needs, are invited to attend Crucial Crew. In previous years, 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. Forty two of the forty five schools that attended the event have been visited and their results form the basis of this report. Our aim is to measure understanding and reinforce key messages from the day. The post course evaluation is completed using interactive handsets. I then introduce a short session on internet safety, which is not currently part of the format. We talk about what happens after the event and how the children have used their new found knowledge. I encourage them and their teachers to use the 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 at home. None of this would happen without the support of the Safer Trafford Partnership, Children and Young People’s Service and the Manchester Occupational Health and Safety Group who provide the funding for the provision and distribution of the educational handbooks, the venue, transportation to and from the event and refreshments for the presenters. My final thanks must go to the staff who have made this such a successful event. Teachers and visitors agree that Crucial Crew improves year on year and none of them would want the children in their schools to miss it, which is testament in itself to its value.
Best wishes,
Gill Paget, Event Co-ordinator, Children’s Safety Education Foundation.
“As usual a valuable life experience for the children. Thanks.” Stamford Park Junior School
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Evaluation
January 2009
Pupil Questionnaire Analysis Before the event the children complete a pre-event evaluation test and an interactive post-event test at the follow-up visit. The questions and the correct answers are shown on the following pages. A total of 1,615 children and 150 adults representing 45 schools attended the sessions between 26th January and 13th February 2009. Of these, 1,441 pupils completed the pre and post evaluations. The schools that provided data for this evaluation are indicated ( ) below. The schools that attended are:PRE-DATA
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ALTRINCHAM PREP BARTON CLOUGH
BOLLIN PRIMARY
BOWDON CHURCH SCHOOL
BOWDON PREP
BROOMWOOD PRIMARY
CULCHETH HALL
ELMRIDGE PRIMARY
FOREST PARK
FOREST SCHOOL
HALE PREP
HEYES LANE
HOLY FAMILY RC PRIMARY
KINGSWAY
LIME TREE LONGFORD PARK SCHOOL
LORETO PREP
MOORLANDS JUNIORS
NAVIGATION PRIMARY
OLD TRAFFORD COMMUNITY SCHOOL
OUR LADY OF LOURDES
PARK ROAD PRIMARY
SPRINGFIELD PRIMARY
ST ALPHONSUS
ST AMBROSE PREP
ST ANNE'S PRIMARY
ST HILDA'S PRIMARY
ST HUGH OF LINCOLN
ST HUGH'S RC PRIMARY ST JOHN VIANNEY
ST JOSEPH'S
ST MARY’S
ST MATTHEW’S
ST MICHAEL'S PRIMARY
ST MONICA'S
ST VINCENT'S
STAMFORD PARK JUNIORS
THE WILLOWS
TYNTESFIELD
WELLGREEN PRIMARY
WOODHEYS
WOODHOUSE PRIMARY
WORTHINGTON PRIMARY
ALL SAINTS
CLOVERLEA PRIMARY
“Very informative, children enjoyed all the presentations, they particularly liked the drama, role play and quizzes. Children have lots to think about” Springfield
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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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At what age is it legal to buy alcohol in a shop?
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Which of the following does not contain alcohol?
What is the body’s core temperature?
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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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What is the most common age group of victims of street robbery?
• 1,441 children polled pre visit. • 1,441 children polled post visit. • Percentage refers to the number of children that answered each question correctly as a proportion of the total. • 42 Schools provided data.
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 8 - 17 years 18 - 25 years 60 - 67 years 68 - 75 years Pedal Cycles Cash Mobile Phones MP3 players / ipods
10. Which of the following items are most commonly stolen in street robbery?
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 16 years 21 years 18 years 13 years WKD Lucozade Beer Cider 20 degrees 27 degrees 30 degrees 37 degrees
Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q5 Q6 Q7 Q8 Q9 Q10 AVG
PRE-VISIT CORRECT % 328 23% 1,028 71% 858 60% 1,389 96% 383 27% 455 32% 142 10% 379 26% 275 19% 286 20% 38%
POST-VISIT CORRECT % 1,209 84% 1,203 83% 968 67% 1,329 92% 895 62% 1,143 79% 1,249 87% 1,063 74% 937 65% 1,085 75% 77%
DIFF % 61% 12% 7% -4% 35% 47% 77% 48% 46% 55% 39%
“Absolutely fantastic! Perfectly paced, great variety of activities and information and lots to think about. Geoff was very funny!” Springfield
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Evaluation: Crucial Crew Objectives
January 2009
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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“Well presented in a range of interesting formats - fast paced, good group leaders and nice small groups - very informative.� Tyntesfield Primary School
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7 Schools were asked to consider how the objectives of Crucial Crew were met, 31 of the 45 schools responded. 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.
“Fantastic as always, looking forward to some follow-up work back at school.� Tyntesfield Primary
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January 2009 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.
“These sessions are invaluable and so informative. The children all enjoyed themselves. The changes/adaptations to some of the presentations are super!� Moorlands Junior School
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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.
“Another fantastic enjoyable and educational morning. Children learn so much with so much fun! Thank you.” Park Road
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North West Ambulance Service NHS Trust • 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. • Provide information on first aid.
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.
“I thought that there was so much useful information given to the children in an exciting way and in a way that was easy to retain. Very well organised.” St. Hugh of Lincoln RC
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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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“Really interesting and informative stations - I think the children gained a lot from it, as well as enjoying the interactive side of it.” St. Anne’s CE Primary School
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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. 31 out of 45 questionnaires were returned.
“Excellent informative, well-organised, children obviously well occupied throughout learn a lot - good variety of activities - hands on.” Bowdon Church School
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“Another interesting and informative afternoon. Thank you to the organisers and the very good presentations from all the services. The follow-up questions were especially valuable and fun!” BPS
“An excellent morning - even better than last year as it was more interactive. Thank you. Absolutely enthralling for adults and children!” St. Hilda’s Primary School
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Evaluation: Logistical Aspects
January 2009
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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“Third year coming to Crucial Crew and each year it is better - so worthwhile and the children gain so much for the experience. Thank you all so much!” St. Joseph’s Catholic Primary
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15 Teachers were asked to consider 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?
“We had a great morning the children were very engaged and enjoyed the whole thing! Gathered lots of great information. Thank you very much!� Old Trafford Community School
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“Children enjoyed the short sessions and were keen to listen.� Longford Park School
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17 Educational Resources Trafford Crucial Crew Handbook
Thanks to the support of the Safer Trafford Partnership 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 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
English
Science
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
“A really enjoyable morning, even better than previous year’s (eg. water safety, alcohol) as greater interactivity. Thanks.” Worthington Primary School
“Very valuable for this age group. A lot of information for the children to take in, so the follow-up session in school is a great idea.” St. Monica’s
“Concise, informative and entertaining. Excellent! Thank you.” St Vincent’s Junior School
“A consistent standard from Crucial Crew. As always, well worth the visit. It makes a real difference. Thanks!” Woodheys Primary School
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