A KS2 lesson plan for PSHE on rail safety.

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Learning Objectives:
Children:
 To understand and explain the dangers when near a rail way or crossing.
 To understand and explain how to keep safe when near a railway or crossing.
Teacher:
 To ensure that children are able to identify and explain the dangers of being near a
railway or crossing.
 To ensure that children are able to identify and explain how to keep safe near a railway or
crossing.
Description of Main Activity Focus:
The main activity focus today is looking at rail safety. The children begin the session by observing
two photographs of railways in England (one at a railway station, another in the open with a level
crossing) and are to identify the dangers and how the implications made to make them safe. They
will then use this knowledge to devise and perform a role-play advert to make other children
aware of how to stay safe at railways. This will then be recorded and performed during a whole-
school assembly. The intention of the lesson is to promote railway safety and to help children to
understand that they are the ones who make their choices in life and that they can resist peer
pressure.
Date: Time: Class:
YEAR 4-6
Curriculum Area:
PSHE
Action points from previous lesson (s):
Resources:
1 x Interactive Whiteboard (IWB);1 x Laptop/PC/Tablet; 1 x Speakers; Plain A4 paper;
PSHE exercise books; Pens; Pencils; Video camera recorders.

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Teaching Assistant (TA):
Any TA’s are to support the class teacher in preparation and lesson delivery, in addition
to supporting any student i.e. a child with a special educational need. A TA can work
individually with a child or with a group of children, taking roles such as promoting
discussion or recording the children’s performances.
Differentiation (with consideration to TS.5):
Perhaps provide the lower-ability children with a ready-made script or a sheet with
sentence starters to encourage discussion i.e. “What do you think are the dangers of
crossing a red light?” Also possibly consider differentiating the groups in the role-play
activity i.e. higher ability to support lower-ability.
Success Criteria (with consideration to TS.2):
ALL: Will be able to use their knowledge on rail safety to devise a rail safety advert.
MOST:
SOME:
Key Vocabulary:
Rail Safety Dangers Protect Public Awareness
Curriculum Links:
English – Reading, writing, speaking and listening; Geography – Identifying key locations;
Computing – Digital media: video; sound; images.
Risk Assessment:
Room space – ensure tables and chairs are stacked away when in role-play.

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Pace/Timing Lesson Structure Teachers Role
Starter The lesson begins by showing a picture
(APPENDIX 1) of a railway on the
interactive whiteboard.
Children can also be provided with a big
paper copy on the tables if necessary.
Ask the children to identify key features in
the platform i.e. railway track, yellow safety
line, traffic light, over-head lines, cables,
sign, footpath, stones, fence.
Provide children with a worksheet for them
to fill in each of the different parts of the
railway and write the definition. This can be
done as a small group activity before going
through the answers as a class, or for
children to complete after going through as
a whole class (APPENDIX 2).
Tell the children that is Northampton
Railway Station and explain the purpose.
Ensure children are either
sat on the carpet facing the
IWB or are sat at their
tables with the picture.
Write their answers on the
board in clear colour i.e.
black.
Reinforce the definitions
and purpose of each i.e.:
“What does a traffic light
do?”
“Why do you think the
yellow line is there?”
At times ask the children of
their own experience of
seeing each of these i.e.
“Where did you see a rail
track?”
“What did your parents do
when the traffic light turned
red?”
A train station is where the
public go to board a train to
travel to different parts of
the country.
Main
Activity
Ask the children to discuss with their talk
partner what dangers could occur at a
railway station. Get the children to share
their ideas to the class.
Show the class ‘Mr Mallard’s Railway Rules’
poster and talk through each safety point.
APPENDIX 3.
Explain to the children that a railway track
goes all across the country and they may
see one when outside i.e. in a field. Show
“Who has ever been to a
railway station?”
“Did you ever hear the
safety notices?”
“Why do you think they tell
people to not go on the
tracks?”
“Who should you talk too if
you see any danger?”
Possibly provide a poster to
each table to view but show
on IWB. Put up on display
for children to see!

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them a picture and ask them to identify
similarities to the railway station platform
picture (APPENDIX 4).
Emphasise that a railway crossing in the
open is not safe. Ask the children what they
think are the dangers of being near a rail
track. Get the children to discuss/write down
the ideas and share using methods i.e.
snowballing.
Show them the adverts by Network Rail
promoting road safety. Explain the ‘See
Track, Stop, Think and Train’ campaign in
the UK promoting rail safety and whilst
watching the advert, to think about the
dangers they have just discussed.
http://www.networkrail.co.uk/documents/lev
el-crossings/Level%20crossings%20-
%20See%20Track,%20Think%20Train.mp4
For older children, perhaps use the official
Network Rail video
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZoGfw2t
aFNg) – PLEASE NOTE, DO CONSIDER
YOUR CLASS AS THE VIDEO IS
EMOTIONAL.
Ask the children for their ideas and
emphasise on any points being made.
Discuss how to keep safe i.e. do not go onto
the tracks at any time and if they have to
cross it, use a bridge provided but only
when the traffic light says they can cross.
Tell the children that in groups they are to
devise and perform an advert promoting rail
safety. Two groups focus on a station
platform and two groups focus on open
railways. They are to devise, rehearse and
record to show in an assembly.
Ensure sound is working
from speakers!
Go around each group and
ask them to questions on
what they are doing to
promote dangers and
safety. Assist when
necessary.
Teacher must see
performance before
recording to address any
misunderstandings etc.
Record with them!
Plenary Ask the children to write three things that
they have learnt today.

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Assessment Opportunities:
Discussion – listen to children’s ideas and address any misunderstandings.
Role-play – assess a child’s understanding and knowledge from the session.

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APPENX
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Source https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/0/08/Northampton_railway_station_MMB_10.jpg

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APPENDIX 3

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APPENDIX 4