In order to encourage and support schools, nine provinces in the Netherlands have implemented a programme that rewards primary schools with a ‘road safety label’ when they implement road safety education as well as traffic safety measures in and around the school.
‘SCHOOL op SEEF’ is the programme in South Holland. Schools are expected to:
- Give theoretical and practical lessons to all pupils every year;
- Have structurally incorporated traffic safety education and traffic safety itself in the school’s policy;
- Communicate extensively with parents/caretakers about all activities as well as their role as educator;
- Communicate extensively with the municipality regarding traffic problems around the school;
- Have a sound organisational structure in place, with clear tasks and responsibilities for the school management, a traffic contact person, the teachers, and parent-helpers.
‘SCHOOL op SEEF’ provides educational materials as well as tools for schools to plan and implement traffic safety measures. It emphasises the cooperation between, and shared responsibility of, the school, municipality and parents.
‘TotallyTraffic’ is a similar programme for secondary education in South Holland, and is used in other regions of the Netherlands as well.
The Road Safety Labels for Schools were presented during the Key Principles webinar.
More Information
Regionaal Ondersteuningsbureau Verkeersveiligheid Zuid-Holland (n.d.), School op Seef.
Regionaal Ondersteuningsbureau Verkeersveiligheid Zuid-Holland (n.d.), TotallyTraffic.