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Educational Resources

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Age 4 - 7 Resources
PI-1

Bad Days for Thomas and his Friends

24 page story/colouring books with full colour covers. Various stories including putting objects on railway tracks, behaviour on stations, trespass etc. Suitable for 4-7 year olds.
download version (1,480KB)

PI-2 More Bad Days for Thomas and his Friends
24 page story/colouring books with full colour covers. Various stories including dangers of electricity, behaviour on trains, graffiti etc. Suitable for 4-7 year olds.
download version (1,078KB)
PI-3 The Very Special Train 24 page story/colouring book with full colour covers. This book explores safety in and around railways, featuring signage, personal safety, stone throwing, behaviour on stations and trains. Suitable for 4-7 year olds. download version (1,005KB)
PI-12 The Very Special Train
10 minute animated video highlighting the dangers to young children of playing near the railway. Suitable for 4-7 year olds. DVD format.
PI-12a The Little Quiz
10 minute video with question and answer featuring multiple choice answers. Opportunity for children to discuss what they have seen. DVD format.
PI-Sa Bertie the Panda and his Friends (Scottish schools only) 10 minute animated video highlighting the dangers to young children of playing near the railways. DVD format.
PI-14 Whiteboard programs -
Programs suitable for whiteboard use. CD format.

PI-6

Play Safe
6 page 1/3 A4 full colour leaflet covering railway dangers including colouring poster.
download version (202KB)
PI-7 Stay Safe
A4 full colour activity/game book. Suitable for 4-7 year olds. download version (878KB)
PI-8
Activity sheets
A4 & A3 individual black and white activity sheets. Quizzes, colouring pictures, simple modelmaking and other rainy day or breakfast club/after school activities. download version (186KB)
PI-9
The Very Special Train Poster
A3 colouring poster showing the dangers of playing on or near railways. download version (157KB)
PI-10 Bad Day for Thomas and his Friends
A3 16 page, full colour safety story big book featuring characters from Thomas the Tank Engine series.
download version (1,849KB)
PI-11
Bad Day for Thomas and his Friends
12 page A4 story/colouring book based on the Thomas safety books. download version (673KB)
PI-13 Safety posters
A3 posters listing the 5 Gloden Safety Rules and safety signs for display in the school reception area or classroom.
download version (67KB)
 
Age 7-11 Resources
PJ1 It's Not Cool
8 page full colour booklet in modern style. Contains information, activities, real life stories and images. Suitable for 7-9 year olds.
download version (2,340KB)
PJ-3
Classroom activities
Series of A4 classroom activities including quizzes, games. colouring sheets and things to make related to the railways and the dangers of playing near them.
download version (563KB)
PJ-2 Off the Rails -
4 minute video highlighting the dangers of railway crime involving young people playing on the tracks with fatal consequences. Suitable for 9-11 year olds. DVD format.
PJ-2a The Big Quiz
10 minute video comprising 'Off the Rails' video footage plus Q&A feature with multiple choice answers. Opportunity for audience to discuss issues. Suitable for 9-11 year olds. DVD format.
PJ-8 Whiteboard programs -
Programs suitable for whiteboard use. CD format.
PJ-6 Cool Code school posters
A3 Safety Rules poster for display in school reception area or classroom. download version (51KB)
PJ-5 The Cool Guide - 8 page full colour booklet publication in up beat modern style. Contains facts, figures and activities. Suitable for 9-11 year olds. download version (599KB)
Age 11-16+ Resources
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S-4

Safety message leaflets
Double sided 1/3 A4 black and white leaflets with key safety messages.
download version (103KB)

S-13
Electricity Dangers
' Live extra rail'
Double sided 1/3 A4 black & white with key safety message.
download version (35KB)
S-14
Electricity Dangers 'Overhead electricity'
Double sided 1/3 A4 black & white with key safety message.
download version (33KB)
S-9 Eye Witness
10 minute video including hard hitting images and interviews with young people and adults who have been involved with incidents of railway crime. (following review by class teacher) DVD format.
S-12 Tyler 4 Ever
10 minute video about the effect on family and friends of the tragic death of a 15 year old boy on the railway tracks. (at teacher discretion) DVD format. 
S-16 Preventing robbery
Video with learning points to assist teachers in discussions with young people on how to avoid robbery of personal items on the rail network and what to do if they are robbed. DVD format. 
S-17 The Real Quiz
Class activity quiz based on CCTV footgate presented in a Q&A format and encouraging group discusssion. DVD format.
S-18 David's Story
10 minute video about one young man who took a short cut on a railway track following a night out with his mates (at teacher discretion) DVD format. 
S-19 Whiteboard programs -
Programs suitable for whiteboard use. CD format.
S-15 Preventing robbery leaflet
6 page 1/3 A4 full colour leaflet giving advice to young people who regularly travel by train about avoiding robbery of personal items on the rail network and what to do if they are robbed. download version (344KB)

S7

Safety message posters
A series of A4 Black and White posters with key safety messages. download version (92KB)

S-10 School Poster
A3 poster for display in reception area or classroom.
download version (185KB)
S6

Get a Life magazine

A4 8 page full colour magazine with hard-hitting, real life stories, interviews and images. Suitable for 11-16 year olds. download version (644KB)

S6a
Get a Life magazine

A4 8 page magazine features message from pop star Dido (relates to the Tyler 4 Ever video S-12) plus news stories, hard-hitting images and messages.
download version (1,058KB)

Parents/Community resources
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Where is your child?
- 8 page 1/3 A4 full colour leaflet, highlighting dangers of children playing near railways. Aimed at parents to discuss with children.
download version (338KB)
PC-1U - Urdu
PC-1P - Punjabi
PC-4
Electricity dangers

- 6 page 1/3 A4 full colour leaflet highlighting the dangers of overhead electric cables and the 'third rail' on the railways.
download version (22KB)
PC-5
BTP Hotline card
2 page 1/3 A4 full colour leaflet with pop out hotline number card. Aimed at parents.
download version (381KB)
PC-5U - Urdu
PC-5P - Punjabi
PC-6
Your posters
A series of posters aimed at local communities/schools using the slogan'Be proud of it. Use it. Don't abuse it.'
download version (103KB)
 
Creative and rainy day activities - the following can be downloaded as PDF documents and printed out
make a model train
make a model freight train
make a model Hopper wagon
make an Aggregate wagon model
make a model Tank wagon
Diesel-Electric Locomotive 1968
Intercity 225
Great Northern no.1
 
Locomotion 1825
Rocket 1829
Mallard