Secondary schools

Reducing fire and road deaths and injuries is about educating people to prevent the behaviours that can cause these incidents to happen in the first place.

Our presentations for Key Stage 3 and 4 students aim to give pupils the knowledge and understanding to help them make the right choices to keep themselves and others safe. We make them aware of how their decisions can affect not only themselves but others too.

Secondary school pupil

What we teach

Year 7 or Year 8

We teach fire safety to Year 7 or Year 8 pupils. The content and messages we teach in each lesson include:

  • Raising awareness and understanding of the risks around playing with and starting fires.
  • Understanding the reasons why someone may deliberately start a fire.
  • Understanding the personal, social and legal implications and consequences of starting fires deliberately.
  • Developing strategies to keep themselves and others safe and in control.
  • Recognising the wider impact that choices of behaviour can have on themselves and others.

Sessions typically last for one hour each and are delivered as workshops on a school dropdown or impact day to a class of students.

Year 9 or Year 10

We teach road safety to Year 9 or Year 10 pupils. The content and messages we teach in each lesson include:

  • Identifying the main causes of Road Traffic Collisions.
  • Understanding the link between speed, stopping distance and reaction time and keeping safe.
  • Recognising the risks of mobile phones usage by all road users.
  • Understanding the importance of wearing seatbelts and sitting properly in a vehicle.
  • Realising the effect of alcohol and drugs on passenger and driver behaviour and safety.
  • Identifying strategies to keep yourself and others safe and in control.
  • The Ripple Effect - the effect of someone’s choice of behaviour.

SSessions typically last for one hour each and are delivered as workshops on a school dropdown or impact day to a class of students.

Bookings and enquiries

School visits are booked directly with schools, by our Education team. You can request a visit using our online form.

We ask that schools and school staff do not approach stations or firefighters parents/friends/family to arrange any school visits.

If you've got any questions, please email us.