1 Jul 2015 2:14pm News:
Southern

Incident at Port Otago

Police were called to attend an incident at Port Otago where it appears a straddle carrier has crashed. The male driver has been taken to hospital in a serious condition and the incident has been... More

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1 Jul 2015 8:23am News:
National News

Panmure death

Auckland City Police are attending an incident in Jellicoe St, Panmure, where a young man has been found dead in a residential address. Little is known about the circumstances of the man's death at... More

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1 Jul 2015 8:11am News:
Waikato

Arrest made in Hamilton suspicious package incident

Hamilton Police say the overnight arrest of a man in relation to yesterday’s suspicious package left in a toilet block of a City park was the result of not only good Police work, but the combined... More

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30 Jun 2015 6:32pm News:
Wellington

Review of dog attack incident

In keeping with standard practice for armed incidents, Wellington Police will review an incident in which officers looking for a potentially armed man wanted to arrest in Wainuiomata yesterday shot an... More

2 min read

Rail Safe (for years 7-8)

The Rail Safe resources provide learning activities to empower students to move safely and responsibly around trains and rail tracks.

What students will learn

These year 7-8 resources will help students to learn to:

  • identify characteristics of trains and explain how they differ from motor vehicles
  • explain why you need to take care near trains
  • explain why it is illegal to be in the rail corridor and the consequences of this
  • identify legal crossing places
  • explain why they should use Stop, Look and Listen before they cross the tracks
  • cross the tracks using Stop, Look and Listen.
  • explain the possible consequences of unsafe behaviour around trains
  • make a difference to the safety of their school community.

Three focus areas

Learning activities are arranged in three focus areas.

Focus area 1: About trains

Students learn how most people look out for trains and take care around them.

Focus area 2: About tracks

Students learn how to take care around the rail corridor.

 

 

Focus area 3: About us

Students learn what action they can take to make a difference to the rail safety of our school community.

Rail Safe (for years 4-6)

The Rail Safe resources provide learning activities to empower students to move safely and responsibly around trains and rail tracks.

What students will learn

These year 4-6 resources will help students to learn to:

  • identify characteristics of trains
  • explain why people have to take care near trains
  • identify features that make up the rail corridor
  • explain why the rail corridor is out of bounds
  • identify legal crossing places
  • explain why they should use Stop, Look and Listen before they cross the tracks
  • cross the rail tracks using Stop, Look and Listen
  • explain why a person should stand at least 1.5 metres back from the edge of the platform
  • demonstrate safe behaviour on or near a platform
  • explain the possible consequences of unsafe behaviour around trains
  • list some of the consequences of breaking RailSafe Rules
  • model RailSafe behaviour for younger students
  • take positive action to keep students at the school safer around trains.

Three focus areas

Learning activities are arranged in three focus areas.

Focus area 1: About trains

Students learn to identify characteristics of trains and explain why people have to take care near trains.

Focus area 2: About tracks

Students learn about the rail corridor and why it is out of bounds.

Focus area 3: About us

Students learn about the possible consequences of unsafe behaviour around trains, and what they can do to take action to prevent this.

Rail Safe (for years 1-3)

The Rail Safe resources provide learning activities to empower students to move safely and responsibly around trains and rail tracks.

What students will learn

These year 1-3 resources will help students to learn to:

  • explain that trains are big and go fast
  • give 2 reasons why they should stay away from trains and the rail corridor
  • explain what a safety line on a platform is
  • describe how to behave when waiting at a railway station.

One focus area

Learning activities are arranged in one focus area.

Focus area 1: Taking care around tracks and trains

Students learn what trains are like, and how to keep safe on a station platform. They identify what they already know about trains and train stations, and how they can teach each other.