Road safety education for secondary school students

Our resources and awareness campaigns to help secondary school students stay safe on our roads.

It’s both important and timely to foster good road safety attitudes and behaviour among secondary school students. In particular, our Transition Year programme which prepares and supports students, has been very well received by teachers nationwide.

Why road safety is so important in secondary school:

Secondary school students are impressionable, flexible and open to changing their behaviour.
Younger children look up to them as role models.
At their age, they may be thinking about becoming drivers and will need to learn and practice good road safety behaviour and show respect to all road users.

Our National Road Safety Education team offers a range of resources and activities which tailor road safety messages to engage secondary schools and their students.

Junior Cycle

For students aged 12 to 16 years

We are currently updating our Junior Cycle programme and this will be rolled out to all schools in September 2025.

Road Safety Matters is a fun and enjoyable safety resource for junior cycle students and their teachers. It is teacher-led but has been developed to place student wellbeing at the centre of learning.

Students learn the practical skills and attitude needed to keep themselves and others safe on the roads in their everyday lives as pedestrians, cyclists, passengers or drivers. It empowers them to become responsible and safe road users.