Formby High School ‘Determined to Achieve’ Headteacher: DMA/LFO Mr D A Mackenzie BA (Hons) NPQH Freshfield Road Formby 28 February 2020 Liverpool L37 3HW 01704 873100 For the attention of parents of all FHS students enquiries@ formbyhighschool.com www. formbyhighschool.com Dear Parent @FormbyHigh Road Safety You may be aware that Formby High School is participating in a Formby wide initiative led by Andrew Drewary of Road Safety Smart to improve the safe use of all roads in our community and we will continue to support this initiative in whatever way possible. Thank you to those parents who engaged with the recent workshop delivered by Andrew Drewary and who have committed to be involved with Road Safety Smart as this project develops. Through the project, Andrew Drewary will be delivering a road safety awareness session to our Sixth Form students who are either learning to drive or have passed their driving test. This will take place on Wednesday 11 March. As part of our commitment to road safety, I would like to emphasise that we continue to experience considerable safety concerns around the school entrance due to congestion caused by vehicles dropping off and collecting students at the start / end of the school day. I would like to repeat my appeal to all parents to support us in promoting the safety of all our students and school community in the following ways: Encouraging your child to walk or cycle to school (particularly as the weather begins to improve). Dropping off / picking up further away from the school campus (ideally beyond Rosemary Lane / Old Town Lane) to avoid this dangerous congestion. Considering residents, pedestrians and other road users when parking. For those of you who have a child who drives to school, discussing with him / her safe driving and parking practice. Your support with this is very much welcomed by both members of the school community and our local neighbours. I am enclosing with this letter a copy of Road Safety Smart’s first newsletter. Yours sincerely D A Mackenzie Headteacher Formby High School is a Limited Company registered in England and Wales under Company No. 7724342 Newsletter No1 28th February 2020 IMPROVING ROAD SAFETY OUTSIDE FORMBY SCHOOLS Welcome to the very first Formby Schools Road Safety Initiative monthly newsletter. For many, this will be the first you have heard about the initiative, which has been set up to improve environmental and road safety issues outside all the schools in Formby. The issues faced are not ones the schools can solve by themselves and this community lead initiative involving all the schools, parents, school neighbours and many local businesses who have recognised the need to tackle these issues, particularly during the school run. The main aims of the initiative are to influence a change in driver behaviour through awareness, education and activities to make the school run safer and more bearable for everyone. Over the coming months, we will keep you informed of the progress being made and how you can get involved in any of the planned activities. To date we have over 60 people signed up. A dozen local businesses and road safety associations along with Sefton Council have donated funds to support the initiative. If you want to join the team, please email [email protected] Sign up to the PLEDGE! Businesses showing THE INITIATIVE has five positive aims over the supporting next twelve months as follows: THE INITIATIVE has captured the imagination of 1. Reduce school traffic by 25% the local business community and we are extremely 2. Promote car sharing pleased to be able to announce Victorian Plumbing 3. Park and walk locations as the initiatives’ main sponsor. 4. Increase walking to school 5. Increase cycling to school In addition to the five positive aims, we will be working to reduce the five negative issues causing the most dangers outside the schools as follows: 1. Pavement parking 2. Zig-zag/double yellow line parking 3. Parking across driveways 4. Speeding Other businesses to sign up and show their support 5. Mobile phone use while driving are Inner Viking Ltd, Road Safety Matters, Silver & Rose Opticians, Formby Champion Newspaper and Parry’s Fleet Services. We are in the process of purchasing 25 5m x 1m banners promoting the PLEDGE, which will be erected outside each school and various points A massive thank you goes out to all of the businesses across Formby. Sign up to be a ROAD SAFETY as without their support, it would be extremely difficult CHAMPION and show your support. to move this initiative forward. Pavement Parking Cards: What are they? PAVEMENT PARKING CARDS have been used in a number of areas throughout Merseyside, where inconsiderate and illegal parking have caused major road safety concerns outside schools. They are an informative and educational document used to remind drivers of their legal responsibilities when parking, the dangers they cause when parking illegally or when causing an obstruction and the potential consequences to themselves and other road users. A copy of the initiative Pavement Parking Card is below and will be rolled out over the next few weeks. YOU CAN MAKE A DIFFERENCE!!! PARK LEGALLY AND THINK ABOUT OTHERS AND MAKE THE ROADS SAFER FOR EVERYONE!! You can report illegal or obstructive parking to Merseyside Police using the following link: www.merseyside.police.uk/ro/report/rti/rti -b/report-a-road-traffic-incident/ Road safety sessions for ‘Park & Walk’ locations 6 th Form Students announced!! A HUGE thank you goes out to the TWO LOCAL pubs have thrown their support Head Teachers at Formby High behind the initiative by throwing open their car parks School and Range High School, to be used as designated ‘PARK & WALK’ locations who have arranged for their 6th during drop off and pick up times during the school Form students to participate in two run. sessions about the issues outside their schools and general road safety awareness for young drivers. The sessions are booked as follows: Formby High School Wednesday 11th March 2020 Range High School The Grapes car park can be used for parents taking Friday 20th March 2020 their children to Trinity St Peters School on Paradise Lane The two sessions could see up to 100 students attending and a report The Toby Carvery can be used for parents taking on the two sessions will be included their children to Our Lady of Compassion School on in the next newsletter. Bull Cop. Discussions are ongoing with the council, other pubs Which associations areand business supporting?es to try and secure additional ‘PARK & WALK’ locations. A NUMBER of local and national associations are supporting the initiative and will provide guidance and advice over the coming months. Those who have currently thrown their weight behind what we are doing are: MRSP www.merseysideroadsafety.org Brake, the road safety charity www.brake.org.uk Guide Dogs for the Blind www.guidedogs.org.uk Living Streets www.livingstreets.org.uk It is fantastic to have all of these associations, who fully support the aims of the initiative. Please have a look at their websites to see what other school schemes you can get involved with. .