Safeguarding is part of how YRSE works.

Section 01

Our safeguarding commitment

Youth Road Safety Education is committed to promoting the welfare of children and young people and to taking concerns about their safety seriously.

Our programmes are designed for delivery through schools by teachers who know their students. YRSE provides the programme, delivery system, teacher accreditation, lesson guidance and support.

Schools retain their statutory duties, pastoral care and child protection procedures. This does not transfer or reduce YRSE's responsibility for safeguarding within its own activities, people, programme design and response to information received by YRSE.

This approach reflects the English education context and current statutory guidance. Schools in Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland must apply the safeguarding law, guidance and local procedures relevant to their nation and area.

Section 02

Who is responsible for what

Clear responsibilities help schools use the programme confidently and make sure a concern reaches the right person without delay.

Section 03

Safe programme delivery

Road safety education discusses decisions and situations that can lead to serious harm. YRSE designs content for the age and classroom context of participating students.

We avoid graphic or deliberately shock-based material and do not require students to disclose personal experiences as part of a lesson. Information about collisions and casualties is presented factually where it helps students understand a road safety issue.

Teachers should review lesson content before delivery and apply their school's safeguarding and pastoral procedures, including considering whether any student may require additional support.

Section 04

When a concern arises

If a student shares information or a teacher notices something that raises a safeguarding concern, the school's procedures should be followed without delay.

This summary does not replace the school's safeguarding training, policy or local reporting procedures.

Section 05

How to report a concern

The public Website, general enquiry form and programme support inbox are not emergency services. A concern should be directed to the person or service able to act.

A safeguarding concern connected with YRSE, a person representing YRSE or YRSE programme content can be reported to admin@yrse.org. Do not use email for an emergency. Please provide only the information reasonably necessary for YRSE to understand and respond to the concern.

Section 06

Concerns about people working for or representing YRSE

A concern about an employee, contractor, volunteer or other person working for or representing YRSE must be taken seriously.

Protect the child's immediate safety and, where the concern arises in a school, follow the school's procedure for allegations about adults. The concern should also be reported to YRSE at admin@yrse.org.

YRSE handles safeguarding concerns in accordance with applicable safeguarding requirements and may seek advice from or share relevant information with the appropriate school, local authority, police or other safeguarding body where necessary and lawful.

YRSE will comply with any legal duty to make a referral to the Disclosure and Barring Service.

Section 07

Information sharing, safer practice and contact

Safeguarding information is handled carefully and shared only where there is a lawful and appropriate reason. Data protection law does not prevent necessary information sharing to protect a child.

Where YRSE receives a safeguarding concern, it may record and share relevant information with the school's designated safeguarding lead, children's social care, police or another appropriate safeguarding service when necessary and lawful.

Information should be accurate, relevant, limited to what is needed, shared securely and recorded appropriately. Further information about YRSE's handling of personal information is available in our Privacy Notice (opens in a new tab).

Where relevant to a role, YRSE applies safer recruitment practices and obtains the appropriate level of DBS check, including barred-list information where legally eligible, when the check is required or appropriate for that role. Anyone working for or representing YRSE must maintain appropriate professional boundaries and report safeguarding concerns promptly.

This approach has been developed with reference to the safeguarding framework applying to schools and organisations working with children in England.