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

Road Safety Matters is a teacher led resource that can be effectively integrated into both CSPE and SPHE curriculum in Junior Cycle.

It is a fun and enjoyable safety resource for junior cycle students and their teachers. The resource is available in both Irish and English language.

The programme focuses on three key areas of road safety: pedestrian, cyclist and passenger safety.

It has been designed to give students the knowledge, skills and confidence they need to make safer decisions as they become more independent road users.

The new Junior Cycle programme is ready to go and will be available to all post-primary schools from September. If you are interested in delivering this programme, please complete this form.

Road Safety Matters

The new Junior Cycle programme is ready to go and will be available to all post-primary schools from September 2026.