Our Learning For Life day for Year 10 pupils was on the theme of Personal Road Safety and this included a presentation by Wasted Lives from Lancashire Fire & Rescue Service plus colleagues from Lancashire County Council.
The visitors brought with them a crashed car from a speeding young driver who tragically died at the wheel in East Lancashire. He was going too fast, his car hit a tree and he died instantly. Additionally this year there was input about the law relating to the growth of e-bikes and e-scooters along with reaction tests for pupils with goggles imitating the effects of alcohol on a driver's reactions.
We are pleased to report a note of praise passed from the lead deliverer, Clare Burscough from Lancashire Fire & Rescue. She has described the Year 10's behaviour as "A1 and Impeccable." As Clare travels to schools throughout Lancashire she experiences a multitude of settings so it was lovely to hear her feedback that our Year 10 cohort stood out so positively.
Mr Taylor, who lead the day, said “As a school community, we continue to mourn former pupils who have lost their lives recently so the day was again poignant, bringing home to our pupils the fragility of life and the dangers of the roads. We hope the message will be sobering and long lasting for them.”
