You’re never too far from the tracks, are you Living Switched On?
Young people often make responsible choices around the tracks but there can be times when their decision making can be compromised. Living Switched On explores a range of themes such peer pressure, the perils of group mindset and the impact of decisions. Activities are flexible and encourage discussion across a range of formats, from interactive games to hard-hitting films.
Why not start with an investigative case study on the button below or browse the other individual resources underneath.
Teacher guidance
All activities are supported with teacher guidance notes for ease, outlining everything you need to know to deliver our resources with confidence. It provides key learning themes, outcomes and curriculum links, as well as additional delivery ideas and methods to support the use of the resources in the classroom and tips for remote learning.
All 12-16 resources
Browse the individual 12-16 resources below.
When surrounded by peers, living up to best safety practices in the rail environment can easily slip from our attention. Identify and addresses unsafe behaviours including misuse of train station escalators and sitting on the platform edge.
Trespassing on the railway or land near the railway can have a devastating impact on those involved. This real-life short film highlights the potential tragic consequences of trespassing.
A quick decision you make can have a huge impact that affects many different people – this resource encourages pupils to consider each character and create an impact map for them.
A multiple choice quiz about signs which embeds and builds on their previous knowledge – can pupils match the different safety signs with their meaning and locations?
A multimedia case study that asks pupils to investigate what happened in an incident on the tracks. Why did it happen? What was the impact? Could the outcome have been different?
Pupils discuss different scenarios from a set of discussion cards to enable them to consider their own values and potential behaviour in relation to different choices and decisions.