Rail Safety Education Program
Rail safety is an essential life skill and Sydney Trains aims to educate school students and the community to travel safely on and around trains and stations
Our team of educators can visit your school or community group with our FREE rail safety workshops that are tailored to the needs of the audience and their ages.
We can also host FREE information/activity stalls at your community event.
Preschool Students
Preschool 2-3 years workshop
| Early Years Learning Framework links | National Quality Standard Area | |
|---|---|---|
Key messages
Songs, books, animations and role play are used to deliver safety messages. | Outcome code
| Quality area
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| Maximum: 20 students per workshop / Time: Approx 20 minutes (+20 mins set up time) |
Preschool 3-5 years workshop
| Early Years Learning Framework links | National Quality Standard Area | |
|---|---|---|
Key messages
Songs, books, animations and role play are used to deliver safety messages. | Outcome code
| Quality area
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| Maximum: 30 students per workshop / Time: Approx 30 minutes (+20 mins set up time) |
Primary School Students
Foundation 5-6 years workshop
| Australian Curriculum links | Strand & ACPP Codes | |
|---|---|---|
Key messages
Animations, activities, games and worksheets are used to deliver safety messages. | Learning area | Quality area Personal, Social and Community Health
Movement and Physical Activity
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| Maximum: 30 students per workshop / Time: Approx 40 minutes (+20 mins set up time) |
Year One 6-7 years workshop
| Australian Curriculum links | Strand & ACPP Codes | |
|---|---|---|
Key messages
Animations, role play, activities and games are used to deliver safety messages. | Learning area Health & Physical Education | Quality area Personal, Social and Community Health
Movement and Physical Activity
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| Maximum: 30 students per workshop / Time: Approx 40 minutes (+20 mins set up time) |
Year Two 7-8 years workshop
| Australian Curriculum links | Strand & ACPP Codes | |
|---|---|---|
Key messages
Animations, activities, role play and games are used to deliver safety messages. | Learning area Health & Physical Education | Quality area Personal, Social and Community Health
Movement and Physical Activity
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| Maximum: 30 students per workshop / Time: Approx 40 minutes (+20 mins set up time) |
Year Three 8-9 years workshop
| Australian Curriculum links | Strand & ACPP Codes | |
|---|---|---|
Key messages
Animations, activities and card games are used to deliver safety messages. | Learning area Health & Physical Education | Quality area Personal, Social and Community Health
Movement and Physical Activity
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| Maximum: 30 students per workshop / Time: Approx 40 minutes (+20 mins set up time) |
Year Four 9-10 years workshop
| Australian Curriculum links | Strand & ACPP Codes | |
|---|---|---|
Key messages
Animations, activities and card games are used to deliver safety messages. | Learning area Health & Physical Education | Quality area Personal, Social and Community Health
Movement and Physical Activity
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| Maximum: 30 students per workshop / Time: Approx 40 minutes (+20 mins set up time) |
Year Five 10-11 years workshop
| Australian Curriculum links | Strand & ACPP Codes | |
|---|---|---|
Key messages
Animations, activities and games are used to deliver safety messages. | Learning area Health & Physical Education | Quality area Personal, Social and Community Health
Movement and Physical Activity
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| Maximum: 30 students per workshop / Time: Approx 40 minutes (+20 mins set up time) |
Year Six 11-12 years workshop
| Australian Curriculum links | Strand & ACPP Codes | |
|---|---|---|
Key messages
Animations, activities, games and scenarios are used to deliver safety messages. | Learning area Health & Physical Education | Quality area Personal, Social and Community Health
Movement and Physical Activity
|
| Maximum: 30 students per workshop / Time: Approx 40 minutes (+20 mins set up time) |
Secondary School Students (Years 7-10, 13-17 years)
Sydney Trains empowers students to improve their safety with student-led activities, discussions and scenarios. We have a range of incursion themes to choose from:
Workshop 1: Track Safety
| Australian Curriculum links | Strand & ACPP Codes | |
|---|---|---|
Key messages
Student-led activities, discussions and scenarios including how to identify, avoid and/or prevent dangerous occurrences and common consequences for actions. | Learning area Health & Physical Education | Quality area Personal, Social and Community Health
Movement and Physical Activity
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| Maximum: 30 students per workshop / Time: Approx 60 minutes (+20 mins set up time) |
Workshop 2: Behaviour and Code of Conduct
| Australian Curriculum links | Strand & ACPP Codes | |
|---|---|---|
Key messages
Student-led activities, discussions and scenarios including how to be a positive community role model. | Learning area Health & Physical Education | Quality area Personal, Social and Community Health
Movement and Physical Activity
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| Maximum: 30 students per workshop / Time: Approx 60 minutes (+20 mins set up time) |
Workshop 3: Graffiti and Vandalism
| Australian Curriculum links | Strand & ACPP Codes | |
|---|---|---|
Key messages
Student-led activities, discussions and scenarios including defining graffiti and vandalism, reasons for vandalism and related problems and role play. | Learning area Health & Physical Education | Quality area Personal, Social and Community Health
Movement and Physical Activity
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| Maximum: 30 students per workshop / Time: Approx 60 minutes (+20 mins set up time) |
Workshop 4: Security and Personal Safety
| Australian Curriculum links | Strand & ACPP Codes | |
|---|---|---|
Key messages
Students review a case file and determine the scenario, outcome and preventative measures. | Learning area Health & Physical Education | Quality area Personal, Social and Community Health
Movement and Physical Activity
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| Maximum: 30 students per workshop / Time: Approx 60 minutes (+20 mins set up time) |
Workshop 5: Fare Compliance
| Australian Curriculum links | Strand & ACPP Codes | |
|---|---|---|
Key messages
Student-led activities, discussions and scenarios including a mock game show. | Learning area Health & Physical Education | Quality area Personal, Social and Community Health
Movement and Physical Activity
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| Maximum: 30 students per workshop / Time: Approx 60 minutes (+20 mins set up time) |
Community groups and events
Community groups eg. seniors, EAL (our educators can deliver Opal info) and host activity/information stalls at community events.
Workshops
Our team of educators can visit your community group with workshops tailored to the needs of the audience and their ages. For example English as an Additional Language (EAL) students, seniors groups/clubs.
Maximum: 30 students per workshop / Time: Approx 60 minutes (+20 mins set up time)
Activity stall
We develop age appropriate activities to suit event attendees that are fun and engaging, as well as educating participants on the fundamental safety aspects of travelling on and around trains and stations.
Activities often have a take-home aspect to reinforce what’s been learnt.
Information stall
We host information stalls designed specifically for:
- an event with information about safe travelling
- ticketing
- Opal cards, and
- general information about trains, buses and ferries.
For example university orientation weeks and Seniors Week.
Why is rail safety important?
Australia’s rail network is the sixth largest in the world, with 44,000 km of track and 23,500 level crossings across the network. A large portion of the network is unfenced. Learning safety skills around trains and tracks at a young age is as important as learning to cross the road or how to swim.
Risk taking is common
Over 250,000 Australian school students use the rail network to get to school each day. Young people regularly take risks near platform edges and on level crossings. These actions can cost them dearly. Others engage in risky behaviour deliberately and willfully.
The consequences can be catastrophic
Regardless of the intent, the consequences can be catastrophic, involving permanent injuries or even fatality. On average, across Australia each year there are:
- around 136 trespass incidents causing death or serious injury on the rail network. Additionally, there are over 4,200 near hits resulting from trespass.
- 130 pedestrian level crossing incidents causing death or serious injury every year and an additional 20 collisions with vehicles. That is 150 in total level crossing collisions causing death or injury.
- 150 fatalities and serious injuries resulting from rail suicide and attempts.
Please visit tracksafeeducation.com.au for more information.
Who can participate?
Workshops are available free of charge to all public, Catholic and independent schools (including students with additional needs) and community groups in Sydney.
Contact us
To request a workshop or information/activity tent, please complete the form below or contact us for further information at:
Rail Safety Education Program
E-mail: schools@transport.nsw.gov.au
Phone: 0447 156 721