London's JRSO scheme wins Prince Michael award
Transport for London's Junior Road Safety Officer (JRSO) scheme has been recognised with a Prince Michael of Kent International Road Safety Award - just one year after being established.
The award was presented during a special JRSO event in Kingston Guildhall.
Designed for 9 -11 year olds, the JRSO scheme recruits one or two children in each participating school to act as a road safety champion and lead on promoting road safety issues among their peers.
It aims to give the children a good grounding in road safety education as they prepare to make the transition to secondary school - the point at which many children begin to travel independently for the first time.
There is also a child-friendly website supporting the scheme, www.tfl.gov.uk/juniorroadsafety, and a school guide pack for staff.
Over 550 children in 200 schools took part in 2005, and TfL says this number is set to grow this academic year as more boroughs and schools join the scheme.
For further information contact the TfL press office, PressOffice@tfl.gov.uk. 
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