Introduction
Shropshire Fire and Rescue Service introduced the "Be Cool Be Safe" Safety Quiz targeting year 7 pupils across the Shropshire and Wrekin Fire Authority area in 2002.
The overall objective of the quiz is to educate young people to become responsible citizens. The subject matter encompasses a range of safety issues from our partners such as the road safety team, Her Majesty's Coastguard, the Police, local drugs workers, Rail track and Connexions. In consultation with young people from local schools, a trendy new magazine was designed for every year 7 pupil within the county not only to help answer the quiz questions, but also to raise their awareness of personal safety.
Subjects covered are safety in the home, hoax calls, solvent abuse, bullying, water safety, road safety , and issues relating to personal safety.
This project has cemented partnerships with senior schools and has allowed our organisation the opportunity to work within the National Curriculum. Many local senior schools are now incorporating the safety quiz within their timetable on an annual basis. Since the introduction of the "Be cool Be safe" school quiz we have developed good working relationships with schools at Key stage 3 and during the last 9 years school participation has increased from 16 to 39. Thereby, increasing pupil participation from 935 to 6,000. Next year we will be working towards achieving our target to enrol every school.
Community Safety Partnerships have continued to endorse the magazine by financially supporting us to ensure we educate the children of today to become safer adults for the future.
HOW TO ENTER?
Contact Charlie Cartwright at Shropshire Fire and Rescue Service on office 01743 260263, mobile 07967 465808 or e-mail charlie.cartwright@shropshirefire.gov.uk to order your free safety magazines and run a mini competition in your school to select the year 7 students to represent you.
Take the challenge to win a top prize for your school and gift vouchers for the winning team members.
The winning school for 2011 was The Thomas Adams school, Wem.
School Regional Heats For the "Be Cool, Be Safe" Quiz 2012
Heats
Tuesday 6th March 2012 - Meole Brace School, Meole Brace, Shrewsbury 10:00 start
Thursday 8th March 2012 - Thomas Adams School, Wem 10:00 start
Tuesday 13th March 2012 - Madeley Academy, Madeley Telford 10:00 start
Quiz Format
Consists of a team of 4 pupils and runs over 5 rounds
Round 1 - Fire Safety - 10 questions - 15 points per question
Round 2 - The Limerick - Maximum 20 points
Round 3 - General Safety - 10 questions - 15 points per question
Round 4 - Spot the hazards - Maximum points available 22
Round 5 - General Knowledge - 10 questions - 10 points per question
Total points available over the 5 rounds is 442
Final
Tuesday 17th April 2012
Equality and fairness ensures that all schools within Shropshire and the Borough of Telford & Wrekin area are invited to participate this includes all independent schools. An interactive IT lesson is available on this site to assist Teachers "Be Cool Be Safe" Interactive Quiz.