Hundreds of schoolchildren will be urged to stay safe around electricity
Hundreds of schoolchildren will be warned about the potential dangers of electricity at two big events in the next couple of months.
The safety team from UK Power Networks, which owns and operates the electricity networks in the South East, London and the East of England, work across the regions helping young people to stay safe. They will be spending three weeks at the Epsom and Ewell and Mole Valley Junior Citizen 2023 event.
The event runs from 20 February to 10 March at Epsom Downs Racecourse. Nearly 2,000 Year 6 pupils, aged 10-11, will be attending from schools in the area.
The company will be using an interactive “ghost box” storytelling device to tell why you must not go into electricity substations or ignore “danger” signs. The stories include that of a boy ignoring warning signs and retrieving his ball from a substation, plus the potential dangers of flying kites and carrying fishing rods near high voltage power lines.
Clorise Duporte, UK Power Networks public safety and education adviser, said: “Over three weeks we’ll be seeing hundreds of children to get the message across that you should stay away from electrical equipment such as substations and overhead lines.
“While we use fun interactive equipment, everyone goes away understanding how dangerous electricity can be if it’s not treated with respect, and it enables them to make the decisions that keep them safe.”
Event organiser Dan Boneham, director at Child Safety Media, said: “Junior Citizen is about getting young people involved in issues that directly affect them, in a practical and exciting way. The sessions are designed to appeal to all children and importantly, to engage those who find formal education more difficult. Rather than learning a set of rigid rules, children are instead challenged to think for themselves and develop skills, which they can apply in different life scenarios.”
The safety advisers will be joined by colleagues from UK Power Networks who have volunteered to help spread the safety message and answer questions.
The safety team will also be attending the School Farm and Country Fair on 20 April at Trinity Park, near Ipswich. This will involve a day using an interactive safety set to teach hundreds of Suffolk school pupils why you must not go into electricity substations or ignore “danger” signs and the potential dangers of flying kites and carrying fishing rods near high voltage power lines.
UK Power Networks also attends careers and Science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) events for young people to encourage new talent. There will be a careers fair at Harlow Library on March 10.
The safety team from UK Power Networks, which owns and operates the electricity networks in the South East, London and the East of England, work across the regions helping young people to stay safe. They will be spending three weeks at the Epsom and Ewell and Mole Valley Junior Citizen 2023 event.
The event runs from 20 February to 10 March at Epsom Downs Racecourse. Nearly 2,000 Year 6 pupils, aged 10-11, will be attending from schools in the area.
The company will be using an interactive “ghost box” storytelling device to tell why you must not go into electricity substations or ignore “danger” signs. The stories include that of a boy ignoring warning signs and retrieving his ball from a substation, plus the potential dangers of flying kites and carrying fishing rods near high voltage power lines.
Clorise Duporte, UK Power Networks public safety and education adviser, said: “Over three weeks we’ll be seeing hundreds of children to get the message across that you should stay away from electrical equipment such as substations and overhead lines.
“While we use fun interactive equipment, everyone goes away understanding how dangerous electricity can be if it’s not treated with respect, and it enables them to make the decisions that keep them safe.”
Event organiser Dan Boneham, director at Child Safety Media, said: “Junior Citizen is about getting young people involved in issues that directly affect them, in a practical and exciting way. The sessions are designed to appeal to all children and importantly, to engage those who find formal education more difficult. Rather than learning a set of rigid rules, children are instead challenged to think for themselves and develop skills, which they can apply in different life scenarios.”
The safety advisers will be joined by colleagues from UK Power Networks who have volunteered to help spread the safety message and answer questions.
The safety team will also be attending the School Farm and Country Fair on 20 April at Trinity Park, near Ipswich. This will involve a day using an interactive safety set to teach hundreds of Suffolk school pupils why you must not go into electricity substations or ignore “danger” signs and the potential dangers of flying kites and carrying fishing rods near high voltage power lines.
UK Power Networks also attends careers and Science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) events for young people to encourage new talent. There will be a careers fair at Harlow Library on March 10.