Be Bright, Be Seen - Friday 17th October

 

‘Be Bright, Be Seen’ at Broadford on Friday 17th October 2025

During the Autumn and Winter months, ‘Be Bright, Be Seen’ is so important as the school run is often in the dark. This means the children are harder to see on a dull day and the visibility is much poorer for a motorist. We want to spread awareness of road safety and ensuring your children can easily be seen when near traffic.

Many schools and parents will teach children about road safety, but something as simple as wearing a high visibility coat instead of a dark school coat. Will significantly increase your childrens safety on these darker mornings and evenings.

How Can My Kids Be Seen More Easily?

Wearing Bright and High-Visibility Colours

• This could be a bright coloured coat

• Wearing high visibility strips on your coat

• High visibility reflectors on your bag or a brightly coloured bag

• Another key point, if you have a dark coat: try adding fluorescent armbands that can be put over coats and clothing.

Reflective Clothing at Night

• Reflective Clothing is highly effective as it can be seen from car and bike headlamps from the reflection.

• Likewise, add on reflective armbands if you do not have reflective clothing, as this will have the same impact.

• Reflective is important for night-time as brightly coloured clothing does not show up as well as a reflective fabric.

 Remember, if your child is a little older and refuses to wear brighter colours, they can still opt for a brighter coloured bag or simply adding reflective strips to their coats and bags. We also recommend that all adults should be wearing bright clothing and reflective strips for their own safety.

There is a child in both of these photos. Same position. One Bright Coat, One Dark Coat.

There is a child in both of these photos. Same position.

One Bright Coat, One Dark Coat.

Evidently, choosing high visibility clothing in the winter could be the difference between life and death. This is from the perspective of a motorist, this is why it is so important to ‘Be Bright, Be Seen’.

The Highway Code states:

 “Help other road users to see you. Wear or carry something light-coloured, bright or fluorescent in poor daylight conditions.”

We highly encourage children (and adults) to wear brightly coloured or fluorescent outer clothing that shows up well in daylight and at dusk.

5 Tips on Road Safety:

• 1. Firstly, Stay Visible - Be Seen and Safe

• 2. Learn Road Safety Basics (Safe Cross Code)

• 3. Always be Aware of your Surroundings

• 4. Pay Extra Attention to Driveway Safety on Dark Nights 5. Finally, Bike Safely on Dark Nights - Use Reflectors/Night Lights

As part of our Walk to School month and to promote the importance of ‘Be Bright, Be Seen’, we will be holding a ‘Be Bright, Be Seen Day’ on Friday, 17th October. We invite your child to come to school wearing their brightest and most colourful clothes! As part of the focused discussion during the day, classes will have their own fashion shows to review visibility and what the drivers see.

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• If you have any questions, please contact Mrs Munnelly.

  From Your JTA’s 

  
  

  Dunsin, Eesa, George, Peace, Evie, Elkah & Jacob