Footnotes
Footnotes
1. See http://www.educationscotland.gov.uk/
2. Ante-pre-school refers to the penultimate year before children are eligible to start school (typically ages 3-4) while pre-school refers to the year immediately prior to commencing primary education (typically ages 4-5)
3. See http://www.educationscotland.gov.uk/
4. Number based on the October 2015 database, excluding establishments within the Moray Council area
5. The dates of the initial emails and reminder emails varied due to the staggered nature of distribution over a period of 1-2 days
6. Ante-pre-school refers to the penultimate year before children are eligible to start school (typically ages 3-4) while pre-school refers to the year immediately prior to commencing primary education (typically ages 4-5)
7. The 2009 Road Safety Early Years Resource Consultation: Analysis of Responses showed a similar response pattern with 70% of consultation responses received from nurseries/playgroups compared to 30% from primary schools/pre-5 units
8. ODS (2006) Increasing Membership of the Children’s Traffic Club in Scotland in Areas of High Deprivation, Scottish Executive Social Research, http://www.gov.scot/Publications/2006/07/17113255/0
9. ODS Consulting (2009) Road Safety Early Years Resource Consultation: Analysis of Responses, http://www.roadsafetyscotland.org.uk/publications-and-statistics/road-safety-early-years-resource-consultation-analysis-responses
10. See www.gosafewithziggy.com
11. The Bookbug baby bag is gifted to parents via Health Visitors for children up to the age of 1. It contains books, CDs, puppets and other resources to support and encourage reading between parents/carers and their children from birth
12. See educationscotland.gov.uk
13. See www.gosafewithziggy.com
14. RoSPA (2008) Effective safety education: a briefing paper for all those involved in helping children and young people to stay safe, RoSPA: London
15. Goodall et. al. (2010) Review of Best Practice in Parental Engagement, Department for Education: London
16. Department for Education (2012) Research evidence on Reading for Pleasure, Department for Education: London
17. ibid
18. Transport Scotland (2015) Reported Road Casualties Scotland 2014 available at: http://www.transport.gov.scot/sites/default/files/documents/rrd_reports/uploaded_reports/j397988/j397988.pdf
19. Child casualties relate to those aged under 16 only
20. Transport Scotland (2015) Key Reported Road Casualties Scotland 2014, available at http://www.transport.gov.scot/sites/default/files/documents/rrd_reports/uploaded_reports/j379866/j379866.pdf
21. Scottish Government (2009) Scotland’s Road Safety Framework to 2020, available at: http://www.gov.scot/Resource/Doc/274654/0082190.pdf
22. Transport Scotland (2016) Road Safety Framework: Annual Report 2015, available at: http://www.transport.gov.scot/sites/default/files/documents/rrd_reports/uploaded_reports/j419424/j419424.pdf
23. See, for example, the Kids in the Car parental influence campaign at: http://dontriskit.info/kids-in-the-car/
24. Based on data supplied by the Education Scotland distribution centre for each period
25. See: http://www.scotlandscensus.gov.uk/news/census-2011-release-2a
26. Averages exclude the Autumn 14/15 figures since an incomplete dataset was available for that distribution
27. It is not clear why some of the pre-school establishments provided responses on how they distributed this pack, but this may indicate that packs are being distributed earlier than intended or that establishments misunderstood what was being asked
28. Blake Stevenson (2014) Evaluation of the 2013 Bookbug Primary 1 Family Pack, Scottish Book Trust, Edinburgh
29. GLOW is a digital environment for learning that is available across Scotland and funded by the Scottish Government. It presents schools with a purpose built digital learning solution which supports the delivery of Curriculum for Excellence
30. ODS Consulting (2009) Road Safety Early Years Resource Consultation: Analysis of Responses, http://www.roadsafetyscotland.org.uk/publications-and-statistics/road-safety-early-years-resource-consultation-analysis-responses
31. ODS (2006) Increasing Membership of the Children’s Traffic Club in Scotland in Areas of High Deprivation, Scottish Executive Social Research, http://www.gov.scot/Publications/2006/07/17113255/0
32. ibid
33. MVA Consultancy (2009) Building on Success: Improving the Delivery of Road Safety Education, Training and Publicity, Department for Transport: London