Working in partnership with the PSHE Association (personal, social, and health education), we have co-created comprehensive and engaging lesson plans and additional resources to help educate young people on road safety, responsible driving and motor insurance. Here we share what we’re doing, why and how.

We know all too well that uninsured driving is a problem that seriously affects the lives of those involved and costs the UK economy millions of pounds every year. Whilst we have a high level of focus on enforcement activity – a lot of which enables us to work directly with our police colleagues – we also believe that early intervention through education of the next generation of drivers directly feeds into our vision of ending uninsured driving for good.

This is why we have partnered with the PSHE association, creating lesson packs focused on the risks and consequences of uninsured driving, what it means to be a responsible driver, as well as how to spot insurance scams that could lead to unintentional uninsured driving. 

About the resources

These free-to-download lessons will help students (aged from 11 to 18) to: recognise their responsibilities as road users (KS3), know what actions they can take to ensure they drive responsibly (KS4-5), and understand how to spot fraud and scams related to buying motor insurance (KS4-5).

• Staying safe on the road: This lesson for key stage 3 looks at the personal responsibilities young people have when travelling on the roads and how to manage the risks involved.
• Being a responsible driver (part one): The first lesson for key stage 4-5 explores what it means to be a responsible driver, helping students to consider why young people might decide to drive uninsured and assess the risks and consequences of doing so.
• Being a responsible driver (part two): The final key stage 4-5 lesson looks at online insurance fraud and scams and the importance of making positive choices as a driver and vehicle owner.

Each of the lesson plans are accompanied by professionally designed teacher guidance, PowerPoints and student facing resources. All resources are available for download by teachers or School Liaison Officers on the PHSE Association website.

Bringing the lessons to life

MIB has also partnered with The Safety Centre to fund the interactive, immersive delivery of road safety workshops to 1,000 young people across Buckinghamshire, Bedfordshire, Berkshire, Hertfordshire, Northamptonshire, Greater London and Oxfordshire.

Their specially trained outreach team will be using the new resources to deliver workshops, both from their Milton Keynes Hazard Alley location and at schools across the Home Counties, helping us with our fight to end uninsured driving for good by educating the next generation of drivers. 

Ali Stripling, Corporate Responsibility Partner at MIB, said: “We believe that early intervention through education directly feeds into our vision of ending uninsured driving for good.

Many young people are oblivious of how to stay safe on the roads. At MIB we know we have an opportunity to make a positive difference by improving awareness within the drivers of tomorrow. That’s why we are proud to have teamed-up with the PSHE Association to co-create resources for teachers and partnered with the Safety Centre to support classroom delivery. We can improve the road safety knowledge and awareness of young people throughout the region and the nation and, together, make roads safer for all.”