SCARD Workshops

SCARD run anti-drink-drive workshops in collaboration with our sister organisation CADD (The Campaign Against Drinking & Driving). As many of our members are victims of drunken and irresponsible drivers, we know at first hand the dangers of driving when unfit due to an excess of drugs, especially alcohol.

Our hard-hitting workshops are very popular with many organisations where drink driving and other unsafe driving behaviour is a particular problem. Such organisations include, but are not limited to, the Armed Forces, transport companies such as haulage, taxi and bus companies, insurance firms and all companies with fleet vehicles.

What makes our workshops so effective is that all of our experienced facilitators have been bereaved due to drink and/or drug drivers - this fact tends to focus the minds of the participants and emphasizes the dangers involved.

The workshops can be specially tailored to meet any needs, but tend to follow the format of :-

• A one-hour interactive multimedia presentation involving the facilitator and the audience
• Followed by a 20-minute comfort break
• Followed by a one-hour personal presentation by a victim of drink and/or drug driving
• And finally, an opportunity for discussion and questions and answers from the floor
• The complete workshop takes no more than 3 hours

At the end of the workshop, participants are invited to sign one of our safe-driver contracts - for more details on this unique initiative, please click here.

We welcome groups of any size - our facilitators can visit you at your site anywhere in the United Kingdom, or we can hold the workshop in our conference room at our offices in Mirfield, West Yorkshire, depending on your preference.

If you would be interested in having a workshop from us for your organisation, please contact us to discuss availability, your specific needs and costings.

Army Cadets recieving a Workshop Presentation	Army Cadets in the audience

SCARD Impact Workshops for Schools

SCARD School Workshops fitting within the PSHE Education Curriculum.*

School workshops are designed exclusively for each audience. Content will be decided by the School and SCARD. We focus on different aspects of road casualties/ car crime and social responsibility. We can cover any road safety topic within a workshop.**

We work with Schools (years 7 through to 11), 6th form Colleges, Youth Clubs, After School Clubs, Pupil Referral Units, Secure Units, and Youth Offending teams. We also work with the Prison Service.

Our workshops are well received by participants and tutors and are without doubt very thought provoking. Feedback confirms that there is a desperate need for this important service.

How we work: After Introduction and caution of the emotional content.

1. Show the SCARD DVD/"SCARRED FOR LIFE"

2. Personal story from a Victim coping with the effects that road death or injury has had on them.

3. Questions/ Feedback/ comments/ observations and an opportunity to look at sentencing. Following the presentation, evaluation sheets will be given out to supervisors.

To order a workshop for your school or organisation, please Contact Us

For a printable leaflet about SCARD workshops, please Click Here (650 Kbytes).

The Delivery and Resources Needed:-

• Projector/Screen /Computer

• Airy comfortable room with seating for all attending students, staff and observers.

There is no restriction on the number of attendees. Most workshops consist of 20 to 30 students with at least one accompanying teacher. We can also deliver workshops to a full school assembly. Students with emotional/ behavioural or ADHD problems may benefit from smaller workshops of between 6 to12 students.

Please note: The delivery time required for our workshop is approximately 50 minutes, as students must be given the opportunity to “de-brief” on the information discussed. We would consider it useful if the School could be slightly flexible on timing. As we work within strict time limits, punctuality is vital. We respectfully request workshops are not interrupted whilst in progress as it is important to maintain the flow and any disruption, for example, people coming in or out, can be “off putting” for students but also for victims who may be relating emotional details and feelings..

Our workshops provide funding for all the other services we offer and donations can be negotiable by “workshop” or by the “day”.

*PSHE education is a planned, developmental programme of learning designed to help learners develop the knowledge, understanding and skills they need to manage their lives, now and in the future. It deals with real life issues which affect children and young people, their families and their communities, and engages with the social and economic realities of their lives, experiences and attitudes

**Subjects you may like us to cover can include drink driving, speeding, stealing cars, underage driving or driving without documentation.

Students receiving information from a victim

Support and Care After Road Death and Injury.