BRAKE Program

Road safety learning before young people begin driving independently.

Six weekly, teacher-led modules help secondary students understand risk, examine the influences around a decision and prepare practical responses before they are driving alone.

Secondary students contributing to a BRAKE classroom discussion

6 weeks

Core learning sequence

≈60 min

Per module, including the quiz

30 min

Teacher accreditation before delivery

Australia-wide

Available in every state

Overview

Built for the period when independence is beginning to grow.

The BRAKE Program is designed for secondary students before the highest-risk period of independent driving. It recognises students as current passengers and road users, not only future drivers.

The program provides repeated opportunities to understand, discuss and apply ideas. It does not use crash imagery or fear as a teaching method.

Curriculum

From information to a response a student can use.

Across six connected modules, students examine how risk is recognised, how attention and fatigue affect performance, how peers and emotion can shape behaviour, and how responsibility extends to passengers and other road users.

Schools may add E-Mobility or Rural & Remote learning after Module 6 where those contexts are relevant.

Risk and judgementRecognising hazards, uncertainty and the limits of experience.

Influence and attentionUnderstanding distraction, passengers, emotion and social pressure.

Personal planningPreparing realistic options before a difficult situation occurs.

Delivery

One module each week, led by a teacher who knows the students.

Each core module takes around 60 minutes, including time for students to complete the module quiz. Delivery can sit within HPE, wellbeing, pastoral learning or another suitable school timetable.

The weekly sequence allows ideas to be revisited and connected. It is intentionally different from a one-off presentation.

Before deliveryConfirm the cohort, timetable and teacher responsible for the program.

During deliveryUse prepared materials to guide discussion, activities and student reflection.

Across the sequenceUse completion and quiz information to support consistent implementation.

Evidence and outcomes

Evaluation is part of delivery, not a claim added afterward.

BRAKE records participation and quiz completion and can examine student responses across the learning sequence. These measures help distinguish delivery, understanding and intended behaviour.

Schools and partners requiring additional evaluation can agree the purpose, measures and reporting approach before implementation.

Teacher preparation and support

Thirty minutes of preparation before the first class.

Teachers complete a focused accreditation pathway before delivering BRAKE. It introduces the educational approach, delivery expectations and the online system used to access and manage the program.

The current teacher login remains on the existing BRAKE website during the transition to the BRAKE Online System.

AccreditationA 30-minute preparation pathway completed before delivery.

Prepared materialsA structured sequence, activities and module quizzes.

Current teacher accessExisting teachers can continue to use the current login during transition.

Enquire

Assess BRAKE for your students.

Tell us your state, year level, approximate cohort and preferred delivery period.

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