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'How to avoid a construction catastrophe'

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A new interactive educational game has been produced by the HBF to create awareness of the dangers within a building site and educate children between 8 and 11 years of age against entering sites where they live.

This is the first interactive game of its kind and has been put together by Crucial Crew who specialise in safety workshops and interactive games for school children in the UK. The project was funded by the Major House Builders Group and managed by a HBF Health and Safety Working Group.

The game was developed in recognition of the fact that many building sites these days are on brownfield land, which children may once have played on, and near to existing housing. The main aim of the game is to teach children to keep out of building sites and whilst the game’s intention is to make it clear that children should not enter a site in any circumstances, in order to illustrate effectively the risks on site and the dangers to them, the narrative uses a group of children looking for a lost cat. The cat jumps around from place to place, hiding and running away, and as the children chase after it they face various hazards.

Benefits of the game

Using this game could have a number of benefits including:

  • Supporting work on Corporate Social Responsibility
  • Generating positive PR coverage
  • Building relationships with local children, teachers and the wider community
  • Demonstrating commitment to health and safety
  • Helping to reduce accidents and save young lives

How to use the game

Practical suggestions for using the game include: -

On your website

  • Build the resources available on your website by including a copy of the game for teachers to download. Teachers will find this particularly useful during PSHE lessons. The game covers Key Stages 2 and 3.

Within your company

  • Promote the game and awareness of its potential to those such as health and safety and marketing/pr personnel likely to be able to make direct use of it.

Within your local area/community

  • Issue a press release locally/regionally to make local schools aware of the game.

  • Consider contacting your local schools/teachers to build awareness of the availability of the game.

  • Perhaps organise to go into a school to show teachers the game or hold a classroom workshop.

How to access the interactive game:

A booklet and teacher pack support the game which is available both online and as a CD-Rom:

Online

CD-ROM

Available in two different formats:

  • HBF branded game packs
  • Company co-branded game packs (if you wish to put your company logo alongside HBF)

Guidance Costs:

|25 copies|50 copies|100 copies|200 copies|250 copies HBF branded version|£544.02|£859.86|£1331.51|£1988.46|£2645.41 Company co-branded version|£1196.15|£1511.99|£1983.64|£2640.59|£3297.53

(Costs include: VAT and delivery)

For different quantities and to order visit:

http://www.crucial-crew.org/cd-calculator.cfm

If you experience any difficulties ordering CD-ROMs online please contact:

Crucial Crew

Tel: 0870 608 0092

Email: crucial_crew@ymn.net

Building blocks

'Building Blocks' introduces children at Key Stage 2 to a range of activities related to the housebuilding industry. By asking them to think about developing a piece of land and building a house, you encourage them to learn more about:

  • shape, space and measures
  • people who work in the industry
  • sustainable development
  • materials and their use
  • houses and living conditions around the world

    • 'Building Blocks' supports the National Curriculum at Key Stage 2 across a range of subjects including:

      • geography
      • design and technology
      • science
      • maths
      • ICT

        • Easy to install and operate, you can use 'Building Blocks' with a group of children, or let them work on it alone. The choice is yours. It is packed with useful information, colourful images and challenging on-screen activities.

          Building blocks downloads

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          Building Blocks Keystage 2
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          Building Blocks Keystage 3

          Please note these files are in a compressed file format (.zip). Click here for help extracting these files.

          Please email us to obtain your free copy of the CDROM.

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          Click here for comprehensive notes

           

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          Click here for comprehensive notes

           

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          Click here for comprehensive notes