'Go in. Stay in. Tune in'
This video, produced for the NSCWIP Public Education Group, has been specifically designed for seven to eleven year-old children who are recognised by educational psychologists as being most impressionable for developing safety lessons for life and who can also take their learning to their homes.
The thinking behind the video is set out in the article, "Why we should Go In, Tune In, Stay In" [.PDF 177KB] by Geoff Essery, SIESO[External website]. This article was published in June 2000 in Industrial Safety Management - ISM. A similar article was published in 1994 in The Safety and Health Practitioner magazine. [External website]
Home Office Minister Mike O'Brien launched the video on 5th July 2000. Copies were sent to local authority emergency planning managers who were asked to promote its use in local schools. The Chemical Industries Association purchased a significant number of copies to assist its member companies in discussions with their local communities.
Prior to its launch, the video had been seen by more than 5000 children who had taken part in two Crucial Crewprogrammes.[External website] 'Crucial Crew' programmes is the most widely used name for LASER programmes that allow small groups of nine to eleven year-olds to Learn About Safety by Experiencing Risk. Over 200 LASER programmes led by local authority, emergency service and utility teams operate annually in the UK. LASER Good Practice Guidelines can be downloaded from RoSPA [External website].
The GISITI video and quiz is now also available within Crucial Crew Interactive[External website] for primary school pupils. This website provides computer game versions of several scenarios that typically confront pupils participating in live LASER programmes.
The possibility of including the GISITI video on other websites is currently being investigated.
The DVDs are currently available across the counter to delegates at the Emergency Planning College in the Library and Information Centre while the stock lasts.
