S MARTRISK UK WHO WE ARE AND WHAT WE

S MARTRISK UK WHO WE ARE AND WHAT WE






SMARTRISK UK

SS MARTRISK UK WHO WE ARE AND WHAT WE
MARTRISK UK


Who we are and what we do


Every day in this country young people are dying or ending up with life changing injuries because of the risks they and their friends take. And to help manage the resultant grief and sadness we call the incidents which injure and take these young people from us, accidents. After all weren’t they simply unlucky, just in the wrong place at the wrong time. Isn’t that right?


No it is not - ninety per cent of all injuries and deaths arising from so called accidents are predictable and preventable. You can’t prevent individuals taking risks but you can teach them how to recognise and manage the risks they are taking and prevent them killing themselves and each other. This is what we do at SMARTRISK. After all;


These 4 simple facts are why we established SMARTRISK in the UK and why we have a road show called Heroes which travels all over the UK visiting schools explaining to teenagers how they are able to avoid injury and death by taking smart risks. Our show features a live presenter who we call an injury survivor presenter (ISP) and they describe to the audience the day they didn’t take a smart risk and ended up seriously injured. You can hear a pin drop when the presenter is on stage sharing their story and explaining to the teenagers attending the show how to recognise smart risks and stupid risks and not cross your stupid line. The questions they ask are very insightful and reflect the connection they feel with the presenter.


On a typical show day we stage Heroes in school halls up and down the country with on average 800 teenagers a day experiencing the show. Since we started in 2003 over 450,000 teenagers have now seen the show. The theatre lighting, music, and digital video all help to convey the key messages to our target audience which are Buckle up; Look first; Wear the gear; Get trained; and Drive sober all delivered in a way that young people can relate to. The video segment of the show also features our high profile Ambassadors and smart risk takers, including the Red Arrows, Steve Peat the world mountain bike champion, Paul Goodison Olympic Sailor and Gold Medal winner at the Beijing Olympics. We don’t want kids to stop taking risks we simply want them to take smart risk and take risk after risk time and time again. See what our supporters say about us.


We have just returned from the 'SMARTRISK - Heroes' presentation at Allerton Grange School in Leeds. Both my colleague and myself were immensely impressed with the presentation both agreeing that it was without doubt the best presentation aimed at school pupils we had seen”

Deputy Head Teacher- Queen Elizabeth Grammar School, Wakefield

Fantastic, caught the attention of everyone. The language used, music, just everything really hit home. Please, please, please will you come back next year?”

Student, Trinity School, Cumbria

Students know that their futures depend on how well they achieve at school and how they make the most of the opportunities available to them.  However, the SMARTRISK presentation is probably the most important thing they will ever learn at school”

Head teacher, Outwood Grange College, Wakefield

You can also view a series of short video clips on You Tube to see what local organisers and teachers have to say about the SMARTRISK experience. To view the video feedback on You Tube visit http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KGyndMYUGYw



SMARTRISK February 2011

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