Licence to Kill?

On Nov 8th, our year 12 students went to the road safety presentation “Licence to Kill?”.

Licence to Kill? is an innovative theatre education project, exploring the circumstances and consequences of a road traffic collision. Aimed at 16 to 18 year olds in Kent and Medway, a film of a crash in the local area has been specially recreated, with roads and hospitals familiar to local students.

As the drama unfolds and the emergency services arrive on the scene, the faces on film literally step onto stage. Pausing the film for a moment, they speak to the audience about their experiences, the reactions of the driver and passengers, the medical implications and how seeing such trauma affects them personally.

Members of all the emergency services stand up to describe their experiences, as well as those who have suffered in a crash themselves or lost someone in their family.

This presentation had a profound effect on our students, with 3 coaches of young adults returning in silence as they reflected on what they had seen and heard.

One of the parents wrote into the school and said "....I think the Licence to Kill project that the pupils attended yesterday was excellent – it seemed to hit exactly the right spot and was clearly very thought provoking. Anything that makes youngsters stop and think about the realities of driving has got to be good; I think it should be compulsory viewing for all 16/17 year olds. I’m glad that my daughter saw it before she starts her driving lessons, I know she will be much more aware now. I’m so pleased the school organised this."

We would like to say a huge thank you to the team who organise this every year. For more details please visit www.licencetokill.org.