Primary school pupils have been handed high visibility jackets to keep them safe on safe on outings.

Children at with Coopersale and Theydon Garnon CofE Primary School received a “Be Safe Be Seen” pack, containing the vests, educational activity booklets and clip-on reflective badges.

The items were donated by housebuilder CALA Homes, which is constructing the new Forest Ridge development in Coopersale, as part of Road Safety Week.

Dale Bateman, acting headteacher at Coopersale and Theydon Garnon CofE Primary School, said: “Road safety is such an important topic and we would like to thank CALA Homes for their kind donation.

“The vests will be really useful when taking classes on visits and the badges went down brilliantly with all the children.

“The activity booklets are a great way of getting the children engaged and thinking about potential dangers.

“The donations will help our pupils to be much more visible over the winter months, which gives parents and teachers peace of mind.”

Road Safety Week is an annual awareness campaign organised by national road safety charity Brake.

It aims to get local communities, schools and organisations to come together to increase awareness of the loss of life on our roads and the steps that can be taken to improve road safety in their area.