Walking /Cycling to School
School Travel Plan
A School Travel Plan helps a school address concerns about road safety, school gate congestion and encourages opportunities for children to gain healthy exercise on the journey to school.
Bike Safety
The new PM “Bike” Safety Pack, provides security for young people but with an emphasis in protecting against the increase in theft of expensive bicycles especially prevalent during the Spring and Summer months.
If you are involved in the safety/security of young people and would like a Free sample of the PM “Bike” Safety Card, plus further info, simply e-mail info@pmsafetycard.co.uk with your Postal address.
Safety (including Travel)
- Bikeability
Bikeability is the brand new cycling award scheme replacing the cycling proficiency test. This website has useful information for children, parents and educational professionals.
- International Walk to School
This site puts walking to school on a grand scale. It really drives
home the international problem of the school journey and the collective
resolve to do something about it. A good organisers tool with lots of
links.
- Safe Routes to School
Lots of information to download and plenty of links. This is a good tool for the school travel organiser, including publication information.
- SunSmart
- Sustrans main site
Very informative with lots of resource material - safe routes to schools, press releases and on line shopping for maps, guides and cycling products.
- Walk to School
Good for schools - parents surveys, anecdotes, teachers' ideas, latest
news, region by region and link pages.
- Walking Buses
Good for everyone gathering information on starting a walking bus -
pack ordering, case studies and a message board
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