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  1. Policy Documents and Advice on School Travel Plans
  2. Resources to assist you in compiling your School Travel Plan
  3. Teaching resources
  4. Promoting walking
  5. Promoting cycling
  6. Promoting bus-use
  7. Promoting car-sharing
  8. Health
  9. Road Safety
  10. Child car seat legislation
  11. Useful Websites
  12. Case Studies

Policy documents and advice on School Travel Plans

Resources to help you develop your School Travel Plan

  • A safer journey to school - A Guide to School Travel Plans.
    This DfT resource is acomprehensive guide for parents, teachers and governors on how to set up, map out and take forward a travel plan. It includes guidance on how to develop safer routes to school, accesses the possible modes of transport and how to go about seeking funding.
  • Sustrans guide to setting up a travel plan
    An easy to read newsletter which gives step by step advice and guidence on how to set up a travel plan for your school.
  • Example of Primary School Questionnaire
    This questionnaire is to find out how the pupils of the school normally travel to and from school. The results of these questionnaires will be used by the school travel working group to help develop your school travel plan.
  • Example of Secondary School Questionnaire
    This questionnaire is to find out how the pupils of the school normally travel to and from school. The results of these questionnaires will be used by the school travel working group to help develop your school travel plan.
  • Example of College Questionnaire
    This questionnaire is to find out how the students normally travel to and from college. The results of these questionnaires will be used by the travel working group to help develop your school travel plan.
  • School / Staff Questionnaire
    This questionnaire is to find out how the staff of the school/college normally travel to and from work. The results of these questionnaires will be used by the school travel working group to help develop your school travel plan.
  • Ideas on running a School Car Free Day
    A one page guide presenting some useful ideas on way to promote and encourge people to join in with Car Free Day at your local school.

Teaching resources

  • Travelling to school - An Action Plan
    This pack contains valuable health and safety information, explains how to get local communities and businesses involved and contains a comprehensive set of OHP slides and notes for use at public meetings, school assemlies, class or year group presentations, open evenings, parents evenings and coucil meetings etc.
  • Young Transnet
    Young TransNet is the website designed for use by children. It is designed to assist children and young people in transport research and action. The long term aim of Young TransNet is to increase walking, cycling and the use of public transport, and to reduce motor traffic.
  • Useful classroom materials
    The DfT database of classroom materials relating to sustainable travel.
  • The Highway Code
  • Road Safety education in Primary Schools
    A DfT guide giving advice on how to teach road safety in primary schools.
  • Road Safety education in Secondary Schools
    A DfT guide giving advice on how to teach road safety in secondary schools.
  • Road Safety education for Local Authorities
    A guide for Local Authorities on how to address Road Safety education programmes.
  • Hedgehogs
    A DfT site aimed at teaching children the importance of road safety, includes interactive games and competitions.

Promoting walking

  • The Highway Code for Pedestrians
    Gives a general summary of guidenance given to pedestrians to keep themselves safe on their journeys.
  • Lets walk to school
    This is the site where you will find all the Latest News about the National Walking To School initiative. It includes parent feedback and provides teachers with pleanty of fun and effective curriculum ideas.
  • Living Streets
    Campaigns to make walking safer, more convenient and easier. Information on Walk to School Week and The Walking Bus.
  • International Walk to School
    Details of Walking to School from around the world
  • Walking Bus
    Hertfordshire County Council’s
  • Transport & Society Network
    Collection of information on walking buses
  • Friends of the Earth
    Leading UK environmental pressure group and network of local campaigning groups. Produces ‘The Walking bus: a safe way for children to walk to school’ £3.50
  • School-run.org
    Enables parents to find other parents with whom to arrange a walking bus.

Promoting cycling

  • The Highway Code for Cyclists
    Gives a general summary of guiance given to cyclists to keep themsleves safe on the road.
  • Cycling to school Guidelines
    A DfT document outlining basic guidance parents and teachers should use when encouraging children to cycle to school. Includes a download of a cycle permit which could be used by schools.
  • Road Safety Bicycle Check
    Basic guidance from Nottinghamshire County Council on how to make your bicyle safe for the roads.
  • British Cycling Federation
    Promoting the sport of cycling throughout the UK. Information on "Get Set" cycle skills training and local clubs.
  • CTC
    National cycling organisation with information on local cycling groups, travel and touring, insurance and online shop
  • Scottish Cycling Development Project
    Raising the profile of cycling in Scotland with information, advice and cycle training.
  • Bike Week
    Organisers of National Bike Week
  • School-run.org
    Enables parents to find other parents with whom to arrange a cycle train

Promoting bus use

Promoting car-sharing

  • School-run.org
    The on-line car-sharing scheme for parents
  • Liftshare.com
    A FREE journey matching service for members of the public to enable people to find someone else with whom to share thier journeys via either car, bike, taxi or foot.

Health

  • The health benefits of Safer routes to schools
    The Sustrans Routes for People Information sheet presenting facts, statsictics and promting the health benfits which cycling or walking to school can provide.
  • Walking the Way to Health Initiative
    This WHI website is for everyone with an interest in 'walking for health'. It offers information, support and encouragement to complete beginners, existing walkers and health and leisure professionals.
  • Cycling for Better Health
    This leaflet summarises the results from a cycling and health experiment and is valuable to anyone planning travel awareness programmes (such as Travelwise), Green Transport Plans, and schemes to promote more cycling as a convenient and environmentally friendly form of transport.
  • Wired for Health
    A joint initiative between DfEE and DH to give young people and teachers access to health information. Includes information on the National Healthy School Standard (formally known as the National Healthy Schools Scheme)
  • Life Bytes
    Site aimed specifically at Key Stage 3 (11-14 years)
  • Mind, Body & Soul
    Site aimed specifically at Key Stage 4 (14-16 years)
  • British Heart Foundation
    The aim of the BHF is to play a leading role in the fight against heart disease so that it is no longer a major cause of disability and premature death. BHF promotes walking to school in its free Active School Resource Pack.
  • Paths for All Initiative
    The Paths for All Initiative was established by Scottish Natural Heritage to create local path networks throughout Scotland for the enjoyment of local people and visitors.
  • Health Education Board, Scotland
    Health information including information on the benefits of physically active lifestyles.

Road Safety

  • Child Road Safety - Achieving the 2010 Target
    A full DfT report into child road safety.
  • Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents (RoSPA)
    Raises awareness about the causes of road crashes and promotes effective measures to help prevent accidents or reduce their severity. Also produces guidance on cycle training.
  • The Department of Transport
    Road safety resource for primary schools
  • Hedgehogs
    A DfT site aimed at teaching children the importance of road safety, includes interactive games and competitions.
  • Brake
    Free road safety resources, case studies and teaching guides
  • Child Safe Wales
    Aims to reduce accident and injury to children in Wales by working with the public and professionals to raise awareness of childhood accident issues
  • Bicycle Helmet Initiative Trust
    Aims to reduce the risk of death and disability caused to young people from head injuries through bicycling accidents by increasing awareness of the use of helmets.
  • Child Accident Prevention Trust
    Aims to prevent and reduce injuries caused by accidents to children and young people. CAPT carries out research, provides information, training and consultancy and gives safety advice to parents, carers, those working for children’s safety and children themselves.
  • Road Danger Reduction Forum
    Aims to reduce road danger as a positive way to improve the environment.
  • Roadpeace
    Organisation for road traffic victims for people who have had to cope not only with sudden loss, but also the legal and social system. Many international topics for citizenship studies.
  • Road Safety Council of Wales
    The unitary authorities, police forces and national assembly for Wales working together to reduce causalities and accidents.
  • Road Safety Council of Northern Ireland
    Website for the Road Safety Council working to reduce the incidence of death and serious injuries on the roads of Northern Ireland.
  • Scottish Road Safety Campaign
    The SRSC was founded in 1985. It is funded by the Scottish Executive and its remit is to develop and co-ordinate Scotland’s wide road safety initiatives and campaigns. The SRSC works closely with all local authority and police road safety units in an attempt to ensure a co-ordinated approach to road safety in Scotland.

Child car seat legislation

Useful websites

Case studies