We are also finalising a Get Cycling programme tailored specifically for pre-school and Key Stage 1 (KS1) pupils.

Games and fun classroom activities offer the most enjoyable and effective form of cycle training for children in pre-school and KS1. They can help children get used to their bikes and help develop understanding and awareness through movement. The corresponding cycle-based classroom activities will help pupils think about cycling in their everyday lives and become more aware of bike and road safety.

Find our comprehensive toolkit and lesson plans online at tfl.gov.uk/stars-resources

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Transport for Young London

Now that summer is on its way, it’s the perfect time for your pupils and staff to embrace the warmer days and explore the local area. What better way to do this than by walking or cycling?

In this term’s newsletter you will find ideas and upcoming events which will encourage

active travel behaviour.

We have also created a Get Cycling Resource Pack for you to use with Key Stage 2 pupils to encourage cycling and raise awareness of its benefits such as the impact on health, air quality and our environment.

This resource pack contains a wide variety of curriculum

‘spokes’ full of ideas, quizzes, activities and competitions that will bring cycling to life in your classroom. We hope they will inspire your pupils – not only to get on a bike, but also to enjoy exercise in their local community.

Download the pack at tfl.gov.uk/stars-getcycling

Welcome to the summer 2015 edition of Transport for Young London

Get Cycling – coming soon

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This June every Year 6 pupil in London will receive a free copy of Start Your Journey – a borough-specific resource designed to help students plan their journey to secondary school safely and responsibly.

It provides important advice for travelling independently and includes key messages about responsibility and safety, travel choices, journey planning and Zip Oyster photocards.

Delivered in an Oyster card wallet, the resource contains a map of the pupils’ local borough, an activity sheet and a sticker sheet listing a number of useful locations for them to plan their journey.

We have also provided a short, related lesson plan for you to run through with your pupils before the end of term.

Start Your Journey will be delivered directly to all primary schools in the Capital throughout June, so please keep an eye out for it.

If you require additional copies, or receive too many, contact the Education and Training team at educationandtraining@tfl.gov.uk

Start Your Journey here

Update: School Party TravelIn mid-May TfL sent a letter to all schools, announcing changes to the School Party Travel scheme.

From the summer term, schools will receive all their tickets by email rather than post. This is in response to feedback from schools and

should be a more reliable way of getting tickets.

It’s vital that you enter a valid school email address when you apply for your tickets. Once the application is approved, the tickets will be emailed to the email address provided in your application.

You will need to print your tickets and must bring them with you on the day, or you won’t be able to travel. Look out for your letter from TfL and make sure your account details are up to date.

For more information, go to tfl.gov.uk/fares-and-payments

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As part of the Road Modernisation Plan, TfL is investing £4bn in London’s roads to radically improve living and travelling conditions in the Capital.

The roads in your area may be busier than usual and your journeys may be affected in different ways while the work takes place.

To help pupils, parents and staff get to and from school, we recommend you:

• Tell them about any impacts on travel as soon

as possible and encourage them to think about using alternative routes or modes of transport

• Send letters or emails with useful information

• Share the following links in your newsletters or on your website:

- For the latest roads information, visit tfl.gov.uk/roads/status

- Sign up for our free weekly email which gives advanced warning of planned closures

and trouble spots at tfl.gov.uk/emailupdates

- Follow @TfLTrafficNews on Twitter

Make sure you plan ahead when receiving deliveries or visitors, and speak to them about:

• Avoiding servicing or making deliveries to your site during the busiest travel times

• Identifying the best place to park, unload or make a delivery

Find out more at tfl.gov.uk/roads

Every journey matters

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Free cycling skill sessions for all Londoners Everyone living, working or studying in London is entitled to a free, TfL-funded cycling session through their local borough.

Pupils can take part in a Bikeability cycle training course – ‘cycling proficiency’ for the 21st century. As pupils progress through the three

levels they will learn to control their bike and be shown how

to ride on both quiet and busy roads. Bikeability

training may already be delivered at your school. If not then please get in

touch with your borough’s Road Safety Team to arrange a course.

Adult cyclists, whether they are cycling commuters or novices, can also find training that is tailored to their individual ability and needs.

Less experienced riders will learn:

• How to deal with traffic and position themselves on the road

• How to plan a cycle route and understand road rules

Experienced cyclists will cover:

• The latest cycling tips

• Fine-tuning road skills

All cycle trainers in London are National Standards accredited. 

You can request cycle training in the borough in which you live, work or learn at tfl.gov.uk/cycletraining

In April the Youth Panel met at our offices in Southwark where they heard about the impact of Night Tube from the Head of the programme, Keith Foley. Youth Travel Ambassador (YTA) Coordinators Flora Walker and Andy Peart also discussed the YTA scheme.

In February the panel discussed the 100 Years of Women in Transport initiative, where they gave a number of suggestions regarding young people’s involvement in the campaign. Plans for London-wide school

debates on the subject were also discussed.

Please see page 6 for upcoming events.

The panel also talked about the rollout of TfL’s new teen road safety campaign and the possibility of using Video on Demand and online distribution to promote it.

Youth Panel

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Young Crossrail has hosted a debate between three partner schools at the House of Commons for the first time.

Crossrail Chairman, Terry Morgan CBE, chaired the event between Westminster Academy, Greenwich University Technical College (UTC) and Elizabeth Garrett Anderson School. Each team was supported by a Crossrail ambassador who acted as a mentor and helped the teams formulate their arguments.

The schools competed against each other on a number of debate topics including apprenticeship versus graduate routes into employment, and positive discrimination in the engineering industry. Elizabeth Garrett Anderson and Westminster Academy made it through to the final and debated the statement: ‘The UK has become too London-centric and more money should be invested in the rest of the country’. Both teams put forward excellent arguments to the judging panel.

Terry Morgan judged the teams alongside Mary Macleod MP, Mike Gapes MP and Elizabeth Gillbe, Head of Financial Control at Crossrail. Elizabeth Garrett Anderson School won the overall debate, receiving a trophy and a tour of the Houses of Parliament as a prize.

Find out more at www.crossrail.co.uk/careers by clicking on Young Crossrail

Go online for your Zip Oyster cardUnder-16 Zip Oyster photocards can no longer be requested at the Post Office using a paper application form. Customers should now apply online for a quicker service, with photocards arriving within a week.

Parents and guardians must apply on their child’s behalf, and create a web account before they begin the process. All they need to apply online is a valid email address, a credit or debit card to pay the admin fee, a digital photo of their child, and details of their child’s machine-readable passport to verify age. If their child doesn’t have a machine-readable passport or parents prefer to pay with cash, they can do this at a Post Office in London by using a verification letter that can be printed off from within their web account.

The web account also allows parents and guardians to track applications, order replacements, check pay as you go balances and top up or add a travelcard.

For more information, visit tfl.gov.uk/zip

Zip Oyster photocard administration fees From 15 June, the administration fee for the 11-15 Zip Oyster photocard scheme will increase to £15. This fee, which has not increased since 2010, contributes towards the running costs of the scheme.

As most children get their 11-15 Zip Oyster photocard at the age of 11, the £15 administration fee means that they get six years of free bus and tram travel for just £15.

Year 6 pupils who are already 11 should be encouraged to apply before the fee increases.

The fee for a replacement of a lost, stolen or damaged Zip Oyster photocard remains £10.

Crossrail in the Commons

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Last year marked 100 years since the outbreak of the First World War and the first time women joined the transport industry in large numbers.

Coinciding with this centenary, we have joined forces with partners from across the industry to celebrate 100 Years of Women in Transport.

This is an opportunity to showcase the role of women in the industry and tackle the challenges that remain; one

being how we attract more women into transport jobs. We have a number of activities planned with schools to engage and inspire future generations, including a pan-London school debate, work experience and the development of an interactive toolkit.

TfL events

We’re encouraging everyone to sign up to the 2015 London Cycle Challenge. It’s a free, app-based challenge (available on Android and iPhone) encouraging Londoners to cycle more this summer.

The challenge will run for three weeks from 8-28 June and is open to all schools and individuals who work or live in London. The challenge focuses on participation – those who take part could be rewarded with Pedal Power titles and fantastic prizes.

Sign up your school and promote the London Cycle Challenge to your colleagues. Find out more at tfl.gov.uk/cyclechallenge

Upcoming events• When Maida Vale station opened 100 years

ago, it was staffed entirely by women. To celebrate the anniversary the station will be hosting two days of activities on Friday 5 and Saturday 6 June. All are welcome to attend

• National Women in Engineering Day falls on 23 June. We are encouraging schools to join in and organise events to inspire young people to consider a career in engineering. Find out more at www.nwed.org.uk

• The London-wide schools debating challenge

will launch in September. Year 8 students will be given a transport-related question to debate in competition with other schools. The highest scoring students will go on to debate in a final held at an iconic London location. Eager to participate? Contact YOWIT@tfl.gov.uk to express an interest

For regular updates follow @transportwmn on Twitter and Instagram. For more about the programme, including films about women in transport, profiles of women working in the transport industry and a timeline of historic achievements, visit tfl.gov.uk/YOWIT

100 Years of Women in Transport

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Let’s Ride!Explore London on a bike this summer with British Cycling. British Cycling will be running hundreds of free Sky Ride Locals this summer. These guided bike rides will be led by friendly, trained British Cycling leaders and will show off some of the best places to cycle in the Capital. With four levels to

choose from, there’s something for everyone – whether you’re building your confidence or already comfortable on a bike and looking for a challenge.

To find a ride near you, and to book a place, go to www.goskyride.com/london. Under-16s must be accompanied by an adult. One adult (18 or over) can book places for up to four under-16s. Age restrictions apply on some rides.

Upcoming partner events

Brake’s Giant Walk10:00, Wednesday 10 June This annual event is a fantastic way for kids to put their best feet forward for road safety, celebrate the wonders of walking and support Brake, the Road Safety Charity.

Brake’s Giant Walk provides a great focal point for your school to run a range of lessons themed on the topic of roads and transport, or to help launch your School Travel Plan.

Register now for a free pack to help your school take part, including banners and posters, plus stickers and certificates for every child taking part.

To find out more, email giantwalk@brake.org.uk, call 01484 550061 or visit www.brake.org.uk/giantwalk

Empty Classroom Day Friday 19 June The idea is simple – schools sign up to say that one class will spend one lesson outdoors on the day, although many schools do a lot more! Last year more than 300 schools signed up, with activities ranging from planting wildflowers, bug hunting and pond-dipping, to inspiring class visits to beaches, farms and parks.

Every year a host of people get involved from local community groups to nationwide organisations. These partners have a range of free offers and events for participating schools to showcase the fantastic work that they do all year round and to promote outdoor learning.

To sign up, visit www.emptyclassroomday.com Tweet your involvement to @emptyclassroom