Safer roads, better journeys.

Welcome

Anthony MeehanSchool Travel Plan

Team

Gloucestershire Highways

Safer roads, better journeys.

What is a School Travel Plan?

•A document produced by the school•Approved by DCSF, DfT & Gloucestershire Highways•Considers all the issues relevant to journeys to & from your School•Includes concerns about safety, health & the environment•Makes proposals for ways to make improvements•Brings together the ideas & contributions of different groups of people to help solve problems•Links to the ‘Every Child Matters’ agenda, Healthy School status and the Eco School programme

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What’s the Problem? Increasing traffic & congestion

Safety concerns

Health & environmental effects

“In slow moving traffic, pollution levels are higher inside cars than outside”

‘We want to bring about a step change in home to school travel patterns to cut congestion & pollution, but also to allow many more pupils to take regular exercise’

Statement by the DfES / DfT 2003

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Consultation & involvement

School

Travel Plan

School

Travel Plan

Pupils

School Staff Local community

School Travel Plan Team

School governors

Parents & carers

Head teacher

Gloucestershire Highways

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The STP Framework

•Who we are and where we are.

•How do we travel now?

•Why do we travel as we do?

•What are our issues? pros. and cons.

•What are we going to do?

•How are we going to do it?

•How do we know?

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2. Distribute & Collect pupil/ student & staff questionnaires

3. Analyse questionnaire results

4. Identify problems, solutions & successes

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6. Agree targets,objectives & produce STP Action Plan

1. Establish a STP Working Group & complete Section 1

7. Monitor, review & update STP

Key steps

Consult on STP with pupils/students, parents & school community

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What’s been put in place?Parent waiting shelters

Safer crossings

Cycle storage

CCTV

Improved foot & cycle paths

Improved school entrances

Park & Stride initiatives

Curriculum support

Cyclist training

Storage lockers

Walk On Wednesday clubs

Empty Car Park Day

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National Curriculum Links•Data analysis – Mathematics

•Sustainability – Geography & Science

•Mapping Skills – Geography

•Group discussion, presentations – English / Literacy

•Developing STP’s – PSHE, Citizenship & ICT

•Produce promotional media – Art & Drama