The purpose of the award is to reward those schools who have developed a School Travel Plan and to encourage them to maintain them and implement the actions contained in them over a sustained period.

There are 4 levels of the award:

• Bronze         Awarded  to  schools who have just completed their travel plan
• Silver           Awarded to schools who review their plan after the first  year (and meet the criteria)
• Gold           Awarded to schools who review their plan after the second  year (and meet the criteria)
• Platinum      Awarded to schools who review their plan each year subsequently (and meet the criteria)

Incentives for schools include:

• Bronze - a certificate, a logo that can be used by the school on its publications and a digital camera
• Silver - a certificate, a logo that can be used by the school on its publications and £100 of vouchers*
• Gold - a certificate, a logo that can be used by the school on its publications and £120 of vouchers*
• Platinum - a certificate, a logo that can be used by the school on its publications and £100 of garden vouchers

         *Vouchers for goods to be purchased from Devon Procurement

(Prizes may vary from year to year)

Follow this link for details of the criteria and templates for your travel plan or reviews

Numbers of Participants

By the 2008 awards, 331 schools had been awarded the Bronze Award, 122 schools had been awarded the Silver Award, 49 schools had been awarded the Gold Award and 21 schools had been awarded the Platinum award

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