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Sustainable School Travel
Useful Websites
- www.areyouachampion.org.uk - Sustrans has launched a campaign to help improve the health of the nation’s youngsters by encouraging parents, teachers and children to support cycling and walking to school by registering on-line to become one of 29,000 School Champions – one for every school in the country.
- Department for Transport, Local Government and the Regions - A Road Safety Good Practice Guide
An outline of what School Travel Plans are and the best way to develop and use them. - Healthy Schools Award
Guidance on the Healthy Schools Award. Accreditation can be gained through the School Travel Plan process. - Eco Schools
The Eco schools Green Flag Award has a transport module Youth and Community workers - Global Action Plan
Environmental charity that runs Action on Transport, a programme for secondary schools resulting in the production of a School Travel Plan help? - Sustrans
Environmental organisation supporting sustainable transport with guides and teaching resources on School Travel Plans and school travel issues. - Transport Co-ordination Service
A wide range of transport services designed to meet the needs of residents and visitors to Devon - Traveline
For all public transport enquires in South West England - Road Safety for Young People
Provides information and resources on all aspects of road safety and school travel issues. - The Bicycle Helmet Initiative Trust - useful site promoting safe cycling
- Link up with pupils from schools across the globe using one of these websites. Why not swap school travel stories with other pupils?
www.epals.com
www.globalgateway.org.uk
www.etwinning.net