Intent

At St. John’s School we actively encourage sustainable travel and road safety on journeys to and from school.

We will deliver initiatives organised by A Stars and school staff to support staff, pupils, parents and governors to promote healthy lifestyles, safety in using roads, safer cycling and scooting and car safety.

All children will be encouraged to walk or scoot/cycle to school and awareness of safety will be raised throughout the school year by delivery of specific travel and safety programmes of study.

The pupils will have a greater understanding of road safety measures and how to keep safe on the roads and paths. Safe, distant parking areas will be designated and promoted to parents through the initiatives which will reduce the amount of vehicles travelling to and from school and parking in the nearby surrounding area.

Implementation

Sheriffs will be selected to represent the school with A Stars campaigns who will receive training and meet regularly with the coordinator to organise events, assemblies, competitions, and notice boards to promote walking to school and road safety. 

All year groups will be allocated age-appropriate initiatives to raise awareness of using roads and paths safely which will encourage pupils to walk to school or use bikes and scooters. These initiatives include Reception road safety walk, safety in the car and road safety role play for Early Years. Scooterbility and quizzes for Key Stage 1 and Bikeability, speed awareness, pedestrian training and quizzes for Key Stage 2.  Walk to school, be bright, be seen and active travel surveys will include all pupils in school.

Information will be shared with parents via class Dojo and Parent Mail, a 5-minute walk zone will be offered to parents to encourage safe, distant parking and ease congestion around the school.

Staff will promote healthier lifestyles and safer travel at every opportunity, walk or cycle to school where possible and park safely.  Children will be encouraged to use footpaths at all times and traffic flow will be monitored regularly.  Advice will be given to parents who park inconsiderately.

A secure, locked cycle shelter for pupils and staff to store cycles, scooters and helmets is available for use daily.

Impact

We expect to see an increased number of pupils using the cycle shelter each day and a greater number of pupils walking to school which would ease congestion and make a healthier environment in the immediate school vicinity.

Travel surveys will be conducted each half term and weekly cycle counts of bikes and scooters stored in the cycle shelter which will inform us of the impact A Stars campaigns are having upon pupils, staff and parents.