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What is a school travel plan?

Why is it important that all the schools have their own travel plan?

What is a school travel plan?

A school travel plan:

• is a package of practical measures to reduce the use of private cars to and from school
• encourages parents, pupils, teachers and visitors to travel to and from school in safer, healthier and more environmentally sustainable ways
• encompasses all the issues relevant to journeys for parents, pupils, staff and visitors
• includes concerns about safety and health, and proposals for ways to make improvements

Travel plan actions can include: 

• cycle promotions
• training and shelters
• walking schemes
• curriculum lessons
• road safety resources
• school warning signs
• zig-zags
• barriers

Why is it important that all the schools have their own travel plan?

School travel plans aim to reduce the use of cars and support pupils and staff in using sustainable travel - better/safer for them and for the environment. By developing a travel plan, schools identify and solve problems associated with the school journey.
A school travel plan helps:

• improve environmental awareness within the school
• promote school travel issues with parents, pupils and staff
• attract pupils to your school
• provide better access to your school site
• safer and more convenient school journeys
• improve your environmental image
• promote a framework for curriculum links:
  • citizenship
  • sustainable development
  • health and safety

If a school travel plan is to be successful, everyone involved in the running of the school, including governors, teachers, parents and pupils, need to help develop and implement the plan.