School Travel Plans - Safer Journeys to School

Possible initiatives and measures the school could implement

Walking:

Walking club

Walking holidays

Walk to School Week

Practical pedestrian skills training

Charity walks

Walking Wednesdays

Awards scheme for children that walk to school

Safe Routes to School

Walking buses

People shelters

Cycling:

Cycling club

Cycling holidays

Bike Week event

Pupil and parent cycle training

Bike maintenance workshops

Designing cycle safety equipment

Cycle Shelter at the school

Cycle permit scheme for pupils

Car:

Car sharing scheme staff and parents databases

Driver education for parents

Driver education for staff

Driver education for local community

Maintenance workshops for drivers

Illegal parking campaigns

Speeding campaigns

Environmental:

Eco visits

London Environmental Awards

Nature/ wildlife area in school grounds

Wildlife guest speakers

Events promoting sustainable transport

Local environmental projects

Graffiti watch

Health

After School and lunch time clubs

Guest speaks to promote healthy lifestyle

Close links to Sports Development events

Engineering:

Safe places to cross the road

Traffic calming measures

Better signage

Better lighting

Modernisation of local engineering measures

You may wish to improve areas within the school grounds, which effect health and safety of pedestrians.

For example:

Footpaths
Entrance gates
Security cameras
Signage

This is only an example of the possible activities the school could be involved in. The Road Safety Team and other Council departments will be available to help schools with these measures.

Contact

Road Safety Team

3rd Floor

Maritime House

1 Linton Road

Barking

IG11 8HG

Supported by Barking and Dagenham Direct:

Tel: 020 8215 3005

Fax: 020 8227 5184

Textphone: 020 8227 5755

Email: 3000direct@lbbd.gov.uk|