Promoting Sustainable Travel to School

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Walking Buses

A walking bus consists of a group of children who are escorted by adults on the journey to and from school. There are usually two adults, one who is the ‘driver’ and leads the bus and the other is the ‘conductor’ and walks at the back of the bus.

The walking bus scheme would operate a rota system of volunteers allowing them ‘time off’ from the school run to get ready for work, relax or have that cup of tea they never have time for!

A Walking Bus is ideal for all! Children who already walk to school can participate as well as children who currently travel short journeys to and from school by car. Children who live too far to walk all the way could be driven to the start of the walking bus.

walking bus

The following schools have Walking Buses in operation:

Macclesfield                                            Chester                                                Vale Royal

Bexton Primary School                              Dodleston CE Primary School                  Greenfields Primary School
Bollinbrook CE Primary School                   Newton Primary School                           Kingsley St Johns CE Primary School
Gawsworth Primary School                        Overleigh St Mary's CE Primary                Manley Village School
Gorsey Bank Primary School                     Saughall The Ridings Comminity Infant      St Wilfrids Catholic Primary School           
High Legh Primary School                          Upton Heath CE Primary School                 
Lower Park School                                         
St Anne's Fulshaw CE Primary School                               
Whirley Primary School

Ellesmere Port & Neston                        Crewe & Nantwich                                 Congleton

Parkgate Primary School                          Wistaston Church Lane                            Goostrey Primary School
St Saviours Catholic Infant & Junior                                                                          Offley Infant & Junior School's
                                                                                                                             

For more information you can view our Walking Bus Leaflet and our Walking Bus Guidelines.

Walking Reward Scheme (STEPS)

The S.T.E.P.S scheme involves the children walking all of the way or part of the way (at least 5 minutes walk from school) to and from school.  At the end of a week, they receive a coloured sticker that indicates how many times they walked to school that week. Children with a certain amount of stickers win prizes.

Park and Stride scheme   

Parents park at a drop off point, and the child walks (alone or with their parent or walking bus) from this point.

   
Car Sharing

The school holds information of parents willing to car share.

Walk Once A Week scheme

Children walk on a certain day (every Wednesday for example), or at least one day a week.

 
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