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Information for Teachers

In order to get started you need to draw up a School Travel Plan. Use these ideas to help you:

• Advise new pupils and parents on school travel policies and arrangements.
• Include a safer routes map, school travel policies and arrangements in the prospectus and information on our Journey Planner.
• Include school journey details in arrival packs sent to new families.
• Set up a school journey notice board.
• Look at travel choices and Safer Routes to School as part of classwork.
• Visit the Department for Transport's Sustainable School Travel Database for more ideas and the Department for Transport's School Teaching Resources for free lesson plans on road safety. 

Walking and Cycling

• Set up a Walking Bus scheme -  our Walking Bus Guidelines.
• Hold regular 'walk to school' events. 
• Visit International Walk to School
• Create car-free entrances.
• Hold cars back until pedestrians and cyclists have left the school safety.
• Review visibility of school uniform.
• Review homework timetable to check on how much children carry home.
• Provide adequate storage for school books, cycling gear and outdoor clothing.
• Install secure cycle shelters.
• Offer 'Let's Bike' cycle training - see Road Safety Schools and Voluntary Groups for more info.
• Advise on cycle safety and arrange regular cycle maintenance checks.
• Set up a cycle permit scheme.
• Hold regular cycling events.

Public Transport

• Provide public transport information at school.
• Explore options for new services, better routes and low fare promotions (with the School Travel Team and local operators).
• A code of behaviour for school bus users has now been introduced. Awareness of this can be promoted at your school.

Sharing the Ride

• Encourage parents to set up a car sharing scheme.
• Encourage parents to set up a parent-run minibus scheme.

Local Safety

• Find out more about developing traffic management proposals for pedestrian safety in the school area.
• Find out more about developing proposals for a network of safer cycle routes serving the school

Safer Routes to Schools Team (01244 973730 schooltravelteam@cheshire.gov.uk)