What is a School Travel Plan?
It is a document that sets out a school's plans to improve health and safety and the local environment around the school. It may include walking, cycling, public transport initiatives, engineering, educational measures, travel awareness and school policy measures. Often it will lead to a Safer Routes Project.
What are Safer Routes Projects?
They encourage and enable children to walk, cycle or use public transport through a package of practical and educational measures. The Safer Routes to Schools projects also aims to improve road safety and reduce child casualties while improving children's health and development. Safer Routes to Schools projects involve:
Who can help?
Dudley has gained funding to provide a School Travel Plan Advisor, Linda Tromans, to assist schools to write their own Travel Plans. Road Safety Officers will work with schools to run Safer Routes to School projects. Ideas generated by pupils can be used to bid for funds to help create or promote Safer Routes to School.
School Travelwise
The Dudley School Travelwise site provides comprehensive information on travelling to school, including:
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Find out where your local schools are located.
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Get bespoke journey planning with printable maps and timetables for walking, bus, road and rail routes.
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Access to mapping information on transport facilities such as: pedestrian crossing points, local bus stops,walking bus routes, cycle routes, car parks and park and stride locations.
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Find details on school activities, clubs and events occurring within your local area
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Find out how to travel in a more sustainable, healthy and environmentally friendly way
Children's Transport Service
Children's Transport Service provide transport to schools, alternative provision and Social Care for all eligible children and young people. The arrangements are made to ensure the welfareof thechild or young person is of paramount importance.
