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Safer roads, better journeys.
Welcome
Anthony MeehanSchool Travel Plan
Team
Gloucestershire Highways
Safer roads, better journeys.
What is a School Travel Plan?
•A document produced by the school•Approved by DCSF, DfT & Gloucestershire Highways•Considers all the issues relevant to journeys to & from your School•Includes concerns about safety, health & the environment•Makes proposals for ways to make improvements•Brings together the ideas & contributions of different groups of people to help solve problems•Links to the ‘Every Child Matters’ agenda, Healthy School status and the Eco School programme
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What’s the Problem? Increasing traffic & congestion
Safety concerns
Health & environmental effects
“In slow moving traffic, pollution levels are higher inside cars than outside”
‘We want to bring about a step change in home to school travel patterns to cut congestion & pollution, but also to allow many more pupils to take regular exercise’
Statement by the DfES / DfT 2003
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Consultation & involvement
School
Travel Plan
School
Travel Plan
Pupils
School Staff Local community
School Travel Plan Team
School governors
Parents & carers
Head teacher
Gloucestershire Highways
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The STP Framework
•Who we are and where we are.
•How do we travel now?
•Why do we travel as we do?
•What are our issues? pros. and cons.
•What are we going to do?
•How are we going to do it?
•How do we know?
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2. Distribute & Collect pupil/ student & staff questionnaires
3. Analyse questionnaire results
4. Identify problems, solutions & successes
5.
6. Agree targets,objectives & produce STP Action Plan
1. Establish a STP Working Group & complete Section 1
7. Monitor, review & update STP
Key steps
Consult on STP with pupils/students, parents & school community
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What’s been put in place?Parent waiting shelters
Safer crossings
Cycle storage
CCTV
Improved foot & cycle paths
Improved school entrances
Park & Stride initiatives
Curriculum support
Cyclist training
Storage lockers
Walk On Wednesday clubs
Empty Car Park Day
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National Curriculum Links•Data analysis – Mathematics
•Sustainability – Geography & Science
•Mapping Skills – Geography
•Group discussion, presentations – English / Literacy
•Developing STP’s – PSHE, Citizenship & ICT
•Produce promotional media – Art & Drama