School Travel Plan Champions’ Link Network Meeting

Autumn 2013 Welcome and house keeping

IntroductionsSchool Travel Plan and Road Safety updates

Transport For London Public Health and Wellbeing Programme

Goldbeaters Primary SchoolNetworking session

STARS 65 Schools accredited through the STARS Scheme

• 38 Bronze• 13 Silver• 14 Gold

Schools of Excellence – 4 schools gained top awards from Transport for London at City Hall• Queenswell Infant School - Partnership award• Mathilda Marks- Kennedy Jewish Primary School – Walking Award• St Catherine’s RC Primary School – Road Safety award

Foulds Primary School – School of the Region (North London)

New STARS website now live www.staccreditation.org.uk

Competitions, toolkits, Best Practice

Barnet STP WebsiteChanges are currently being made to

reflect STARS criteriaPlease continue to upload work to the

websiteChanges will be demonstrated in March

workshops

Regional Enterprise On 1st October Delegated Regulatory services

outsourced to Regional Enterprise (Re) Re is a joint venture between Capita Symonds

(51%) and Barnet Council (49%) Development and Regulatory Services is the

new name for the directorate School Travel Plans remain within the

operations of Highways You will be kept up to date as changes occur

Change 4 Life New resources from

Change 4 Life

Resource kit for teachers on how to incorporate healthy eating and physical activity into curriculum

A film for use in assemblies

Co-Operative Green Schools Revolution

Initiative to support Walking Buses Walking Bus Kits worth £1000 Examples of how schools have benefitted from kits http://www.co-operative.coop/green-schools-revolution/for-teacher

s/walking-buses/

New Commission on physical activity for children

MP’s and Peers launch new Commission to increase physical activity among children

Leading organisations in sports and sports personalities to put together a collaborative approach to the current situation

www.activitysommission.com

http://engage.barnet.gov.uk/adult-social-services/sport-and-physical-activity-review/

Project Earth Rock Resources using music to help

promote environmental awareness

2 free lesson plan packages until December 2013

Project Earth Rock Resource – includes a song teaching video, lesson plans with curriculum, song MP3 file

Animated Earth Tour – Key stage 1 and 2

Live band plus cartoonist to promote environmental issues and solutions

Each school that hosts gets free Project Earth Rock Resource

Booking from February 2014

Road Safety Updates• Road Safety Week 18th – 24th November - if you have any projects

happening, please let us know and don’t forget to upload pictures, work that pupils are doing to the STP website!

• JRSO and Modeshifters packs have now been sent to schools

• JTA – Junior Travel Ambassador’s is TfL’s version of JRSO and Modeshifters

• Barnet School should continue to use JRSO and Modshifters this year. We will start using JTA from September 2014

• Pedestrian Training – Letters have been sent about Spring term bookings

• BOBBY Panel have put together a road safety video – available on YouTube -

• If you require resources please email Jeffrey Sarpong Road.safety@barnet.gov.uk

Walksafe N14 –Pressure group including parents, residents and pupils at Osidge Primary Schoolhttp://www.barnet-today.co.uk

Councillors have agreed to consult on Road Safety Proposals for the local area

Walksafe N2 - also successfulAXA Insurance launch Roadsafe Schools Campaign

Roadsafe Schools Assessment Form – information about road markings and traffic controls in the local areahttps://axainsurancezone.com/axa-helps-to-raise-road-safety-awareness-around-schools/

ContactsAlison Sharpe – Workplace and School Travel Plans Annabelle Fosu – School Travel PlansJeffrey Sarpong – Road Safety

WWW.Schooltravelplans@barnet.gov.ukwww.Barnetstp.org 0208 359 7105 (STP’s)020 8359 7108 (Road Safety)