School Travel FAQs
If you're looking for information on promoting sustainable and active travel to school, this is an excellent place to start. We've pulled together answers to the questions most frequently asked of our school travel teams around the country and listed helpful resources, websites and contacts alongside them.
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Involving everyone
Everyone can benefit from active school travel, but sometimes there are particular barriers in your way – we’ve got some advice on how to include those schools and groups that might need something a bit different to get them going.
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Support for school travel projects
Need a bit of help and support to get your school travel project off the ground? Need to know where to go locally for advice? We can point you in the right direction.
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Staying safe and healthy
Concerns about safety are one of the biggest barriers to active school travel, but the long term health benefits far outweigh the risks. If you have questions about enabling your pupils to keep themselves safe and healthy on the school journey, we’ve got the answers here.
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Walking and cycling to school
Walking and cycling are the most healthy and fun ways to travel to school, and are preferred by pupils over all other forms of transport. Schools, pupils and parents can often need a little extra help and encouragement to get them started and we’ve got lots of ideas for you here.
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