Toolkit
Here are lots of helpful documents to aid your school travel planning, from pupil questionnaires to cycle storage manufacturers.
Templates
If it's your job to think about making your school's travel habits a bit greener, these templates could save you hours. Just download them and away you go!
- Sample school cycling policy (pdf) to help clarify your position on cycling
- Sample cycle permit (Word) so that pupils know the school's cycling rules
- Quick School Travel Questionnaire (Word) 'hands'up' survey form
- Pupil School Travel Questionnaire (Word) how your pupils get to school
- Parents School Travel Questionnaire (Word) find out what parents think
Guides
We provide a range of handy guides to help you with all your school travel needs.
- The School Journey (pdf) action guide to healthy, sustainable travel
- Choose Another Way a teacher's guide to school travel planning (pdf)
- Guide to Pupil Participation (pdf)
- Pedal Pack (pdf) a guide for running bike-related events or weeks
- Stride Guide (pdf) for running walking-related events or weeks
- Benefits of Active School Travel (pdf)
- SEN Schools and School Travel Plans (pdf)
- Aims, Objectives and SMART Targets (pdf) help writing a Travel Plan
- Pedometer Guidance (pdf) developed by organisations including Sustrans
- Finding Funding (pdf) list of funders; how to apply or raise your own funds
Manufacturers and suppliers
- Cycle Parking Manufacturers (pdf) divided into regions
- Sustainable cycle parking (pdf) guide to "greening" your storage
- Private suppliers (pdf) school travel-related goods and services
School Travel projects and useful booklets
- Beauty and the Bike a Bike It project to encourage girls to cycle (pdf)
- Primary to Secondary Transition Project Executive Summary 2008 (pdf)
- Primary to Secondary Transition Guide 2010 (pdf)
- Pupil Guide (pdf) Healthier Routes DVD
- Teacher Guide (pdf) Healthier Routes DVD
- Northern Ireland Rural Safe Routes to Schools Project 2009 Review (pdf)
Useful documents from other organisations
- Parent Transition Guide (pdf) a valuable resource from Kent County Council
- SEN Factsheets (pdf) from Transport Planning (International) Ltd