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What we do

Sustrans' School Travel Programme in Scotland is funded by The Scottish Government and supported by other partners. We work together on projects to enable children to walk and cycle to school. We provide free information for schools, parents, pupils, teachers and councils and others interested in school travel initiatives. We also provide training and support for school travel professionals. 

Want more information?

To stay up to date with our campaigns, news and competitions download our Safe Routes to Schools Scotland newsletter (pdf) or visit the case studies page. They are packed with inspirational stories and active travel achievements from around Scotland.

We produce lots of useful resources to help you with your school travel projects, just visit our resources page where you will find a variety of free infosheets on a range of topics. Also see our finding funding for your school projects.

Our local authority contacts should check out our page local authority resources Scotland, this has been designed especially to help you with all your school travel needs.

teenage girls on a ride with Cycling Officer Lynn Stocks

School Travel news

For the latest Scottish school travel news go to our Scotland School Travel news page. To catch up on the latest news from across the UK look through our news and events sections.

Who to contact

Your local school travel contacts

Many local authorities in Scotland employ a School Travel Co-ordinator to help schools with the development of their School Travel Plans. Sometimes this role falls under a different title or officer. Find your local contact (pdf).

Sustrans Scotland School Travel team

The School Travel team includes; Nicola Boyle, Cecilia Oram, Sarah Smalley, Lynn Stocks, Kelly Fry and James Sloggie. For information or to find out more about our projects email us at schools-scotland@sustrans.org.uk or pick up the 'phone and give us a call on 0131 346 9777.

Project reports

Walking and cycling outcomes for Sustrans in Scotland Report 

Results from three years of Scottish Government grants to Sustrans Scotland show that there has been a 44% increase in the number of walking and cycling trips in just three years. The usage of short local links schemes has increased by 49% from 1.8 million trips in 2008 to 2.7 million trips in 2010. Find out more and download the Walking and cycling outcomes for Sustrans in Scotland: assessment against Key Performance Indicators report.

For more detailed School Travel grant project reports contact Sustrans Schools Team directly on schools-scotland@sustrans.org.uk or by telephone on 0131 346 9777.

Projects

I Bike

Sustrans I Bike Cycling officers work intensively with clusters of schools to promote cycling especially amongst girls with a focus on their transition to secondary school. In Edinburgh, Perth and now also in Kirkcaldy in Fife. More information on I Bike.

Cyclist from Duddingston primary school

Ranger Schools

A ranger school is a school which has adopted a section of the National Cycle Network and agreed to take on several tasks to maintain and promote this part of the Network. See the Volunteer School handbook for more information.

Don't forget to:

For more ideas, look through our news, events and resources sections. 

Partner organisations

The Scottish School Travel team works with:

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