Alumwell Infant

• Whole School Active Travel Survey
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  Whole School Active Travel Survey

  What is it?

  The annual travel survey takes place during October each year. Every child in each year group is asked how they travel to school and how they would prefer to travel to school.   This is administered via a hands up survey in class and results are recorded directly onto   the A*STARS website.

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• KS1 School Level Quiz
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  KS1 School Level Quiz

  What is it?

  A multiple choice Year 2 quiz that reinforces messages from TOGO NOGO Pedestrian Education and Scooterbility Training

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• Reception Parent/ Carer Walk
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  Reception Parent/ Carer Walk

  What is it?

  Road safety education walk in the vicinity of the school. Each child must be accompanied by a parent or carer.

  A member of the Road Safety Team will meet with the adults initially to discuss what will happen on the walk and deliver some key road safety messages to the parents/ carers. The Road Safety Team will then talk to the children and adults as a whole, before going out and walking a short risk assessed route close to the school.

   

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• Yr 2 Scooterbility
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  Yr 2 Scooterbility

   

  What is it?

  The aim of the Scooterbility programme is to use the scooters as a fun and active way to learn and reinforce basic pedestrian safety messages.

  The programme is broken down into activities which encourage active travel and help develop skills such as steering, stopping and balancing.

   

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• Engagement & Publicity
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  Engagement & Publicity

  What is it?

  Engaging with parents/carers to help launch, promote and encourage participation with the overall programme. Some methods of engagement could include:

  Leaflets	Newsletters
  Website (A*STARS and School)	Letters
  Events	Parents evenings
  New parent induction meetings	Notice boards
  PTA meetings

   

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• National & Regional Campaign(s)
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  National & Regional Campaign(s)

  What is it?

  Throughout the academic year there will be various opportunities for schools to take part in one or more local, regional or national campaigns.

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• 5min Walk Zone
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  5min Walk Zone

  A 5 minute Walk Zone aims to encourage children and their families to walk for at least part of the journey to and from school. A zone around school is marked out by easily identifiable signs on lighting column. Families who live in or near the zone are encouraged to walk, cycle or scoot to and from school each day, while those who chose to drive are asked to park safely outside the zone and walk the last five minutes of their journey.

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• Any Other Initiative
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  Any Other Initiative

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• Let's Walk Together Event
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  Let's Walk Together Event

  What is it?

  A Let’s walk Together Event (LWTE) is a one off event which allows parents and children to walk together along a predetermined route to school with other parents and staff members.

  It can be used to raise awareness of Park and Stride or to give them an opportunity to experience how a walking bus might operate. On arrival at school, parents are encouraged to attend a coffee morning where Walking Bus / Park and Stride initiatives can be promoted and discussed.

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• Park and Stride
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  Park and Stride

  What is it?

  A Park & Stride scheme is designed to encourage parents who to drive their children to school to park away from the school gates and walk the remainder of the journey.

  Schools identify a car park, such as a supermarket, church or pub, within a 5-15 minute walk of the school. After obtaining permission from the land owner for parents to use the car park, it is promoted and launched as an official Park & Stride site.

  Schools ask parents to register for the scheme and give them a car sticker to display on their windscreen to advise the land owner that they are an authorised user. This also enables schools to identify which children Park and Stride.

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• Smarter Parking
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  Smarter Parking

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• Any Other Initiative
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  Any Other Initiative

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• KS1 Cycling in the Curriculum
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  KS1 Cycling in the Curriculum

  What is it?

  Cycling in the curriculum is simply raising awareness about cycling as part of other national curriculum subjects. Cycling covers a wide range of subjects such as physical education, science, maths and PSHE to name but a few. Ready made lessons plans for various key stages and topics are available to download. These can be adapted to suit or alternatively, teachers can plan their own cycling based lessons. Evidence of the lesson will need to be provided, such as pupils work or lesson plan monitoring.

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• KS1 Scootathlon
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  KS1 Scootathlon

  What is it?

  A Scootathlon is a race that can be targeted at any age group. This fun activity incorporates running and scooting for younger children and can comprise a third discipline (cycling) for older children. It could be carried out at the end of Scooterbility or Bikeability Training as it allows children to practise some of the skills that they have learned.

  It can also be included as a sports day activity.

   

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• Any Other Initiative
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  Any Other Initiative

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• Be Bright Be Seen
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  Be Bright Be Seen

  What is it?

  A resource pack available for loan which can be used to demonstrate the need to wear bright and reflective clothing –

  Colourful or fluorescent clothing to make you more visible when you go out during the day

  Reflective clothing or accessories for increased visibility at night

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• Safety in the Car- Car Seats
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  Safety in the Car- Car Seats

  What is it?

  Children must normally* use a child car seat until they are 12years old or 135cm in height,whichever comes first.

  An interactive session to demonstrate which children by law should still be using booster seats**

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• Safety in the Car- Seatbelts (The Dims)
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  Safety in the Car- Seatbelts (The Dims)

  What is it?

  A class based activity utilising a model family car which travels down a ramp to demonstrate the forces involved when the occupants fail to wear seatbelt.

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