School travel
plans
School Travel Plans are an
integral and important element of all Safer Routes to Schools
schemes in Newham.
They are policy documents adopted by schools that outline
practical measures that could make the school journey safer,
children healthier and improve the school environment. The aim of
Travel Plans is to:
- Make the school journey safer
- Reduce the reliance on car journeys
- Offer sustainable transport choices
- Reduce congestion at the school gate
- Improve health and fitness among children
- Increase road awareness
- Build/strengthen links with the community
- Encourage environmental stewardships
- Provide a local context for classroom work
- Tackle punctuality and pupil alertness
Walk on Wednesday (WoW), walking buses, park and stride areas
and school crossing patrols are examples of these practical
measures.
Schools produce their own travel plan. A teacher, parent,
governor or members of a specially appointed working party have the
responsibility of writing the travel plan.
Every travel plan is different because it addresses the unique
set of travel issues facing an individual school.