Leigh St Mary’s C of E Primary’s Travel Plan

During our Eco Committee meeting we discussed our school’s transport issues, regarding the school run.  Together we came up with the following travel plan…

Our school’s transport issues:

The road safety near our school.

The health and fitness of our children.

The pollution created from cars.

Aims:

To create a safe environment before and after school, around the school grounds.  To encourage a healthy lifestyle and to help reduce our school’s carbon footprint.

Objectives:

For the school

• Improve safety
• Reduce congestion
• Establish safer walking and cycling routes
• Contribute to an environmental or Eco-school policy
• Links to the national curriculum including citizenship

For the Local Community

• Improve the local environment by reducing air and noise pollution
• Reduce congestion problems
• Improve walking routes
• Improve Road Safety

For the Parents

• Reduce stress and time spent in traffic jams
• Increase parent-child contact
• Build better links with the school
• Save money on petrol

For the Children

• Improve health and fitness by walking and cycling
• Improve travel awareness and road user skills
• Improve awareness of the surroundings

Action Plan:

Our Eco-Committee has come up with the following possible solutions…

• Walking Bus
• Eco Newsletter
• Notice board
• Car sharing
• Walk to School Week
• Information to new parents