School Travel Plan
A School Travel Plan (STP) is a written document which outlines
a series of ways to make the journey to school safer and more
sustainable by encouraging parents and children to walk, cycle,
use public transport and car share. STPs are developed by the
school community and tailored to a school's specific needs.
Successful STPs include both 'hard' measures, such as dedicated
entrances for pedestrians, speed ramps and cycle storage, and
'soft' measures, such as cycle training, awareness campaigns and
reward schemes.
By assisting schools develop an STP we aim
to:
- Improve pupil health and
wellbeing
- Improve pupil confidence and awareness of their local
community
- Reduce road accidents
- Reduce traffic congestion and pollution around schools
Our dedicated School Travel Plan Team can:
- Provide information/resources for each stage of the STP
process
- Help schools access funding for their STP
- Assist schools with the Annual Review process
- Liase with schools about national events such as Walk to School
Week
- Assist schools with Walking Buses, Park &
Strides and other initiatives
- Keep schools up-to-date with sustainable travel information via
the Travelchoice website and Foot:print newsletter
Content of an STP:
- A brief description of the location, size and type of
school
- A brief description of the travel/transport problems faced by
the school cluster
- The results of a survey to identify how children currently
travel to/from school and how they would like to travel to/from
school
- Clearly defined targets and objectives
- Details of proposed measures
- A detailed timetable for implementation
- Clearly defined responsibilities
- Evidence that all interested parties have been consulted
- Proposals for monitoring and review
Who benefits from a School Travel Plan?
An STP benefits pupils, parents and the wider community. It will
enable pupils, parents and the wider community. It will enable
pupils, parents and staff to choose sustainable transport options
and reudce the number of cars on the road at peak times. In
addition, there are significant health, environment and safety
benefits of having an STP.
Review and Monitoring
An important part of the STP process is reviewing and
monitoring. The review process is carried out annually. A member of
the Travelchoice team can assist your review, alternatively visit
our downloads page and complete the
downloadable Annual Review form. Please return the completed form
to Travelchoice so that we can keep our information up to date.