We all know we should build fitness habits into our daily lives - starting young! We also know that cars cause pollution and clog up village roads. Our School Travel Plan encourages everyone who uses the school site to get there as sustainably as possible.

Lots of people are in the habit of walking, cycling or park-and-striding to school. The vast majority of children would like to cycle, so we have become a Bike It school, with lots of activities to inspire and enable everyone to get on their bikes.

We have been awarded the Bronze, Silver and Gold Bike It Marks, and a gold outstanding-level award for sustainable travel.

For lots of useful tips on choosing a bike, helping your child to learn to ride, checking a bicycle and more, see the Bike It Cambs website.

EVENTS & ACTIVITIES

These are some of the Bike It and Active Travel events we have put on:

• House Cycling - "Sports Day on Wheels"! A fun inter-house competition with lots of different sorts of cycle races.

• "Active Travel Week" - a special week in which active school journeys earn house points and prizes.

• Balance bikes - these are used in some PE lessons in Reception class and are an excellent way to learn cycling skills.

• "On Your Own Two Wheels" - workshops for children with their parents, teaching children to cycle unaided. These are normally held in spring.

• Bikeability Level 2 training - on-road cycling proficiency training for Years 5 & 6, teaching them to ride safely and confidently alone on quiet roads.

• Playground cycle training - a day of off-road training sessions for Years R - 4, working towards Bikeability Level 1 skills, which enable children to ride on the roads with an adult.

• Bike Club - an after-school, playground-based club, with lots of fun cycling activities.

• "Big Pedal" - a national inter-school cycling contest which takes place in spring. The more journeys to school by bike and scooter each school can clock up over two weeks, the better they do in the competition.

• Sponsored cycle ride around the school field - supporting our partner schools in Kenya.

• IVC ride - showing the Year 6s moving up to Impington Village College how to cycle safely to their new school and what to do with their bike once they arrive!

• "Better By ... Bike, Foot, Scooter, Park & Stride" - termly newsletters to keep you up to date and pass on tips.

BIKE IT

The Bike It project was started by the national sustainable transport charity Sustrans, who still have officers in other areas of the country encouraging active travel in schools. Our school Bike It Crew is made up of around 6 keen Key Stage 2 pupils who help to plan and run activities, together with three adult school "champions" and other local volunteers.

SCHOOL TRAVEL PLAN

The School Travel Plan was last reviewed in 2022.  Please find the link below.