Travel Plan for your school
1 School details
Name of school PLUMBLAND CE SCHOOL
DfES school reference no. 909 / 3114
Type of school Primary
Number on roll 43
Number of staff 10 (it is highly recommended that a supplementary Travel Plan for staff and other school users is developed)
Age range of pupils 4-11 years School contact details
Head teacher Mr Alan Coates Address Plumbland CE School Parsonby Aspatria
Postcode CA7 2DQ
Telephone number 016973 20628
Fax 016973 23532
Email address admin@plumbland.cumbria.sch.uk
Website
Working group contact
Name Alan Coates
Address as above (if different to above)
Telephone number as above
Email address as above School situation and use Description of school locality/ Plumbland is a small school, situated in a rural area. Over fifty catchment area percent of pupils come from out of the catchment area.
Facilities (e.g. playground, car park, Playground, field, no car park (though village car park is available) sports hall, community centre)
Number of entrances, 4 pedestrian entrances, no vehicular vehicle/pedestrian
Core school times 9am- 3.15pm
Other uses (e.g. extra curricular/community access) Police, school nurse, sports experts make visits.
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Aims This Travel Plan specifically aims at reducing car journeys to and from school, and reducing/preventing casualties on these journeys.
To improve pupils health and fitness levels
To improve road and personal safety awareness
To reduce congestion, pollution, and traffic danger around the school
To safely reduce the number of people who travel to the school by car, in favour of using more sustainable modes of transport
Signatures Objectives (see notes for examples)
Set up School Travel Plan steering group
Increase travel and health awareness
Reduce traffic and congestion around the school
Provide cycle training
Find and strongly advocate a remote parking area for 'park and stride'
Link the School Travel Plan to the Healthy School initiative
Increase walking and cycling facilities
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2 Working party - to develop and implement the plan Names of people in the working party could include: Co-ordinator (main school contact), Pupils, Staff, Governors, Parents, BWTS Capita Contact, County/Local/Parish Councillors, Police, Outside Agencies, Local bus operator, Members of local community.
Name Position Responsibility within working party Alan Coates Head Teacher Co-ordinator Paul Marriott School Travel Advisor Adviser Stephen Harris Pupil School council Ronnie Morris Pupil School council Holly Stephenson Pupil School council Marie Whitfield Mid-day supervisor Working party member Local residents Views via letter
How were people consulted? (e.g. working party meetings, surveys of pupils and staff, newsletters) Working party meetings, Pupils consulted during route plotting exercise, Staff and pupils consulted during survey, Local residents put forward views via letters, Flyers and letters sent home to parents re Walk to School Week.
3 Survey & route plotting carried out Please attach survey results and analysis from BWTS website and keep a record of survey/route plotting
Baseline Data Survey
How do you travel to and from school?
Bus Car/Van Car Cycling Rail Walk Other Date of No. of Year Share survey Pupils no. % no. % no. % no. % no. % no. % no. %
200 5 June 37 0 0 10 27 17 46 4 11 0 0 6 16 0 0
How would you like to travel to and from school?
Bus Car/Van Car Cycling Rail Walk Other Date of No. of Year Share survey Pupils no. % no. % no. % no. % no. % no. % no. %
200 5 June 22 0 0 3 14 1 4 10 46 1 4 7 32 0 0
Notes
On-line survey results for infants, juniors, and staff are attached to the School Travel Plan.
Route Plotting (Primary: Year 5 or Secondary: Year 7)
Year Date of route plotting Year Groups No. of Pupils
200 5 26th May 2005 years 5/6 13
Route Plotting Notes During the route plotting exercise, the children were consulted and made the following comments:
There is a blind spot on the corner near the old quarry between Threapland & Plumbland Only 1 car can go over Arkleby Bridge at a time There should be a 1 way system near the school Have to go in to side of road when cars come by Have to cross main road in village & there’s no path going to school Sometimes caught by cows on way to school, so could be late for school! Lots of cars near school Lorries are a nuisance because they block the road & there is no room to pass Road near school is too narrow Dangerous to cross the road where 3 roads meet in Arkleby
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Add any additional local information known to the school
Notes Following the route plotting and surveying exercises, we will be looking at the following:
Parking in the village and walking to school Sharing cars Adults walking with several children Cycling to school
4 Summary of transport and road safety problems (Current problems on routes to the school, and reasons preventing sustainable travel to school)
No Footpaths along roads to the school Car parking is inadequate The wall of the village car park blocks the view of children entering and coming out of school Very narrow roads leading to school
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5 Working party recommendations for action N.B. There are no guarantees that these recommendations will be actioned. Advice should be taken from a BWTS adviser on completing this section.
School car park- taking cars away from village car park, preventing congestion and safety problem, creating a drop off zone- path through to school. Footpaths on roads to the school One way system around the car park Regular cutting of grass verges during Spring/ Summer Cycle storage Mirror on existing car park wall
6 Targets - specific % targets for modal shift by yearly review date Year 200 5
Baseline Data i.e. Target percentage Mode of Travel original survey % for following year
Bus 0 Sustain at 0
Car/Van 27 Decrease to 20
Car Share 46 Increase to 50
Cycle 11 Increase to 12
Rail 0 Sustain at 0
Walk 16 Increase to 18
Notes
7 Action plan Education and training targets (e.g. Primary: pedestrian skills training / Secondary: teenage cycle training)
Completed? Measure Year group Number Cost Date Action by Notes (month / year)
Cycle skills funded by Cumbria Outdoors 3/4 14 Jan 06 training BWTS instructors
Cycling Mr COates & 5/6 9 n/a Summer 06 proficiency School staff
First presentation Cycle skills funded by First completed completed Oct 05 Presentation was a 3/4/5/6 23 Cyclewise staff presentation BWTS 17th Oct 05 but target to repeat success. in future
7 Action plan School based engineering targets (e.g. cycle storage)
Completed? Measure Cost Date Action by Notes (month / year)
Approx cost £3000- Mr Coates/ Paul Could be paid for using Cycle storage dependant on size & September 2006 Marriott-BWTS/ capital grant once Travel Plan type Mallinsons is approved
7 Action plan Long term Road engineering targets
Action by Date approved by Completed? Measure Cost Time scale Notes e.g. traffic engineer CCC committee (month / year)
Remaining land would be Construct car park in used for a sports field & farmer's field to West of school garden in association school- to take cars off with healthy lifestyle. Field road and away from Mr Coates/ would probably have to be village hall car park. See notes on only an idea at compulsory purchased- Would resolve right this stage David Bell (traffic approx 1.9 acres at £4k per congestion problems engineer) acre= £7.6k + legal work around school with £5k, total £12.6k to buy. pedestrian access from Construct car park in sub car park (drop off zone). base approx £15k. Could be implemented if One way system around signs erected on private wall, September Mr Coates/ existing village hall car approx £800 subject to school obtaining 2006 park David Bell written permission from land owner
On adopted highway, School keep clear September Mr Coates/ David £700-£3000 advisory £700, mandatory markings 2006 Bell with TRO £3000
Replace school warning September £3000 David Bell 6no in total signs 2006
UNREALISTIC / NOT
RECOMMENDED:
Not recommended, due to distorted images, prone to Mirror on village car Approx cost n/a n/a vandalism & secretary of park wall £300 state approval if used on public land Threaplands to Plumbland at approx Footpaths on roads approx £160 per m, approx £16,000- n/a n/a leading to school 700m = £112,000- £112,000 unrealistic
7 Action plan Promotional / Publicity targets (N.B. Evidence can be recorded in Section 11)
Completed? Measure Year group Number Cost Date Action by Notes (month / year)
Spring & First Walk to Flyers to promote & Walk to School Autumn Walk to BWTS/ School Week R-Y6 43 BWTS funded inform parents about the Week flyers School Weeks School staff completed October Walk to School Week 2006 05 News & Star Spring & local First Walk to Local newspaper the News publicity re Autumn Walk to newspaper & School Week & Star promoted scheme R-Y6 43 n/a Walk to School School Weeks Paul Marriott completed October and gave mention to Week 2006 of BWTS 05 Plumbland School Spring & First photos in Autumn Walk to Photos in school showing Photos in school R-Y6 43 n/a School staff school from Oct 05 School Weeks Walk to School events. onwards 2006
7 Action plan Additional targets / Action taken by the school
Completed? Measure Year group Number Cost Date Action by Notes (month / year)
School Travel Plan input School council School First input in Y6 3 n/a April 2006 via school council input Council Oct 05 meetings
Training volunteers for Mr Coates/ Y5/6 9 n/a March 06 cycling school staff proficiency
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8 Review of targets This Travel Plan will be a working document and will be reviewed and updated annually by the working group. The school will complete the survey annually to assess any modal shift which may have occurred.
Survey Results
How do you travel to and from school?
Total Car Date of Bus Car/Van Cycling Rail Walk No. of Share survey Pupils no. % no. % no. % no. % no. % no. % June Baseline: 200 5 37 0 0 10 27 17 46 4 11 0 0 6 16 05
Yearly Target % 0 20 50 12 0 18
Baseline: 200 6
Yearly Target %
Baseline: 200 7
Yearly Target %
Additional Targets
Actions/Activities Dates (e.g. walking bus, reduces truancy)
Walk one day per week Starting Spring 2006
9 Cycle count The school is to take a cycle count before and after any improvements to cycle facilities are made. It is also recommended that a cycle count is taken before and after provision of any other measures such as training to show effects.
Cycle Count
Date of count Measure Date of count Cycle count Cycle count before Implemented after
28/11/05 0 Cycle storage
10 Monitoring training All activities/training/improvements will be recorded and monitored and notes will be added to the Travel Plan each time something is done.
Year 200 5 200 6 200 7 200 8 200 9
Year Year Year Year Year Activity Number Number Number Number Number Group Group Group Group Group
Cycling proficiency 5/6 9
Cycle skills presentation 3/4/5/6 23
Cycle skills training 3/4 14
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11 Comments & notes Please include any photographic or informal records of activities, and achievements; and include details of any publicity gained. Add details of relevant national awards given to / working towards.
Our school was awarded with the Activemark Gold award for 2002- 2005, and has been re-awarded with the Activemark Gold award for 2005- 2007.
We took part in Walk to School Week in the Autumn of 2005.
For those who couldn’t travel to school by walking, due to distance for example, we held a daily week of walking, which involved short walks around the village. (see photos on front cover of Travel Plan)
We are applying for the Healthy Schools Award.
Year 6 pupils have had input in to the School Travel Plan via School Council meetings in October 2005
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12 Signed agreement
PLUMBLAND School
agrees to this School Travel Plan, to undertake its objectives, and to review the Travel Plan on an annual basis. This review will also consider pupil travel needs arising from new developments in education and transport provision, and the STP will be revised as necessary to take these in to account.
Signatures
Headteacher Name: Alan Coates
Signed:
Date:
Chair of Governors Name:
Signed:
Date:
Area Engineer Name: Cumbria County Council
Signed:
Date:
BWTS Coordinator Name: Paul Marriott
Signed:
Date:
Signatures Thank you for completing this School Travel Plan .
Please give details of the nominated person who will be responsible for the annual review of the School Travel Plan: ______
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Timetabled procedure for developing your School Travel Plan Deadline Date Action Guidance
End of April • Meet BWTS Adviser • This group will lead the Travel Plan project. Others may join through the • Set up Travel Plan Working Party consultation process End of May • Pupils to plot routes to school (route • Led by class teachers and BWTS plotting) and have input on routes to adviser school – master map created End of June • Whole school & staff survey – data • On line survey on travel modes collection to show baseline figures at www.bwts.net – to be completed every the start of the project year End of Summer Term • Collate results from the survey • Results obtained directly from website www.bwts.net • Organise Working Party meeting • This should be the full working party dates for the Autumn Term including BWTS Adviser
September • Working Group meeting – to discuss • This information will be written up and survey results, establish travel issues put into the Travel Plan. The BWTS and identify initiatives Adviser will attend
• Feedback to Governors, staff, • Use school assemblies, school parents, pupils, local residents and council, notice boards, newsletters interested parties and meetings to feedback to the whole community – it is more effective if change comes from within the school October • Working party meeting to formalise • Complete Action Plan in template the action plan – the timetable for your initiatives
• Start drafting the Travel Plan document By 10 November • Submit draft Travel Plan to BWTS • Details will be finalised and scrutinised adviser with visits and advice from the BWTS team/engineers 1 December • Travel Plan complete & with BWTS adviser End of Autumn Term • Travel Plan to be formally adopted • Approved by the Governors and signed by the Chair of Governors, Headteacher, Area Engineer and BWTS Adviser– submitted to CCC & DfT to access funding Spring & Summer • Integrate sustainable travel/road • This may include education & training, Term safety into the curriculum and put into promotional activities & national practice any soft measures to initiatives encourage walking and cycling.
• Review and record initiatives and update action plan for next year June • Repeat whole school survey on • School Travel Plan actions/targets are BWTS website ongoing and can change as the plan develops