1 School details
Name of school Dearham Primary School
DfES school reference no. 5211
Type of school Primary
Number on roll 198
Number of staff 16 school staff, 7 dinner ladies (it is highly recommended that a supplementary Travel Plan for staff and other school users is developed)
Age range of pupils 3 - 11 School contact details
Head teacher Mrs M Coates
Address Dearham Primary School, Dearham, Maryport Cumbria
Postcode CA15 7HR
Telephone number 01900 812518
Fax 01900 812518
Email address [email protected]
Website
Working group contact
Name Mrs M J Coates
Address As above (if different to above)
Telephone number
Email address [email protected] School situation and use
Description of school locality/ Dearham, Maryport, Crosby, Broughton Moor. The school is situated down catchment area a narrow lane with very difficult access, on the outskirts of a large village. it mainly serves the village of Dearham but attracts some out of catchment children from the neighbouring town and villages.
Facilities (e.g. playground, car park, The school has a large field and adequate play areas. It has a small sports hall, community centre) visitors car park and there is parking for staff on a disused playground.
Number of entrances, There is a vehicular entrance and separate vehicular exit. There are two vehicle/pedestrian pedestrian entrances on the site. There is a main door, a nursery entrance door and a staff door
Core school times 8.55am – 3.15pm (doors open 8.45)
Other uses (e.g. extra After school clubs, Tuesday, Wednesday and Friday (3.15 – 4.15). curricular/community access) Occasional parents evenings, concerts, community events and governors
meetings.
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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.
Parents attempting to park as near the school also present a hazard. It also promotes walking to school as being beneficial to health.
Signatures Objectives (see notes for examples)
Reduce the number of car journeys to/from school. Reduce traffic and pollution around school. Promote two drop off points in the village so that children may walk from there.
Encourage parents to include at least a little walking or cycling in the daily journey for their childs health and fitness. Improve safety and air quality on the school journey. Reduce all child casualties.
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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
Mrs M J Coates Head Overview Bridget Stanley Road Safety Officer Advisor Alan Clark County Councillor Village Perspective Mrs J Thompson Governor Governor Perspective Mrs S Walkingshaw Governor Parent, Governor, Overall responsibility for completing the plan
How were people consulted? (e.g. working party meetings, surveys of pupils and staff, newsletters)
3 working party meetings and many meetings with Mrs Coates and Mrs Walkingshaw. Survey conducted on line and children were consulted about their preferences. Walking bus survey.
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. %
2004 Oct 103 6 7 51 50 0 0 0 0 0 0 26 25 20 19
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. %
2004 Oct 103 0 0 10 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 87 90 3 7
Notes
Route Plotting (Primary: Year 5 or Secondary: Year 7)
Year Date of route plotting Year Groups No. of Pupils
2005 28/11/05 5 22
Route Plotting Notes
The 4 children who live out of catchment and come to school by car or taxi were not counted in this exercise.
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Add any additional local information known to the school
Notes
12 children travel from Maryport. 15 children are from outlying villages.
4 Summary of transport and road safety problems (Current problems on routes to the school, and reasons preventing sustainable travel to school)
Difficult to access to school, as Main Street leads to a narrow lane where two way traffic in the area of the school is impossible. Parents are parking closely to the school causing danger to pedestrians.
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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.
Repeater signs to show the speed limit on the Went. Investigate providing a parent waiting area. Investigate a walking bus. Participate in Walk to School Week. Investigate the possibility of a safe crossing place/crossing patrol near the hairdressers. Investigate getting double yellow lines in the area. Investigate a dropping off point for working parents. Dropped kerbs.
6 Targets - specific % targets for modal shift by yearly review date Year 2006
Baseline Data i.e. Target perce ntage Mode of Travel original survey % for following year
Bus 0%
Car/Van 46% Decrease to 41%
Car Share 0%
Cycle 0%
Rail 0% Sustain at 0%
Walk 25% Increase to 30%
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)
Conducted every Cycling Y6 24 April year by volunteer April 2006 proficiency trainers
Cycle Awareness Y3 Y4 53 November 2005 BWTS November 2006
Road safety Whole school 103 November 2006 Road Safety Officer November 2006
7 Action plan School based engineering targets (e.g. cycle storage)
Completed? Measure Cost Date Action by Notes (month / year)
Investigate a parent To be investigated March 2006 School heads name March 2006 waiting area
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)
Repeater signs to show £500 March 2006 David Bell April 2006 April 2006 speed limit on the Went
Investigate the possibility of a safe crossing £1000 - March 2006 Traffic Engineers Pelican Crossing? place/crossing patrol near 30000 Divas Hairdressers
Investigate provision of double yellow lines, with the Approx £1000 March 2006 lcoations
Investigate “Brownside” as Needs promotion by the school Traffic Engineer/ a dropping off point for March 2006 – has already been working party working parents investigated
Traffic Dropped Kerbs £3000 Engineer/working April 2006 April 2006 party
Investigate all pedestrian accesses to school site and Traffic waiting restrictions and £2000 Engineer/RSO safeguard exit from Went footpath from barrier
Investigate flooding in Went and clearing the footpath
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)
Produce publicity All 108 N/A March 2006 March 2006 of Travel Plan
7 Action plan Additional targets / Action taken by the school
Completed? Measure Year group Number Cost Date Action by Notes (month / year)
Investigate a All September 2006 Working party September 2006 walking bus
Participate in walk to school week in All September 2006 September 2006 October 2005
Effective action against dog All October 2006 Ongoing fowling
Investigate Police/school Ongoing speeding issues head
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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. %
Baseline: 2004 6 51 46 0 0 0 0 0 0 20 25
Yearly Target % 0 41 0 0 30
Baseline: 200
Yearly Target %
Baseline: 200
Yearly Target %
Additional Targets
Actions/Activities Dates (e.g. walking bus, reduces truancy)
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
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 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010
Year Year Year Year Year Activity Number Number Number Number Number Group Group Group Group Group
Cycling proficiency 6 24
Cycling awareness 3 + 4 52
Road safety All 101
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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.
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12 Signed agreement
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:
Signed:
Date:
Chair of Governors Name:
Signed:
Date:
Area Engineer Name: Cumbria County Council
Signed:
Date:
BWTS Coordinator Name:
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