Asby Endowed School Travel Plan
1 School details
Name of school Asby Endowed School
DfES school reference no. 909/3061
Type of school Voluntary Controlled Non-Denominational
Number on roll 33
Number of staff 2 full, 4 part time (it is highly recommended that a supplementary Travel Plan for staff and other school users is developed)
Age range of pupils 4 -11 School contact details
Head teacher Mr R Willett
Address Great Asby Appleby-in-Westmorland Cumbria
Postcode CA16 6EX
Telephone number 017683 51154
Fax
Email address [email protected]
Website
Working group contact
Name R Willett
Address (if different to above)
Telephone number
Email address School situation and use
Description of school locality/ The school is located at the east side of the river in the small village of catchment area Great Asby. Children come from a wide rural catchment and 1 bus takes children to the school. Catchment comprises village of Great Asby, hamlets of Drybeck and Little Asby and isolated houses. Village is c.200m above sea level and winter driving conditions can be treacherous.
Facilities (e.g. playground, car park, Playground, parent parking next to the river sports hall, community centre) Number of entrances, 1 vehicle/pedestrian
Core school times 9 – 3.30
Other uses (e.g. extra Occasional out of hours use, governors, Friends, Village History Group curricular/community access) meetings etc.
Asby Endowed School Travel Plan
Aims This Travel Plan specifically aims at reducing car journeys to and from school, and reducing/preventing casualties on these journeys. To improve awareness of road safety and cycle safety To inform pupils, parents and staff of the benefits of sustainable transport
Signatures Objectives
In order to achieve our aims, we will ensure that we
Set up and run the School Travel Plan Steering Group Improve travel and health awareness by integrating sustainable travel/health issues into the curriculum – link travel plan to ongoing healthy schools initiative Actively encourage car share and promote through regular newsletters Provide road safety education and pedestrian skills training Provide cycle storage facilities Provide cycle skills and cycling proficiency training
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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
R Willett Headteacher Chair Jen Jackson Healthy Schools Coordinator C Gibbons Governor
I Wyldes Parent & Governor Secretary Kieran & Kaia School Council Members G Aston Parish Council
How were people consulted?
Year 3/4/5/6 took part in a route plotting session with the BWTS coordinator – discussing all aspects of sustainable travel. They suggested ideas for car sharing, routes to school and health issues. Regular Working Party meetings take place and issues are raised with the School Council. Various newsletters have been sent out on better ways to school and all children took part in an online 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/taxi Car/Van Car Cycling Rail Walk Other Date of No. of Year Share survey Pupils no. % no. % no. % no. % no. % no. % no. % 29 2006 19 5 27 6 32 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 37 1 4 March
How would you like to travel to and from school?
Bus/taxi Car/Van Car Cycling Rail Walk Other Date of No. of Share Year survey Pupils no no. % no. % no. % no. % % no. % no. % . 29 2006 19 2 10 2 10 0 0 5 27 3 16 5 27 2 10 March
Route Plotting (Primary: Year 5 or Secondary: Year 7)
Year Date of route plotting Year Groups No. of Pupils
2005 19/5/05 3/4/5/6 15
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Add any additional local information known to the school
4 Summary of transport and road safety problems
Route Plotting Notes
Children were very happy with their journey to school. 2 children travelled by bus. Four children sometimes came by bike and some children thought that their parents could car share
(Current problems on routes to the school, and reasons preventing sustainable travel to school)
The school is fortunate in that there are few traffic problems outside school and speeds are kept to a minimum because of the nature of the road. Space is limited for parent waiting outside school
Parents often drop children off from cars outside school without seeing them safely across the road Due to the school being in such a rural area children are not used to busy traffic and need to learn pedestrian skills suited to a busier environment
Parents have nowhere to shelter when waiting outside There are no facilities for storing bikes
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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.
Encourage car share through regular newsletters Provide road safety training and pedestrian skills training Provide cycle proficiency training and cycle skills training Construct a parent shelter Install cycle storage
6 Targets - specific % targets for modal shift by yearly review date Year 200
Baseline Data i.e. Target percentage Mode of Travel original survey % for following year
Bus 27 sustain at 27
Car/Van 32 Decrease to 23
Car Share 0 Increase to 7
Cycle 0 Increase to 6
Rail 0 0
Walk 37 Sustain at 37
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/success criteria (month / year)
Playground Cycle R Willett/Cumbria Children more confident 3/4/5/6 12 BWTS October 2005 October 2005 Skills Training Outdoors in using cycles safely
Cycle Greater understanding 3/4/5/6 12 BWTS November 2005 Cyclewise November 2005 presentation of safety issues
Children understand Road Safety S Thompson Road Reception- year 2 14 March 2006 March 2006 rules for safe use of Education Safety Officer roads/pavements
Children aware of safer Pedestrian Skills Reception – year R Willett/S 14 March 2006 March 2006 places to cross and the Training 2 Thompson Green Cross Code
Cycling Children more confident 5/6 8 £150 Summer 2006 R Willett/R Slack Proficiency riding on the roads
Include sustainable travel R Willett & in curriculum and All 26 Summer 2006 Governors link to healthy schools
7 Action plan School based engineering targets (e.g. cycle storage)
Completed? Measure Cost Date Action by Notes (month / year)
Parents are more likely to walk Install pedestrian £1500 September 2006 C Gibbons to school if they have shelter somewhere to shelter.
Install cycle storage £500 September 2006 C Gibbons/Mallinsons
Promotional / Publicity targets (N.B. Evidence can be recorded in Section 11)
Completed? Measure Year group Number Cost Date Action by Notes (month / year)
Encourage Car Parent and 26 Termly R Willet Include in school newsletter Sharing Children
Production of School Built in S>C> Plan for school publicity 8 September 2006 Staff/Council Council Autumn 2006 material
Include actions in School Governing To ensure improving travel to September 2006 Development Body school is an ongoing issue Plan
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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: 200
Yearly Target %
Baseline: 200
Yearly Target %
Baseline: 200
Yearly Target %
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 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009
Year Year Year Year Year Activity Number Number Number Number Number Group Group Group Group Group
Cycling Proficiency Training 6 5 5/6 8
R-2 14 Pedestrian Skills Training 3-6 14 3-6 12
Cycle Skills Training 3-6 12
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11 Comments & notes
Enclosed: Route plotting maps On Line Survey Results Children’s comments Accident data map Site map
Asby Endowed is working closely with the healthy schools coordinator and included walking to school as part of the physical activity strategy.
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12 Signed agreement
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agrees to this School Travel Plan, to undertake its objectives, and Mr R Willet with instigate the review of the Travel Plan on an annual basis, with the next update in September 2006. 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.
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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