KIRKBY THORE SCHOOL Travel Plan MARCH 2010 KIRKBY THORE SCHOOL TRAVEL PLAN 2010 Page 1 KIRKBY THORE SCHOOL TRAVEL PLAN 2010 Page 2 CONTENTS PAGE CONHEADING TITLE PAGE 1 School details 4 2 Location and use of school 5-7 3 Current transport situation and 8 transport links 4 Aims and objectives 9 5 Working party and consultation 10 6 Survey and route plotting 11-16 7 What we already do 16 8 Summary of road and transport 17-18 problems 9 Working party 19 recommendations for action 10 Targets – specific % targets for 20 modal shift 11 Action plans 21-25 12 Review of targets 26 13 Cycle count 27 14 Monitoring training 27 Signed agreement APPENDICES On line survey results 1 Public Transport information 2 Proposed engineering measures 3 Accident data 4 Correspondence/minutes 5 KIRKBY THORE SCHOOL TRAVEL PLAN 2010 Page 3 1 School details DCSF school reference number 9092311 Type of school Community Primary Number on roll 74 Number of staff 7 Age range of pupils 4-11 School contact details Head teacher Mrs Christine Wilson Kirkby Thore Address Penrith Cumbria Postcode CA10 1UU Telephone number 017683 61497 Fax 01768361497 Email address [email protected] Website www.kirkbythoreschool.co.uk KIRKBY THORE SCHOOL TRAVEL PLAN 2010 Page 4 2 Location and use of school Location of school Kirkby Thore is a small village which lies in the Eden valley and is between Temple Sowerby and Appleby which is a distance of 5 miles. Penrith is 8 miles away. The village lies between the Pennines to the east and is skirted by the River Eden with the Lake District to the west. Facilities in the village are a recreation field, village shop and Post Office, village hall, pub and filling station. Our school is at the far north western edge of the village in a fork between two minor roads and there is a concentration of housing around Sandersons Croft and Townhead Garth in the east of the village and around Chapel Lane and Dunfell View towards the school. Attached to the school is the Middle Eden Children’s Centre which caters for families and children in and around the local area. To the east of Kirkby Thore is the large British Gypsum plant. KIRKBY THORE SCHOOL TRAVEL PLAN 2010 Page 5 Reproduced from Ordnance Survey map data by permission of Ordnance Survey, © Crown copyright. KIRKBY THORE SCHOOL TRAVEL PLAN 2010 Page 6 Our children come from the village and also from a widespread are which includes outlying farms and the villages of Crackenthorpe and Burrells. The majority of working parents commute to the towns of Appleby and Penrith. Our school is a reasonably large spacious building with extensive grounds and outdoor provision. There are two car parking spaces in the school grounds and parents park along the roadsides outside the grounds. There are two entrance gates but only one used. The other gate provides access to the grounds for work vehicles etc. during holiday periods. The school has a Children’s Centre attached that provides on site activities both during and outside term time. The school opens during term time from 8.45 a.m. until 3.20 p.m. KIRKBY THORE SCHOOL TRAVEL PLAN 2010 Page 7 3 Current transport situation/transport links The busy A66 trunk road runs through the western edge of the village and although Temple Sowerby has now been by passed Kirkby Thore is still waiting. The A66 is the main arterial route from the west of the county to the A1 in the east. The British Gypsum works to the east of the village results in a high volume of heavy goods vehicles travelling along Main Street, through the village from and to the A66. The workers also commute there by car and speed and volume of traffic is determined by various shift patterns during the day. There is an unofficial one way system in the village where local car drivers tend to use Piper Lane as a way of accessing the A66 as the junction coming out of the village onto the A66 from Main Street is difficult to cross towards Penrith. Although Kirkby Thore is close to the Settle Carlisle railway the nearest station is at Appleby 5 miles away. The village has good footpaths throughout and is conducive to walking. We use the church as a learning resource and have village walks for geography/housing etc. We have visited the local shop and British Gypsum. No special needs transport is required. Kirkby Thore is served by the 563 bus service which runs from Kirkby Stephen to Penrith KIRKBY THORE SCHOOL TRAVEL PLAN 2010 Page 8 4 Aims and Objectives Our School Travel Plan aims to: Increase levels of walking and decrease car journeys Increase frequency of car sharing Prevent casualties on the journeys both to and from the school Equip children with skills and knowledge to walk and cycle safely Objectives (linked to Action Plan – Section 11) Administration: Set up and sustain a school travel plan working group. Review and update annually.(11.5) Links: consultation with working group, parish council and local community (11.5) Engage the School Council in the School Travel Plan Process and ensure their wishes are taken into account (11.4/5) Health: increase travel and health awareness (11.1/11.4) Curriculum: integrate BWTS initiatives into the curriculum via PSHE, Citizenship (11.1) Communication: involve and engage the community and school in BWTS (11.4/11.5) Training: provide pedestrian and cycle training (11.1) Promotion: Promote active travel choices inside and outside school include in School Development Plan (11.4/11.5). Increase travel and health awareness – link to Healthy Schools (11.5) Promote the travel plan within the community and in school (11.4/11.5) Initiatives: Introduce initiatives to encourage walking to school and improve safety whilst doing so (11.1/11.4) Safety: improve safety on the school route for pedestrians (11.3) and encourage use of cycle helmets and high visibility clothing where appropriate (11.5) KIRKBY THORE SCHOOL TRAVEL PLAN 2010 Page 9 5 Working party and consultation – to develop and implement the plan Responsibility within working Name Position party Christine Wilson Headteacher Chair Sue Grainger Governor Governor Link Barry Thompson Parish Councillor Parish Council Link Judith Aris BWTS Adviser Daniel Evans Capita Engineer Highways Keith Masser Cumbria County Council Highways Chloe Robinson Connor Petry School council Members Working party member Name/position Subject/how the consultation took place Date Children Yr 5/6 took part in a discussion about sustainable June 2009 travel and plotted their routes to and from school and identified danger points. They also discussed modes of travel and suggested improvements to facilities at school. All 55 children took part in an on line survey Issues arising from the first working party meeting were discussed at the school council meeting on 16/6/09 Staff 7 members of staff, including ancillary staff, June 2009 completed an on line survey in school. Parents A parent survey was sent out to all families of May 2009 which 21were returned, representing 35 children. Working Initial meeting took place with BWTS 25/02/09 group representative 15/6/09, 21/9/09 WG meetings took place Minutes in Supporting Information section Site visit A site visit to the village was made by Judith Aris, 30/6/09 Dan Evans and Barry Thompson Community Attendance at Parish Council meeting 16/9/09 consultation Any other Governors meeting 15/06/09 consultation KIRKBY THORE SCHOOL TRAVEL PLAN 2010 Page 10 6 Surveys (pupil and staff online survey, parent survey) and route plotting BWTS ONLINE SURVEY – APRIL 2009- CHILDREN AND STAFF The whole school took part in an on line survey across all age ranges. 14 infant children, 41 junior children and 7 members of staff took part. The aims, objectives and action plan have been formulated taking answers into consideration. PUPIL SURVEY : a total of 55 children took part in the survey about their journey to school – results below MODE OF TRAVEL FOR THE SCHOOL JOURNEY 55 children Bus/t % Car % Car % Cycle % Walk % other % Surveyed – all axi /van share ages To 0 0 24 44% 1 2% 2 3 28 51% 0 0 From 1 2% 26 47% 0 0 3 5 25 46% 0 0 PREFERRED MODE OF TRAVEL/CHOICE 41 junior Bus % Car % Car % Cycle % Walk % Rail Other children /van share surveyed To (28) 2 5% 7 17% 1 2% 13 32% 7 17% 17% 5% From(27) 1 2% 5 12% 0 0 13 32% 9 22% 12% 10% 41 junior children answered further questions about their journey to school JUNIOR SURVEY: 28 children answered the question ‘How would you like to travel to school?’ 15(54%) said they would like to cycle, 4 walk, 4 by train, 2 car share, 1 by car, 1 by bus and only 1 would walk (although 4 children would prefer to walk home from school!) Car Of the 19 junior children travelling to school by car, 10 (53%) travel under 2 miles. All travel all the way by car. 11 out of 19 children are dropped off on their parents way to another destination. For 8 out of 19 (42%) children the school run is the only reason for the journey. 5 out of 33 children would be encouraged to walk to school if they could walk with other young people and 11 would walk if there were special walking days or special no car days. 12 children would like slower traffic and safer crossing places.