Health Promoting Schools

Travel Plan

Town Lane Infant School Travel Plan Mission Statement

Town Lane Infant School is committed to promoting sustainability of the environment and healthy lifestyles for its pupils. We take every opportunity to encourage pupils and their families to take responsibility for their impact upon the future of our planet. Through information, education and participation we aim to ensure the right choices are made by our families to ensure their travel supports the best possible future for all

 

The School Travel Situation

We at Town Lane Infant School wish to offer our children the healthiest and safest means of travel to school and to have an impact upon the travel choices made by families at other times. Through information, education and participation we endeavour to reduce the negative impact of car use on the environment and community. Through our School Travel Plan we intend to reduce car use and develop safer routes to school and around the local community; to promote use of cycles for all our pupils and reduce reliance on cars therefore improving the health of the nation.

The School Travel Plan will:

• Include the input and opinions of the whole community through consultation
• Develop decision making skills of pupils through curriculum work- PSHE
• Educate children on the impact of our actions on ourselves and the environment –PE, Geography & PSHE
• Increase opportunity for links with the community through Community Forum Meetings and Meetings with Community Police (hosted by school). Act as information point for community.
• Promote a healthy lifestyle through PSHE & Healthy Schools link
• Strengthen and support the local community by inclusion and increased desire of residents to walk in the neighbourhood
• Increase confidence in, and use of, public transport through sharing information
• Develop ‘Respect in the Community’ through links with LEA initiative
• Improve safety in the community through the installation of CCTV helping with identification of those perpetrating anti-social behaviour and therefore reduction of ASB.

In Practice

• Share information with pupils, parents and community
• Train parents to operate walking buses
• Establish walking buses- initially three routes
• Establish a park and walk scheme
• Encourage parents and staff to car share
• Provide road safety education to pupils
• Petition to improve the safety of routes to school
• Reduce congestion on Town Lane at the beginning and end of the school day
• Match cycle storage capacity with need
• Maintain communications of progress through Newsletters and notice boards
• Install CCTV
• Install additional external Notice Board for community use

Members of the Action Team

• Chair of Governors- Mr Martin Stacey
• Headteacher - Mrs Y. Body
• PSHE Coordinator – Mrs J. Jones
• Health Promoting School Governor- Ms Alison Jales
• Parents Association Member- Mrs D. Johnson
• Child Minder – Mrs Stacey
• School Crossing Patrol – Mrs Warwick
• Travelwise – Anna-Rose Richards
• Town Lane Infants Dedicated Police Constable Colin Anderson

Walking Bus Volunteers- Carrie Stacey Lesley Walberg Irene Lucy Alison Jales Helen O'Toole Dawn Miller Nicky Pryce Kate Amrit Mahai Anne Viv Osborne Carolyn Hooper Richard Hooper Sally Arnold-Young

Health Implications

• The plan will increase pupils opportunities to take daily exercise by walking or cycling
• Increased exercise will reduce obesity
• The travel plan will impact on lifestyles to sustain a desire to walk rather than drive
• A reduction in traffic will improve air quality for those with respiratory problems

Our cycle stand	Mrs Warwick our school lolipop lady