Category: Smarter Travel

Important and urgent – School Travel Plan deadline 28 June

All your school information must be uploaded by 28 June. Book your support session as soon as you have registered on the site: https://stars.tfl.gov.uk(external link)  

Email wendy.thorogood@haringey.gov.uk to confirm your registration and book your 1.1 support session which is offered this year.

 

Walk to School Week 15 – 19 May

Free packs are offered to key stage 2 classes. If your school completed its travel plan last year or is working towards one this year you will receive your pack soon. Read more information here(external link)

Email wendy.thorogood@haringey.gov.uk now to secure your packs.

 

Year 6 transition to secondary school – teacher training 16 and 17 May at the Professional Development Centre

We are offering training for year 6 teachers to support delivering a lesson to help their pupils find the best and safest routes to their secondary school. Statistics show that they are the most vulnerable road users. These lessons will cover public transport, map work and ICT as well as the Moving Up competition which is open to all our year 6 pupils, in which they could win a bike.  Book your place now.

 

Full details are in the attached newsletter which has been circulated to all schools and nurseries.

Smarter Travel Newsletter April 2017

STARS – School travel plan training

Please register with the new STARS website (external link) as soon as possible. Don’t miss out, get accredited this school year by registering on STARS. Email smarter.travel@haringey.gov.uk to book an information, training and support session either at your school or at a council office.

Hari Bear and resources

If you want to encourage your Key Stage 1 families to walk to school more, then contact us to receive a Hari Bear and the accompanying resources to run the Active Travel Project.

Now your school can own and look after Hari Bear, take him for walks and keep him fit. Look on www.haringey.gov.uk/roadsafetyeducation pages for downloadable resources and the Hari Bear’s Big Adventure presentation showing how the month progressed from school to school.  Can you spot your school?

Email: smarter.travel@haringey.gov.uk  or call 020 8489 5351.

 

Finding Hari competition – deadline extended to end of spring term

We have extended our exciting competition to design a bear. Colour in Hari to make him bright and cheerful and also include a message about active travel and air quality. Plus include your school name or logo.

Download your Hari bear template January 2017

The top 20 pictures will be transferred onto boards and hidden around the borough like a treasure hunt.

In September we will be sending out a bespoke Find Hari Bear in Haringey Map for you to work as a class or individually to find all the bears hidden in the borough and win treasure. More news to follow.

 

Junior Travel Ambassadors (JTA) and Road Safety Youth Travel Ambassadors (YTA)

The JTA programme is a nationwide scheme encouraging peer teaching and helping young people to gain confidence and understanding of the world around them. More information is available on the TfL website (external link).
We can come to your school to set the scheme up. This includes recruiting, training and resources eg badges, jackets and even competition prizes. Email: Halema.uddin@haringey.gov.uk

The YTA scheme is a TfL initiative for secondary schools. Young people can work on a specific issue to improve travel safety etc at their school. There are still opportunities to join this scheme this year to encourage Work Related Learning.

For more information email: wendy.thorogood@haringey.gov.uk

 

Cycling

Cycle Skills training is free for all primary and secondary students
All pupils from age 9 up to 18 yearrs can access cycle skills training free of charge.
Visit the cycling instructor website (external link) to book a cycle training course for your pupils or even staff or parents.

 

Air quality lessons and assemblies
Our Air Quality Apprentice is available to explain to your pupils about the air pollution that affects our health in London. Assemblies and lessons are aimed at juniors and can be adapted to other age groups.

Contact Ishen.Stewart-Dowding@haringey.gov.uk

 

Year 6 Transition to Secondary School lessons for teachers

Statistically, year 6 pupils moving up to secondary school are the most vulnerable road users, moving about on their own possibly for the first time. We are going to host two sessions for year 6 teachers and School Travel Champions in April at the PDC to show how we deliver transition training and what is on offer. We will cover the Moving Up book and the competition to win a bike, plus journey planning and map reading, in readiness for their move to secondary school. Please let us know if your school is willing to take part.

 

For any of the above, please feel free to contact smarter.travel@haringey.gov.uk or call 020 8489 5351 for more information.

                                

STARS and JTA celebration and training event for primary schools

This takes place on 22 February at The Bernie Grant Arts Centre from  9:30 to 2:30 pm with lunch provided.
Email smarter.travel@haringey.gov.uk to book your places for up to 2 members of staff and 4 pupils.

 

Hari Bear resources and poster competition

Now your school can own and look after Hari Bear, take him for walks and keep him fit. 
Email:  smarter.travel@haringey.gov.uk  to order your school resources.

 

Finding Hari competition – deadline Friday 10 February 2017

We have an exciting competition to design a bear. Colour in Hari to make him bright and cheerful and also include a message about active travel and air quality. Please include your school name or logo.

Download your Hari bear template January 2017

The top 20 pictures will be transferred onto boards and hidden around the borough like a treasure hunt.

In May we will be sending out a bespoke Hari Bear Haringey Map for you to work as a class or individually to find all the bears hidden in the borough. More news to follow.

 

Junior Travel Ambassadors (JTA) and Road Safety Youth Travel Ambassadors (YTA)

The JTA programme is a nationwide scheme encouraging peer teaching and helping young people to gain confidence and understanding of the world around them.  More information is available on the TfL website (external link). 
We can come to your school to set the scheme up. This includes recruiting, training and resources eg badges, jackets and even competition prizes.  Email:  Halema.uddin@haringey.gov.uk

The YTA scheme is a TfL initiative for secondary schools. Young people can work on a specific issue to improve travel safety etc at their school. Part of this includes a Dragon’s Den style pitch event on 28 February, where students can pitch their scheme to a panel of judges for funding for their chosen scheme.

For more information email:  wendy.thorogood@haringey.gov.uk

 

Cycling and air quality

Cycle training free for all primary and secondary students
All pupils from from age 9 up to year 13 can access cycle skills training free of charge. Visit the cycling instructor website (external link)  to book a cycle training course for your pupils or even staff or parents.

Air quality lessons and assemblies
Our Air Quality Apprentice Ishen Stewart-Dowding is available to explain to your pupils about the air pollution that affects our health in London.  Assemblies and lessons are aimed at juniors and can be adapted to other age groups.

 

School travel plan

Please register with the new STARS website (external link)  as soon as possible

64  Haringey schools achieved accreditation last year, which are now asking for training and resources to help them to be involved in improving our air, improving school community health and increasing active travel. Training sessions are held at PDC and River Park House. Email us for current list or to book a 1:1 session.

 

For any of the above, please feel free to contact smarter.travel@haringey.gov.uk or call 020 8489 5351 for more information. You can read our latest newsletter here: Smarter Travel newsletter January 2017

 

Please see attached document (Word, 1.07MB)  latest news from Smarter Travel

For International Walk to School month, (and as part of the Haringey Walks Campaign and Haringey Obesity Alliance), we want all of our infant schools to join in with our around Haringey Walking Bear relay, Hari Bear’s Big Adventure for the whole of October.

We have sent letters to every school via mail and email with details of the adventure and how to take part.  We need confirmation as soon as possible so we can finalise the programme and send maps, etc.

Contact Smarter Travel on 020 8489 5351 – see the Bear’s Big Adventure letter (Word, 200KB) and send the completed form back to us please.

Walking Bear “We Love Clean Air”
We have a new set of resources to encourage ‘bear’ haviour change with our younger school children.  If you want to join in and receive a new bear and resources to make a difference to your schools, with regard to reducing pollution and improving fitness by reducing car use coming to your school area, please let us know by email.

Cycle Training Free for All
Everyone in our schools from age 9 up to year 14 can access cycle skills training – Free of charge.  Visit the Cycling Instructor website (external link) to book a cycle training course for your pupils or even staff or parents.

Air Quality Lessons and Assemblies
Contact our new Air Quality Apprentice to  plan your lesson about tackling the pollution that affects our health in London.  Lessons are aimed at juniors but can be adapted to other age groups.

For any of the above, please feel free to contact smarter.travel@haringey.gov.uk or call 020 8489 5351 for more information
 

There are now 64 schools who have engaged and completed a school travel plan. 20 GOLD, 14 Silver and 30 Bronze!

The information you enter helps us plan engineering and schemes that are relevant to the schools. They are able to access additional funding that may be offered by TfL, obtain new or additional cycle/scooter parking facilities and apply for Small Grants via our team for their continued improvements in road safety, walking scooting, air quality schemes for their school.

Once in the system, it is simple to maintain and improve the accreditation levels and make a real difference to the school community.

Make sure that you have applied for a place at the awards ceremonies in Camden for October.  (Primary & Nursery, Primary Nursery Gold and Secondary)

See the Smater Travel Newsletter (PDF, 1MB) which explains more of the offer to schools engaging with TfL STARS online.

Three of our schools have been shortlisted for further acknowledgements and awards.