Haringey STARS celebration event on 5 February
STARS Celebration Invitation
We are delighted to invite your school to take part in our STARS celebration event on Wednesday 5 February 2020 at the London Academy of Excellence in Tottenham (next to Spurs’ new stadium). We have changed the date, so we hope that you and your pupils can make it. The day will provide you and your students with an exciting celebration of your TfL STARS achievements, information about upcoming events in Haringey, plus the students will work through a number of fun workshops and activities run by the Smarter Travel Team.
Register here (external link).
Please sign up for only the morning or afternoon session and note that lunch will be provided for everyone. One ticket admits two adults and four pupils, so only one sign-up per school is necessary. Please notify us of any dietary requirements while booking. We will have a variety of halal and vegetarian options available, but will need to know about any allergies or other requirements. We really hope you can make it and are looking forward to seeing you there.
If you are a nursery school you are welcome to send adults, but we are not sure the little ones would enjoy it. (We are happy to create a meet up and training event for nurseries, please let us know).
Other STARS news
Please register on STARS as soon as possible and confirm your email address. We really would like to help all of our schools improve the traffic management and increase the active travel at our schools. Obviously, we have a climate emergency and a public health crisis too meaning we should be encouraging our pupils to increase their physical activity so swapping the car ride for a walk, scoot, cycle, run to school is infinitely better for the person and the environment.
Stars In School
You will shortly be seeing TfL adverts like this Stars In School around the borough. These compound our activities to promote active, car free travel. It would be great if you could print this out and add it to your your parents’ notice board.
School Streets
We are currently finalising the assessments from all of our primary schools. if you have comments about your local traffic issues, we will be checking on STARS and using the issues you have added to finalise our decisions on where and when school street projects are implemented. Your Stars accreditation and engagement is essential.
Cycling
The latest news is that we have additional funding to support our adults to cycle. We have great opportunities for your staff and parents to receive free training. If your staff or parents and carers are interested, please contact: www.cycleconfident.com to arrange a suitable training session. Cycling can also improve mental health as you devote your time to concentrating on a new skill that lifts your spirit and gets those endorphins working for you.
Cycle skills for pupils: There is still availability to train your pupils, we would like to see more secondary schools taking part too, with the climate emergency, cycling is a very eco-friendly way to travel to school.
Need a new bike?
In addition, we are running the Peddle My Wheels schemes – Try Before You Bike and Bike Markets
If you think your school would benefit from holding a bike market to recycle unloved bikes and offer opportunity to buy a bargain, then contact us at smarter.travel@haringey.gov.uk .
Alongside is our Cycle to Work Scheme for our Haringey employees, this is a perfect time as shops have good sales on and you will be up and running ready for the improved weather.
Vision Zero – Road Safety
The Mayor of London wants a collision-free city by 2040, but we are all doing our bit now. TfL has a web page dedicated to their Vision Zero. Road Safety is a vital part of active travel. If you and your Junior or Youth Travel Ambassadors need some support and advice, please do not hesitate to contact us for resources and guidance as well as signposting to the best support around – Smarter.travel@haringey.gov.uk
Our next major project is:
Safe Drive Stay Alive at The Bernie Grant Arts Centre on Monday 16, Tuesday 17 and Wednesday 18 March.
If you work with 16 – 18 year olds, sign up and register at this event. It is a powerful project and covers essential part of PSHE – please don’t be disappointed. Contact us now to secure seats and transport to and from the venue (subject to distance). The project officer in charge is Halema.uddin@haringey.gov.uk
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