School Travel
- keep us fit and healthy
- help our pupils develop road safety skills which will keep them safe as they travel further afield and more independently
- help keep our local air clean, and our streets free from congestion
- are life skills that everyone should be able to benefit from
Park and Stride
A walking zone is an area around a school within which families are encouraged to walk, scoot or cycle – but not drive – to school. This makes for happier, healthier children, less congestion and stress for parents and better air quality for everyone at the school gates.
WOW challenge
As a school we have been chosen to be part of an exciting initiative to encourage more children and their families to walk to school. WOW – the walk to school challenge is delivered by Living Streets, the UK charity for everyday walking, to help as many children as possible experience the benefits of walking or wheeling to school. The pupil-led challenge enables children to self-report how they get to school every day. If they travel actively (walk/wheel, cycle, scoot, ‘Park and Stride’ or hop off) at least once a week, for a month, they get rewarded with a badge. It’s that simple!
Walktober
Walktober is a challenge held each October to celebrate International Walk to School Month. School communities are asked to walk, wheel and use other active and sustainable travel as much as possible throughout the month. In Hampshire, Walktober has been run annually by Hampshire County Council's Travel Planning Team since 2016.
For Walktober 2024, over 130 schools and settings took part, meaning more than 39,000 pupils and nearly 5,000 staff, across Hampshire, had the opportunity to participate in the challenge.