These resources challenge pupils to get active, look after their environment and stay safe, whether walking, cycling or scooting to school. They have been selected based on their ease of use for educators, engagement for pupils and curriculum-relevance.
The resources have been selected from a range of external websites, including other local authority areas. They are all free to use. In some instances you will need to register to access the resources.
Suitable for: KS1
Use these cross-curricular English, Science and Geography resources to help your pupils explore different forms of transport. Pupils create a survey to find out how their classmates get to school, before examining their data to spot patterns.
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Suitable for: KS2
Integrate pupil travel to school initiatives and learning around some fun activities in the classroom. Suss It Out classroom activity sheets include 10, 20 or 30 minute activities, grouped into five key themes including staying safe, looking after your world, being healthy, future journeys and exploring, to help reinforce your active travel to school initiatives. The sheets are designed to be used over the course of a week, and require little preparation and no resources other than those found in a typical classroom.
Future Journeys Activity Sheet
Looking After Your World Activity sheet
Big Pedal is the UK’s largest inter-school cycling, walking and scooting challenge. It inspires hundreds of thousands of pupils, staff and parents to choose human power for their journey to school. Click below to find out more
Suitable for: KS3
Help your students to make positive changes to the way they, and their school community, travel. Linked to the Citizenship curriculum, this lesson plan uses discussion and debate to explore new ways in which students can lower their carbon footprint.
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Suitable for: KS3 KS4 KS5 FE
Tools to support and inform young people around key road safety topics such as the break pledge, stopping distances and drink driving. Includes discussion cards, posters and creative project ideas to inspire conversations and campaigns as well as a collection of videos following the stories of those affected by road death or injury.