Walking to School
When we were kids nearly all of us walked to school every day. We would chat to our friends on the way and arrive fit, refreshed and ready to start the school day. Congestion from school run traffic was not a big issue and the school gates were not such danger zones.
Unfortunately many children are now driven to and from school every day. Not all children go to their nearest school. Lifestyles have changed; walking to school does not always fit in with our busy schedules. Increased traffic makes parents worry about their children walking alone, so they drive them and become part of the problem.
We want to give more children the opportunity to walk all or part of the way to school safely every day. This section has some practical ideas of how you can help make this happen at your primary school and some of the ideas can be used for pre-schools and secondary schools too.
If you're a parent, teacher or governor interested in finding out about Park & Stride, the Walking Bus or other schemes then you've come to the right place. We can also let you know what other help is available, how to promote your schemes and how to get others motivated to join you.
