SCHOOL TRAVEL PLAN ACCREDITATION & UPDATE

In October we received the Higher Standards Award for the work that we have been doing in connection with our Travel Plan.

St. Christopher’s and Farnborough Primary School representatives
with the Bromley School Travel Plan Advisors

Since we first wrote the Travel Plan, we have worked hard to increase the number of pupils walking to school. This is done by using the popular Walk on Wednesday ( WoW ) Scheme, where children may walk all the way to school, or Park & Stride the final ½ mile. This eases congestion around the school area, and also encourages fitness in our pupils. This academic year we have also introduced the Walking the World Scheme – with your help we can all reach our target destinations!

We have four Year 6 pupils who have been appointed as Junior Road Safety Officers, and they will be sharing their ideas and knowledge with other pupils throughout the school by leading assemblies and competitions on themes such as Road Safety and Road Awareness. Early in the term we hosted a training afternoon for JRSOs from 8 Bromley Primary Schools.

In November our Prep. School pupils are participating in the annual Zig Zag banner competition – so look out for a new sign outside school in early 2010!

We have also recently taken delivery of a fantastic new all weather locking bike storage unit, paid for by TfL as part of the scheme.

This is equipped with racks and lockers, so the older pupils who are cycling to school will be able to leave their bikes and safety gear in a secure, and dry environment during the day.

We hope to have an official opening of this within the next few weeks. The old rack is now positioned on the grass, and is for the storage of scooters – we counted 14 in it last week!

You may also have noticed our new lighting around the outside of the main building. This is helping to make it safer for pedestrians when entering the site, as well as making it easier to see parents when they collect pupils in the evening.

We would like to thank all parents for their support and co-operation in the delivering of the Travel Plan, and look forward to seeing more walkers and cyclists, and many less drivers as the weather improves.