Improving the journey to school

This page describes the ways in which we plan to make journeys to school better for everyone.

 

To meet new duties under the Education and Inspections Act 2006 we have developed a strategy that aims to enable and encourage home to school journeys by ways other than the private car, for example walking, cycling and using public transport.

 

The strategy will do this by ensuring that parents and carers have information about travel and transport available when they are choosing a school.

 

We will also work with young people, parents and carers and schools to see how we can improve the journey to school and encourage environmentally sustainable travel.

 

During November / December 2008 we consulted children and young people on getting to school. Young people were consulted via an online questionnaire and through the Every Child Matters questionnaire and focus groups. The purpose of the consultation was to find out about young people's travel patterns and the reasons behind them. The results of the online questionnaire are available on the Sheffield 0-19+ Partnership website. A summary of the full consultation findings is available at the bottom of the page.

 

The full and summary versions of our Strategy are available to download at the bottom of the page. 

 

The key objectives of our strategy are to:

 

 

Have a look at our new interactive map to find your travel options.

 

For further information on the development of our strategy you can contact us by email at sustainable.travel@sheffield.gov.uk

 

Lots of information, including our strategies for School Travel Plans, Road Safety and Home to School transport provision, that will help you and your children get to school in a safer and environmentally sustainable way already exists. For more information see getting to school.