London Borough of Barnet Millbrook Park Primary School. Bronze accredited. Travel Plan /09/ /08/2017. Travel and planning

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1 London Borough of Barnet Millbrook Park Primary School Bronze accredited Travel Plan /09/ /08/2017 School information Current Level Bronze accredited Awarded September 2016 Valid until August 2017 Basic information Opening hours 06:30-18:00 Student school hours 08:40-15:10 Breakfast club opening hours 07:30-08:40 Extended school visiting time 18:00 Number of staff 20 Travel and planning Bus routes Catchment area There is currently no defined catchment area, however the school has been built to meet the needs of the Inglis community and grow as the community grows (there are 2238 homes on the estate feeding into the school which will form the majority of the catchment area in the long term). The development is far from capacity which has resulted in a short term wide catchment area of more than 3 miles. Expansion plans The school was newly opened in Autumn 2014 and currently has pupils in Nursery, Reception, Yr 1 and Yr 2. Additional pupils will be added each year until all year groups are full. Engineering measures There is a zebra crossing and drop off and pick up bays within a school zone with parking restrictions in the road outside the school. Other travel information 1 / 11

2 Facilities and parking Covered sheffield stand Sheffield stand Cycle racks Other cycle parking Scooter parking 40 spaces Helmet lockers Student storage lockers Staff storage lockers Staff shower facilities No Motorcycle parking Staff parking 24 spaces Staff car share parking Disabled parking 3 spaces Visitor parking Coach parking Yes Edubase data Address School House Lane London NW7 1JF Go to website Phase of education Primary School type Academy Sponsor Led Gender Mixed Age range 3-11 Number of pupils 132 DfE Number 302/2048 URN Status Open Targets In progress Park and Stride (5 minute walk plus) To increase Park and Stride from 0% to 8% 2 / 11

3 Closed date Staff Cycling Increase staff cycling from 0% to 6% by March 2018 Closed date Pupil Public Transport At least 31% of pupils accessing public transport by March 2017 Closed date Pupil car use to decrease To decrease car use from 63% to 54% Closed date Pupil Walking To increase walking to school from 4% to 5% Closed date Parent Parking Encourage and promote safer parent parking Closed date 3 / 11

4 Survey Groups 2015/2016 Survey Participants Pupils & staff Date 16/05/2016 Responses 107 Response rate 113% Active travel (15%/50%) Walking (7%/7%) Scooting (6%/21%) Buggy (0%/0%) Cycling (2%/22%) Public transport (14%/15%) Rail/Overground (0%/0%) Tube (2%/4%) DLR (0%/0%) Tram (0%/0%) Public bus (12%/7%) School bus/taxi (0%/4%) River (0%/0%) Car (71%/35%) Car/Motorcycle (68%/20%) Car share (3%/7%) Park and stride (0%/7%) 4 / 11

5 2014/2015 Survey Participants Pupils & staff Date 01/12/2014 Responses 58 Response rate 118% Active travel (3%/37%) Walking (3%/30%) Scooting (0%/0%) Buggy (0%/0%) Cycling (0%/7%) Public transport (34%/11%) Rail/Overground (0%/0%) Tube (5%/0%) DLR (0%/0%) Tram (0%/0%) Public bus (28%/7%) School bus/taxi (2%/4%) River (0%/0%) Car (62%/52%) Car/Motorcycle (62%/52%) Car share (0%/0%) Park and stride (0%/0%) Stories 5 / 11

6 Going for Gold We are GOING FOR GOLD at Millbrook Park School. Over the last year we have participated in lots of walking and scooting initiatives. We have had an 11% modal shift away from car use from We have really focussed on walking and scooting to school. The following initiatives have been put in place over the year to promote sustainable travel to school: Weekend Walkies, Walking Bear, Walk About Talk About, Teaching Environmental Benefits of Active Travel, Walking Zone, Park and Stride, Step Counting Week, Scooter Pods Installed, Scooter Breakfast, Bling Your Scooter, Scooter Training. As we have such a wide catchment area for our school, many parents find it easier to drive their child to school. The children have been so excited and enthusiastic about these initiatives, they have really encouraged their parents to come to school in a more sustainable way. 25/04/ /04/ Scooter training For our last day of 'Scooter Week' the children participated in scooter training to practise twists and turns, and stopped at a 'road' of cones. 21/04/ /04/ Bling your scooter For the second day of scooter week, the children blinged their scooters and rode them to school for a fashion parade. 20/04/ /04/ Bikers' breakfast For our first day back to school we held a 'Scooter Breakfast' before school. It was very popular and the children had a fantastic time! We had 70 children attend. 19/04/ /04/ Personal safety promotion The children were given a half term challenge of using public transport, then 01/04/ /04/ / 11

7 creating a poster of the things they need to do to be safe on that transport. We had some great posters come back in today! Park and Stride Children were encouraged to particpate in a Park and Stride challenge where they completed a full week of park and stride. They used the walking zone map to determine whether or not they had walked a long enough distance to count for park and stride. 20/03/ /03/2017 Park and Stride Children were challenged to 'Park and Stride' everyday for one whole week. Some children walked the whole way to school, and some parked their car in the 5-10 minute walking zone. They used the walking zone poster which was sent out to parents to help them. Although it was difficult for a lot of chilren to do this, they really enjoyed the idea of it and learnt how walking helps the environment. 20/03/ /03/2017 Step counting week Children completed a 'Step Counting Week'. We used the pedometers given to us from the Deputy Mayoress when she came for her visit. The children wore the pedometers while in school and we wrote down their steps for each day. At the end of the week, the children got a certificate showing how many steps they took for the whole week at school. 13/03/ /03/2017 Include active travel in strategy and policies Travel plan included in the School Development Plan from June Aim to put in initiatives to reduce car usage and promote road safety. 08/03/ /03/ Walking zones Walking Zone around school was mapped. A digital copy made and then sent to parents. 07/03/ /03/ / 11

8 Walk About, Talk About Reception are learning about transport this week. This tied in well with the Walk About Talk About lesson on road safety. The children made posters to show their new learning about how to be safe. 06/03/ /03/ Weekend walkies Weekend Walkies has been introduced to Nursery. We purchased a plush toy dog on a stiff leash so children can take him walking on the weekend. The idea was so popular that we have begun this initiative in Reception as well. 06/03/ /03/ Teaching environmental benefits of active travel Teachers taught chidlren about the environmental benefits of active travel. Children learnt about air pollution and how walking, car sharing and park and stride can help air pollution. 03/03/ /03/ Walking Bears We ordered the walking bears resource. Children take a sheet home to complete. They will illustrate their journey home from school by sticking something into the book, drawing, writing or attaching a photo. 02/03/ /03/2017 Attend a TfL or borough school travel event Attended a workshop to help complete the School Travel Plan / 11

9 TfL funding Applied for 2017 funding from TfL 21/02/ /02/ Walking Bears We introduced the children to our 'Walk to School Teddy' in January. So far, one year 2 classes have had a turn at taking the teddy home. We've had lots of journal responses from the children and the Teddy has seen lots of things on his walks to school. He's seen churches, other schools and supermarkets! Teddy is on his way to the other classes in the school to see even more things on his walks. 09/01/ Public transport for school trips Year 1 went on a school trip to the Tower of London. We wore high vis vests and walked to Mill Hill East station to catch the tube there. 23/11/ /11/ Senior management and school governor involvement Head Teacher organised a meeting with Matt Knight who is in charge of the roads on the Millbrook estate. Senior management, Governors and School Travel Champion were all present for the meeting. This meeting was to express concerns about parking and the development of the estate which would relieve many issues for us. 03/10/ /10/ Theatre in Education Travel workshop to encourage and promote safe travel. 28/09/ /09/ / 11

10 Pupil involvement Year 2 pupils were concerned about the parking in the morning. They took photos and made posters to show parents what they should and shouldn't do. 28/09/ /09/ Theatre in Education Year 1 and 2 took part in a road safety immersive theatre show to improve their road safety awareness. 28/09/ /09/2016 Communicating with parents/carers Children created posters and photos to encourage parents to park more safety at the school. This was put in the newsletter to promote it. 26/09/ /09/ Communicating with parents/carers Letter from Head Teacher to parents to make them aware of our parking issues and parking guidelines at the school. Suggestions to walk or catch public transport to reduce the number of cars outside school. 12/09/ /09/2016 Scooter parking installed Installed scooter parking for 40 scooters. 05/09/ / 11

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