Cycle Friendly School

About

There are a great range of active and committed staff, parents, volunteers and partners working towards promoting cycling in schools. Through our Cyclce Friendly School Award, Cycling Scotland can help you towards achieving real benefits.

Cycling Scotland’s Cycle Friendly School is a nationally recognised award for all Primary Schools in Scotland who are committed to increasing the number of children cycling to school. The aim is to encourage cycling as part of a whole school culture of cycling to benefit both children’s health and their environment and can contribute to Health Promoting School and Eco-School initiatives.

Each stage of the award process is fully supported by Cycling Scotland and the award is accompanied by a number of resources, including lesson plans, and links to cycling training.

The step by step Cycle Friendly School Process:

1. Identify a committed school ‘cycle champion’ to help guide your work.

2. Register your school online

3. Complete the online self-assessment. This is quick and easy, and allows us to gauge what stage you school is at.

4. Cycling Scotland will feed back any recommendations and an action plan.

5. Once you have collected the supporting evidence, we will carry out a short assessment visit (supportive, not critical!)

6. Successful schools recieve a framed certificate and goodies for both pupils and staff.

Supporting services

Cycle Friendly School Champions Handbook - This helpful book guides you through the award with helpful tips and recommendations.  Available for download here.

Lesson Plans – We have produced a suite of eight lesson plans to help you link your cycling activities to the Curriculum for Excellence. Available for download here.

Cycle Training – We offer a range of courses to staff and volunteers to become cycle trainers and leaders, capable of delivering support programmes.  More information is available here.

Cycle Training Resources – Cycling Scotland and Road Safety Scotland have developed resources to support the delivery of cycle training.  These resources are available at three levels as detailed in the national standard. Find more information and order your resources here.

Links and advice – Cycling Scotland are a member of the Cycling in Schools Group, along with the CTC, Sustrans, EcoSchools, Learning Teaching Scotland, Scottish Cycling, Scottish Government, sportscotland, and Road Safety Scotland.  If we can not directly help you answer a question, chances are we know someone who can!

Hall of fame –  Please visit our Cycle Friendly School Hall of Fame – showing all our Cycle Friendly Schools with a selection of helpful case studies to give you ideas and promote shared learning.

contact

Christopher Johnson – Active Travel and Education Officer

christopherjohnson@cyclingscotland.org

Register now!