Travel
Over the last 6 years, Burford School has
developed a particularly active and well-supported travel plan, for which the
overall aim are to encourage and support the use of sustainable transport (i.e.
walking, park & walk, car share, cycling, scootering), both to and
from school.
A sustainable approach means that we are more environmentally
friendly and helps to tackle some of the challenges that Burford School faces,
namely:
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Reducing traffic congestion around the school during
drop-off and pick-up times. Increased traffic and badly parked cars reduce
visibility and increase the likelihood of an accident.
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Making the routes to school safer for children. As
drivers: observing the speed limits and manoeuvring cars carefully. For
children: improving road safety skills and understanding of the dangers on
the road.
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Being mindful of residents who live close to school.
Blocked driveways and churned-up verges are an issue.
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To encourage children (and parents!) to adopt a healthy
lifestyles through more fresh air and exercise.
To address some of our challenges, Burford operates the
following initiatives:
- Go for Gold (GfG)
–
an
incentive based scheme developed to encourage children and their parents to
use sustainable travel modes for the school journey (both to and from
school).
- A
‘Crocodile Trail’ – a ‘walking bus’ which
runs from one end of the Marlow Bottom valley.‘Footsteps’ training –
a training programme in 3 stages
which teaches pupils practical road safety skills under the guidance of an
accredited tutor.
- Cycling skills – Burford runs 2 levels of cycle
training; Biking Basics for 7-9yr olds and Cycling Awareness for 9-11yr
olds, run by accredited trainers.
- The appointment of 2 JRSO’s
(Junior Road Safety Officers) each year to support the travel
initiatives. Many events and competitions throughout the year to
support travel planning initiatives
-
Termly
School Travel Newsletters
– which provide news and information for parents and pupils
If you would like to get involved in supporting some of our
travel initiatives, please contact Burford’s School Travel Co-ordinators via the
school office.
Burford is one of the few schools that has been awarded a gold
award from Bucks County Council for achieving a ‘Level 3 Plan’ for more than 3
years. This award, in turn, enables us to apply for funding to support our
future travel initiatives.
It is therefore important that we maintain interest and
momentum for travel planning. This is only possible with support from parents,
as the school staff as well as the wider community.
If you would like to know more, please contact
Brid Hayward.
Below is a list of latest letters and bulletins relating
to travel to and from school (including 'Go for Gold', our walk to school
initiative).
To
view these you need a copy of Adobe pdf reader which is free to download and can
be found using the link below.
Burford Travel Plan and Annual Reviews
Induction leaflet
Burford walk to school map
Parking on verges
Burford School Cycle & Scooter
Notice
Drivers' Code of Conduct 2007
Walk to school map
Travel Plan - The
first to reach level 3 (produced 2004)
Annual Review 2006
Annual Review 2005
Annual Review 2004
