SchoolTravel Plan2012 - 2013

BOYNE HILL SCHOOL

Rutland Road Maidenhead Berkshire SL6 4HZ

01628 622708 e: boynehill@rbwm.org

DfE No. 868 3031

Contents

1. Introduction1.1 School Description

2. Current Situation2.1 Current Travel Plans

2.2 Issues and Problems 2.3 Current Achievements

3. Preferred Situation3.1 Aims of our Travel Plan

3.2 Targets for our Travel Plan 3.3 Benefits of our Travel Plan

4. Implementation4.1 Travel Plan Partnership

4.2 Consultation 4.3 Proposed Measures 4.4 Action Plan

5. Monitoring & Review5.1 Monitoring Process

5.2 Review Process

Travel Plan Agreement

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1.1 School Description

1. Introduction

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Boyne Hill Church of England Infant & Nursery School is an urban school, serving 250 3 - 7year olds.

There are 53 adults employed in the school as well as a number of work placement studentsand volunteers who attend on a regular basis.

The school is surrounded by housing and small businesses. The site is bounded on all sidesby roads and we have only 8 parking bays in our very small car park. To cater for anyonewith a disability needing access to the school we create a temporary disabled parking spaceas and when needed. Although we have 10 children with statements of special need thereare none who either need or are entitled to school transport.

There is only 1 permanent pedestrian entrance to the school from Rutland Road, a normallyquiet residential street, although for security reasons we open the gates onto Boyn HillRoad in the middle of the day to provide access to the Nursery. This avoids parents havingto cross the playground while the older children are outside over the lunchtime period.

There are double yellow lines and Keep Clear markings on Rutland Road immediately outsidethe school gates.

We do have a bus route (No.5) that runs close to the school along Boyn Hill Road.

The school day for Foundation Stage 2 and Key Stage 1 children is from 8.45am - 3.20pm.Foundation Stage 1 sessions are 8.45 - 11.45am and 12.25 - 3.25pm. The Breakfast Clubruns at All Saints Junior School from 7.45 - 8.30am and the After School Club runs atBoyne Hill School from 3.20 - 6.00pm daily.

We work with All Saints Junior School to provide before and after school facilities.Every day a walking bus operates between the two schools bringing Boyne Hill children fromAll Saints Breakfast Club and All Saints children to Boyne Hill School for the After SchoolClub.

Catchment area

2. Current Situation

2.1 Current Travel Patterns

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PUPIL, STAFF AND PARENT SURVEYSWe carried out class surveys to find out how the pupils come to school.All staff were given an individual survey and parents were asked to fill in a slip onthe school newsletter to say, if appropriate, why they need to bring their car toschool instead of walking, cycling or scooting.

We have frequent items in the weekly newsletter to parents, asking them toconsider leaving their cars at home and either walking or using pedal power toget to school. If there is a particular reason why they need to come in a car wealways ask them to park up to half a mile away and walk the last little bit of thejourney.

This survey was carried out in February 2013. The completed questionnairesare available in school.

WALK /SCOOT CYCLE BUS /

TRAIN CAR /

TAXIPARK &STRIDE

CARSHARE

OTHER

Current travelmode to school 115 3 1 63 51

Current travelmode from school 133 3 1 80 24

Preferred travelmode 89 66 13 39 1

PARENTS & PUPILS

STAFF

WALK CYCLE BUS /TRAIN

CAR /TAXI

PARK &STRIDE

CARSHARE

OTHER

Current travelmode to school 12 2 1 19

Current travelmode from school 9 2 1 20

Preferred travelmode 16 7 1 4 1 1

2.2 Issues & Problems

2. Current Situation

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Car exhausts contribute to air pollution and affect children’s health. Children sitting in cars in slow moving traffic face 2 - 3 times more pollution than pedestrians

Levels of physical activity are declining in children and childhood obesity is increasing

Parents concerns about road traffic danger

REASONS WHY MORE PARENTS DRIVE THEIR CHILDREN TO SCHOOL:(Identified through questionnaires February 2013 and post code plots)

Many parents bring their children into us before continuing on to either the playgroup, All Saints Junior School, other local schools or to their own place of work

Parents fear for the safety of unaccompanied children and ours are very young!

Some families do live a distance away and with a car available do not want to pay expensive bus fares

ACCESS ISSUES:

There are no cycle routes anywhere near the school but we do have enough bike rack spaces for 15 bikes / scooters and we are purchasing two scooter pods in March 2013

The roads surrounding the school become congested making it unsafe for children to cross (there have been a number of near misses and one hit immediately outside school)

2. Current Situation

2.2 Issues & Problems

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Access to neighbouring homes is sometimes blocked. This causes tension and misunderstanding between the school community and our neighbours

Some parents ignore the parking and waiting restrictions outside the school leading to a restricted view for staff and visitors entering and leaving the school site

Restricted access for emergency vehicles at busy times of the day, for both us and local residents

Coaches arriving at school for swimming lessons and trips have difficulty getting round the corner to collect the children

We have a limited number of spaces forbicycles and are in the process of ordering

some scooter pods (March 2013).

We have a single entrance to a very smallstaff car park.

2.3 Current Achievements

2. Current Situation

The school has both Green Flag and Healthy Schools awards. The Green Flag is in the processof renewal and the Travel Plan is part of the submission.WHAT WE ALREADY DO:

Awards for children walking / cycling to school through the RBWM STAR scheme

Sheltered waiting area for parents and children in the playground (which we would like to extend)

Regular participation in Walk to School Weeks to raise the profile

Participation in the National Big Pedal event

Regular reminders in the school newsletter about parking restrictions and courtesy

Monitoring the parking in front of the school each morning

Links with local community Wardens

Walking buses from All Saints Junior School, linking the Breakfast and After School Clubs

Surveys of Parents

Education through assemblies and curriculum time

Road Safety education for all the children

Off-road cycling training for children (being replaced by scooter training)

Participation in occasional promotions such as Road Safety calendar competitions

Links with local councillors and residents to improve road safety around the school - successes to date include bollards on street corners and a 20mph speed limit

Highway Code information provided about parking restrictions

Photos of badly parked cars in newsletters and on posters

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3. Preferred Situation

3.1 Aims of our Travel PlanUltimately, we are trying to get as many of our school community members aspossible, to leave their cars at home and either walk, ride, scoot or use publictransport to get to and from school.There are daily parking issues immediately outside the school due to there beingno passing space and very limited parking.

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3.2 Targets for our Travel PlanSMART TARGETS:To ensure that at least 50% of Foundation Stage parents make at least onejourney per week without using their car, by Summer 2013.

To reduce regular car use by Key Stage 1 parents to below 30% by Summer 2013.

3.3 Benefits of our Travel PlanThe whole school community benefits from less traffic on the roads

The air quality improves and our carbon footprint is reduced

Parents and children benefit from having time to spend in the fresh air,talking about their plans for the day, what they can see on their journey etc

The local community benefits from having less traffic causing congestionat the busiest times of the day

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4.1 Travel Plan Partnership

4. Implementation

Staff VisitorsFamilies Community WardensSchool Governors RBWM Transport TeamNeighbours School Council

4.2 ConsultationConsultation has taken place with staff, children, governors and parents.We have received support from Imogen Leonard from the RBWM Transport Team.We have also had frequent communication with our neighbours.Postcode plots for key Stage 1 have been carried out and discussed with theChildren.

4.3 Proposed MeasuresContinue to pursue a local one way system.Implement scooter training.Install scooter pods and shelter to encourage Foundation Stage parents to leavetheir cars at home.

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4. Implementation

4.4 Action Plan

Objective Actions Success Criteria

Continue to raiseawareness ofRoad Safety

Continue to incorporate Road Safetyinto the year’s teaching plans

Walk to all venues close enough toschool, such as Norden Farm,All Saints Church, other local

schools, the Magnet Leisure Centre,the cinema etc.

In lessons and through assembliesand visits to school from Community

Wardens, Strider etc.

Children aware ofRoad Safety issues

DF

CP

JH

Christmas forChristingleservice &

pantomime

Spring term forDance Festival

Summer forsports events

Also walks toparks for sciencelessons and the

cinema whenspecial

performancesare offered

Review trips andrisk assessments

termly, nextreview due

Summer term2013

nil JS SMT

Seek furthermethods of makingthe school journey

safer includingreference to air

pollution

Maintain bollards along Keep Clearzigzags in Rutland Road

Pursue one way system aroundschool

No parking on zigzags

One way system established

Continue toreinforce theimportance of

regular exercise

Support National Walk to Schoolcampaigns and the Big Pedal

Maintain walking bus from All Saintsto Boyne Hill

Replace ‘safe cycling’ course withscooter training

Proportions walking / cyclingincreased

Walking bus continues

Course run annually

Evaluated by

Monitored by

Who will lead

Deadline

Costs

DM/JS

JS

JS

JH/BM

JS

Weekly onTuesdays

Re-contact councilby April 2013

Annual - next dueMay 2013 and March

2014 respectively

Reviewed March 2013Next review due

July 2013

ContactMichelle Noble

April 2013

nil

to council

nil

Salarycosts

nil?

Govs

Teachers

JS

Govs

JS

Parents

Parents

Parents

SMT

SMT

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4. Implementation

4.4 Action Plan continued

Objective Actions Success Criteria

Continue toreinforce theimportance of

regular exercise

Raise children’s awareness ofproblems of air pollution through

science / PSHE teaching

Continue to participate inSTAR reward scheme

Continue to remind parents aboutthe law on safe parking and work

with Community Wardens to enforce

Publish School Travel Plan on websiteand use with neighbours as needed

Install shelter and scooter pods toencourage regular walking/scooting

to school

Pollution decreases

Fitness levels of childrenincrease

School neighbours happier

Parents and children happierto walk/scoot. Target to

reach below 50% of FS and30% KS1 children coming in

a car

Monitored by

Who will lead

Deadline

Costs

Teachers

Teachers

Next assembly dueMay 2013

Reviewed annually,next review dueSeptember 2013

Tocouncil

JS

JS

nil

MJ

JS/JH

JS/DM

Next campaign May2013 to coincide withWalk to School week,then Sept/Oct 2013

Summer 2013

Time

£3,700

Comm.Govs

FS staff

5.1 Monitoring ProcessCarry out the survey annually. The next review is due in February 2014.Review progress as indicated in the action plan. Modify targets if necessary.

The plan will be revised / rewritten in Spring 2017 by the Head Teacher andGovernors.

ANNUAL SURVEY DETAILS

YEAR WALK CYCLE BUS/TRAIN CAR/TAXI

2014

2015

2016

5. Monitoring & Review

Evaluated by

GovsT&L

Parents

Govs

Neighboursand Parents

SCHOOL STAFF

BOYNE HILL SCHOOL

SCHOOL GOVERNORS

PARENTS

SCHOOL COUNCIL

VISITORS

ROYAL BOROUGH OF WINDSOR & MAIDENHEAD

TRAVEL PLAN AGREEMENT

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NEIGHBOURS