Primary Schools Active Travel

Description

The Project aims to increase the number of children travelling to school by walking, cycling and other forms of physically active travel. Benefits of this project include:
Health and Wellbeing:
· Children will be more focussed and ready to learn.
· Promoting Active Travel will reduce childhood inactivity and obesity.
· Regular Exercise builds Self Esteem and Confidence, Improving children’s perceptions of having exercise for life.
· Promotes healthy active lifestyles into general family life through active travel alternatives.
· Time spent outside helps children become more aware of the surroundings.
Ofsted:
· Physical activity is a key part of the new healthy schools rating scheme, Active Travel is a great way to demonstrate how your school is encouraging kids to become more physically active.
· A recent Ofsted report found that schools with good provision had an emphasis on healthy living that included encouraging pupils, especially those in primary schools, to walk or cycle to school.