Road safety support & training - Cycling and walking to school

Enrol your children on a Bikeability course

Bikeability aims to increase the confidence of the younger generation when riding their bikes on roads.

Please refer to Bikeability(opens new window) for more information.

Take part in the 'Walk Around the World' challenge

WATW is run throughout the school year and each class collects points based on the mode of travel of each pupil; the more sustainable the mode, the more points you earn. Each point is worth 1 km and the aim is to beat the other classes on the 4,000km journey around the UK.

This inter-class challenge has been designed not only to reduce levels of car usage on the school journey, but to aid the implementation of school travel plans.

Organise a walking bus with other parents

A walking bus involves a group of children walking between home and school under the guidance of at least two trained adult volunteers. It can also work for a park-and-stride scheme to enable children to walk at least part of the way to school from an agreed parking area.

Help and support is available from the council. Once you have identified a potential route and have some parent volunteers available, you can contact the road safety unit to undertake a risk-assessment of the route and to train the volunteers. We can provide fluorescent, reflective tabards for adults and children.

The Road Safety team

The Road Safety team is responsible for delivering education and training initiatives to improve road user safety, including programmes for schools and the general public. Details of services for schools can be found at Right Choice: Road Safety(opens new window).

We are part of the Wiltshire and Swindon Road Safety Partnership, working together with Wiltshire Police, Dorset and Wiltshire Fire and Rescue Service, Swindon Borough Council and National Highways England to reduce the number and severity of casualties on our roads.