Travelling to School by Bicycle

Travelling to School by Bike

At Glyn School we recognise the many positive benefits of students cycling to and from school. We therefore look to encourage this form of travel behaviour in as many ways as possible.

Some of the benefits of cycling to school include:

• Improving health through physical activity.
• Establishing positive active travel behaviour.
• Promoting independence and improving safety awareness.
• Reducing congestion, noise and pollution in the community.
• Reducing environmental impact of the journey to school.

To encourage as many students to cycle to school as we can, Glyn School will:

• Actively promote cycling as a positive way of travelling.
• Celebrate the achievements of those who choose to cycle to school.
• Provide secure cycle storage on the school site which all students are expected to use to store their bicycles.  All bicycles should be stored using a suitable bicycle lock.

To make cycling to and from school a positive experience for everybody concerned, we expect our students to:

• Ride sensibly and safely and to follow the Highway Code.
• Take responsibility for checking that their bicycle is roadworthy and regularly maintained.
• Behave in a manner which shows them and the school in the best possible light and to consider the needs of others when cycling.
• Wear a cycle helmet.
• Ensure they can be seen by other road users, by using bicycle lights and wearing high-visibility clothing, as appropriate.
• Avoid wearing headphones when cycling.

For the well-being of our students, we expect Parents and Carers to:

• Encourage their child to take up opportunities to develop their competence and confidence in cycling.
• Provide their child with the appropriate safety equipment such as high-visibility clothing, bicycle lights and cycle helmet as appropriate.
• Ensure that the cycles ridden to school are roadworthy and regularly maintained.

The decision as to whether a child is competent to cycle to and from school safely rests with the Parents' and Carers' and the school has no liability for any consequences of that decision.

Parents and Carers are advised to take out appropriate insurance cover as the school’s insurance does not cover loss or damage to bicycles.