School Travel Plan Champions’ Link Network Meeting Autumn 2013 Welcome and house keeping Introductions School Travel Plan and Road Safety updates Transport For London Public Health and Wellbeing Programme Goldbeaters Primary School Networking session

STARS  65 Schools accredited through the STARS Scheme 38 Bronze 13 Silver 14 Gold  Schools of Excellence – 4 schools gained top awards from Transport for London at City Hall Queenswell Infant School - Partnership award Mathilda Marks- Kennedy Jewish Primary School – Walking Award St Catherine’s RC Primary School – Road Safety award  Foulds Primary School – School of the Region (North London)  New STARS website now live Competitions, toolkits, Best Practice

Barnet STP Website  Changes are currently being made to reflect STARS criteria  Please continue to upload work to the website  Changes will be demonstrated in March workshops

Regional Enterprise  On 1 st October Delegated Regulatory services outsourced to Regional Enterprise (Re)  Re is a joint venture between Capita Symonds (51%) and Barnet Council (49%)  Development and Regulatory Services is the new name for the directorate  School Travel Plans remain within the operations of Highways  You will be kept up to date as changes occur

Change 4 Life  New resources from Change 4 Life  Resource kit for teachers on how to incorporate healthy eating and physical activity into curriculum  A film for use in assemblies

Co-Operative Green Schools Revolution  Initiative to support Walking Buses  Walking Bus Kits worth £1000  Examples of how schools have benefitted from kits  teachers/walking-buses/ teachers/walking-buses/

New Commission on physical activity for children  MP’s and Peers launch new Commission to increase physical activity among children  Leading organisations in sports and sports personalities to put together a collaborative approach to the current situation  n.com n.com  ov.uk/adult-social- services/sport-and- physical-activity- review/ ov.uk/adult-social- services/sport-and- physical-activity- review/

Project Earth Rock  Resources using music to help promote environmental awareness  2 free lesson plan packages until December 2013  Project Earth Rock Resource – includes a song teaching video, lesson plans with curriculum, song MP3 file  Animated Earth Tour – Key stage 1 and 2  Live band plus cartoonist to promote environmental issues and solutions  Each school that hosts gets free Project Earth Rock Resource  Booking from February 2014

Road Safety Updates Road Safety Week 18 th – 24 th November - if you have any projects happening, please let us know and don’t forget to upload pictures, work that pupils are doing to the STP website! JRSO and Modeshifters packs have now been sent to schools JTA – Junior Travel Ambassador’s is TfL’s version of JRSO and Modeshifters Barnet School should continue to use JRSO and Modshifters this year. We will start using JTA from September 2014 Pedestrian Training – Letters have been sent about Spring term bookings BOBBY Panel have put together a road safety video – available on YouTube - If you require resources please Jeffrey Sarpong

Walksafe N14 –Pressure group including parents, residents and pupils at Osidge Primary School Councillors have agreed to consult on Road Safety Proposals for the local area Walksafe N2 - also successful AXA Insurance launch Roadsafe Schools Campaign Roadsafe Schools Assessment Form – information about road markings and traffic controls in the local area raise-road-safety-awareness-around- schools/

Contacts Alison Sharpe – Workplace and School Travel Plans Annabelle Fosu – School Travel Plans Jeffrey Sarpong – Road Safety (STP’s) (Road Safety)