School travel plans
School travel plans offer practical measures to promote active, healthy, safe and sustainable travel to and from nurseries, schools and colleges. Hertfordshire County Council use the national on-line accreditation travel plan system, Modeshift STARS:
Modeshift STARS – National Accreditation Scheme
Contributing to achieving Hertfordshire County Council’s vision to create a cleaner, greener and healthier Hertfordshire, improving physical and mental health in the community can deliver positive change through a cleaner and greener environment with healthy and fulfilling lives for all. This short film outlines the potential benefits:
As part of the accreditation progress for a school travel plan on Modeshift STARS Hertfordshire County Council’s Active & Safer Travel team is able to offer a range of road safety initiatives from Year 6 to Reception that can be delivered to your school to develop the life skills to encourage more active and independent travel.
Year 6 - Street Engineering Quiz (online)
Year 5 - Distractions (at school)
Year 4 - Pedestrian Skills (on roads near school)
Year 3 - Safer Places To Cross (online)
Year 2 - Scooterbility (at school)
Year 1 - Stay Safe With Aya & Harry: Visiting The Zoo (online)
Reception - Stay Safe With Aya & Harry: Travelling By Car (online)
Modeshift STARS empowers organisations by providing a centre of excellence for developing, delivering and monitoring effective travel plans. Modeshift is a not-for-profit membership organisation that exists to increase levels of active and sustainable in business, education and community settings.
If you are interested in working towards a travel plan with the sustainable travel benefits that road safety initiatives and other active activities can initiate, please contact the Active and Safer Travel Team to arrange a virtual meeting to discuss your requirements. This service is free of charge. Email: activeandsafertravel@hertfordshire.gov.uk
Hertfordshire County Council: School travel plans
Please visit our Resources and Campaigns page and Road Safety Educational Programmes page for ideas on how we can support you further.