Road safety update

FAO: All schools, Climate Ambassadors, youth workers, home educators and students , 15 September 2025 08:57

Bikeability Cycle To School Week

Pledge to pedal for Cycle to School week.

Access free resources, safety equipment and access to cycle training.

In support of national Cycle to School week, 13 - 17 October 2025, the Norfolk County Council Road Safety Team is encouraging Norfolk schools to make their 'pledge to pedal' this year.

Fully funded training spaces across Norfolk

Whether your school has engaged with Bikeability before, or looking to offer new opportunities, Bikeability courses can encourage and empower positive cycling skills, awareness and behaviours and support healthy lifestyles.

With secured funding from The Bikeability Trust via Active Travel England we are delighted to offer Norfolk children in education with funded cycling opportunities, delivered by commissioned Bikeability training providers (Outspoken Training, Pedal Power, SJ3 Outdoors & Little Riders).

The courses offer positive links to personal health, social and economic education (PHSE) as well as FLOURISH principles and can promote the following benefits:

Physical exercise and time outdoors.
Developing a hobby and interests.
Routines and how to achieve different forms of regular exercise.
Building in resilience so children can make healthy and informed choices.
Creating independence using positive and safe cycling behaviours.
Inclusive learning opportunity to support all children's needs. (Please discuss any bespoke needs with your provider or by emailing NCC's Bikeability co-ordinator at [email protected])

To make your pledge and access a free Cycle to School Week resource pack, visit - Cycle to School Week - Bikeability

To register your school's interest in funded Bikeability courses for 2025/26, please email [email protected] or contact your existing Bikeability training provider.

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Safe School Run Pledge - for primary and secondary schools

Safe School Run Pledge

Free Resource and an Opportunity to win (Active Travel rewards or a School Banner) for Primary & Secondary Schools

Win Active Travel Prizes for Your School!

Take part in the Safe School Run Pledge and be entered into a termly prize draw to win a Road Safety Banner or other exciting active travel rewards. All you need to do is use the resources and complete a short feedback form!

We're inviting primary and secondary schools to join a campaign for healthier, safer, and more sustainable school journeys.

The FREE Resources Pack helps schools tackle school-run challenges while supporting PSHE curriculum outcomes. Whether you take the pledge or simply use the resources, you'll be helping to build safer travel habits and cleaner air for the future.

How the pack can support your school

Responsible Parking Resources
Tackle parking challenges by promoting safer, more considerate habits. Use our resources - posters, leaflets, and practical tips to help reduce congestion and improve safety for everyone near the school gates.
Active Travel Promotion
Encourage walking, wheeling, scooting, and cycling to reduce congestion and support student well-being.
Air Quality Monitoring (optional)
Book our air quality monitor to measure pollution levels around your school and raise awareness of how traffic affects the local environment. Use these insights to ease congestion at drop-off and pick-up times, protect vulnerable road users, and improve the air we all breathe.

Why Take Part?

By using the resources or making the pledge, your school will:

Promote safer travel habits
Improve local air quality
Support student well-being
Meet PSHE learning outcomes

Let's lead by example and make the School Run something to be proud of.

Request your FREE resources pack, please email 

[email protected]

Enter the Prize Draw

Submit your feedback to be entered into our termly prize draw.

Winners drawn each term until June 2026. One entry per school.

We would like to hear from you even if you decide the resource pack was not suitable.

Road Safety & Clean Air Toolkit - for Secondary Schools and Colleges

Empower your students to make a difference!

The Road Safety & Clean Air Toolkit is a free, flexible, teacher-led resource pack designed for secondary schools and colleges. It helps students explore the impact of air pollution and road safety through education, data analysis, creative campaigning, and community engagement.

With poor air quality and unsafe travel habits affecting health, wellbeing, and the environment, especially around schools on the school run. this toolkit will support students to:

Promote active travel
Reduce pollution
Improve road safety
Support Norfolk's climate and sustainability goals

What's included?

Curriculum-linked lesson plans and activities
Guidance on collecting and analysing air quality data
Support for planning and running student-led campaigns
A real-life case study to inspire action
Tips for engaging parents, carers, and the wider community

Who's it for?

Aimed at Secondary Schools & Colleges, for teachers, Climate Ambassadors, youth workers, and home educators. Supporting a wide range of subjects including PSHE, Science, Geography, Health Education, Maths, ICT, Art, and Citizenship including tutor time or enrichment sessions.

Incentives for engagement

Schools who can demonstrate using this resource by completing the feedback forms included in the pack, will be entered into a 'prize draw' each term to win an Active Travel Pack worth up to £50 or a School Banner

Feedback from students and educators highlights that the toolkit helps students develop a deeper understanding of how travel choices affect air quality, health, and sustainability, while encouraging active participation through engaging, hands-on activities.