Award criteria
higher standards level
The school travel plan document should have met all
criteria for the 'sustainable' level. To meet the accreditation
level for 'higher standards' the plan must be at the review
stage or beyond. The school should show a higher level of
participation in sustainable travel initiatives provided by
their local authority and TfL, combined with a more
innovative approach to their travel plan and related actions,
consultation and monitoring.
The left-hand column of all criteria indicates the links to
Every Child Matters and where these elements should be
included in the self-evaluation form. Each criterion applies
to SEN schools unless otherwise stated.
Part one
School travel plan document
Details should be provided to confirm that the document
contains relevant information required for 'sustainable' level
Research, monitoring and evaluation
ECM 4.2 / 4 /3 SEF 2a, 2b |
Review of travel modes has been completed yearly since
the plan was approved with information on the key
indicators - travel to and from school, preferred travel
to and from school and obstacles to sustainable travel
Not applicable to SEN schools |
SEF 2a, 2b |
For SEN schools - data should be provided on how each child
travels to school and compared to the data from the
previous year |
SEF 2a, 2b |
Staff are involved in surveys |
ECM 3.8.5 SEF 2a, 2b |
Comparisons of year on year data have been made and progress has been evaluated |
ECM 4.3 / 4.3.4 |
Pupils are involved in monitoring - For SEN schools see
below criteria |
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For SEN pupils - if pupils are unable to be involved in
monitoring they are asked for their views on their journey
to school and this is recorded |
ECM 3.8.5 SEF 2d |
Progress reported against targets (this can be done within the action plan - see below) |
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A date is set for the next survey and next review |
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A date is also set for a complete rewrite of the plan.
Each plan must be totally rewritten every three years to
accommodate the new influx of pupils |
SEF 2d |
Reviews of the plan have provided evidence of modal shift
away from the car for at least for part of the journey
(or there are at least 90% of pupils travelling by sustainable
modes where schools already have high levels of
sustainable travel and modal shift is difficult to achieve) |
Consutation
ECM 4.3 / 5.3.4 |
A list of representatives on the working group is provided
(should include student representatives) or the school can
demonstrate how information is circulated throughout the
school and how all members of the school community
are involved |
ECM 4.7 |
For SEN schools, if students are not able to belong to
this group, then the school must demonstrate how
information is circulated throughout the school and how all
members of the school community are involved |
SEF 2a |
The school has provided minutes of meetings held with
governors, staff, senior management team and school
council (if appropriate - not applicable to SEN schools) |
SEF 2a |
Details of further consultation on the plan since it was approved
are listed (this should include residents and other stakeholders)
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Examples of pupils work relating to the plan (eg survey
analysis or posters) is contained within the travel
plan document |
ECM 4.3.4 / 1.3.3 |
The school has carried out walking/cycling audits with pupils.
For further clarification on this, you should contact your
School Travel Advisor |
Engineering
ECM 2.2 |
Problems/issues on the journey to school have been
identified and evidence has been provided as to how
these were identified and by whom |
ECM 2.2 / 2.4 / 3.6.1 |
These issues have been solved through engineering measures if applicable (or an explanation has been
provided as to why not) |
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Information on STP engineering measures has been circulated throughout the school |
Action plan and targets
SEF 2d |
Progress has been recorded against the original action plan
(this will preferably be included as an additional column) |
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A new action plan has been set for the following year that
includes sustaining actions and implementing new initiatives |
SEF 2d |
Progress has been reported against original targets |
ECM 3.8.5 |
Targets have been updated and reset if necessary. An
explanation has been given for not reaching targets and
a summary of the work in progress to remedy this has
been provided
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ECM 4.3 |
Student council/pupil groups are responsible for specific
points within the action plan. This may not be appropriate
for SEN schools, which do not have to meet this
particular criterion |
Funding
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Details are included within the plan on the allocation of the
DfES capital grant and other funding made available from
Transport for London |
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Photos are provided of what the funding has been spent on |
Curriculum
SEF 3c |
There is evidence that sustainable travel has been
incorporated into the curriculum (eg curriculum links,
lesson plans, photos of display materials)
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The school receives Theatre in Education performances on
sustainable travel (reasons are given if this is not possible) |
Promotion
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The school promotes sustainable travel initiatives through a
variety of means, eg:
- Newsletter
- Notice Board
- Parents evenings/induction evenings
- Information on the websites/within the prospectus
- Competitions
- Information sent to residents
- Letter from the head teacher
- Letter from school council to school community
- Parent coffee mornings
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ECM 2.1/1.1 SEF 2c |
The school promotes the school travel plan through at least three of these methods on a termly basis |
Part two
To qualify for a 'higher standards' award, a school must
demonstrate it has taken initiatives further. The school
should meet all criteria in at least one of the four
categories and one of the criteria from each of the other
categories. It is recognised that schools will not be able to
achieve all criteria in all categories.
SEN schools must provide details of what has been
achieved in a particular area in the section provided and
these will be considered on an individual basis.
Walking initiatives
ECM 1.1 / 1.2 / 1.3 / 1.2.6 |
School takes part in WoW - Walk Once a Week/Walk on Wednesdays/Walk Whenever |
ECM 1.1 / 1.2 / 1.3 / 1.2.6 |
The school rewards children for walking in other ways/using other schemes eg pedometer schemes |
ECM 1.1 / 1.2 / 1.3 / 1.2.6 |
The school runs walking events not just tied to the journey to school eg sponsored walks |
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The school has investigated the possibility of a walking bus
and implemented this if appropriate |
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Other schemes - the school should provide details of other
relevant schemes |
Cycling initiatives
ECM 1.3 |
The school has cycle storage facilities in place and an
adequate number of spaces is provided |
ECM 1.1 / 1. 2 / 1.3 / 1.2.6 |
The school runs cyclist training courses for year 6 pupils and has investigated the possibility of extending this training to other age ranges and to staff
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ECM 1.1 / 1. 2 / 1.3 / 1.2.6 |
The school has investigated the possibility of pool bikes for pupils to use |
ECM 1.1 / 1. 2 / 1.3 / 1.2.6 |
The school has other schemes in place to reward pupils for cycling to school e.g. cycling competitions
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ECM 1.1 / 1. 2 / 1.3 / 1.2.6 |
The school runs sponsored cycling events |
ECM 3.6 / 2.1 / 1.2 / 1.3 / 1.2.6 / 1.3.3 |
The school organises bike maintenance sessions for pupils
and staff |
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Staff and visitors are encouraged to cycle wherever possible |
ECM 1.1 / 1.2 / 1.3 |
The school distributes/displays local cycle maps (these can be provided by TfL)
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ECM 1.1 / 1.2 / 1.3 |
Other schemes - the school should provide details on other relevant schemes |
Car sharing initiatives
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The school promotes car sharing as an alternative to
individual pupils travelling separately to school by car and
has an informal system in place if applicable |
ECM 1.3.3 / 2.1 /2.2 |
The school is implementing ways to discourage irresponsible behaviour among parents who drive their
children to school |
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Other schemes - the school should provide details of other relevant schemes |
Public transport initiatives
ECM 3.6 / 2.2 |
The school promotes the use of public transport and the
free U16 scheme available to all pupils in London. |
ECM 3.1 |
The school promotes the use of public transport through
various methods eg travel leaflets, information on notice
boards and on the school website |
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The school holds public transport information workshops
for pupils and parents where there is information on local
routes (if a secondary school) |
ECM 2.1 / 2.2 |
The school has tackled issues of anti-social behaviour
on local buses through the development of innovative
schemes, if applicable |
SEN Schools
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SEN schools will need to provide specific information on initiatives developed within their schools |
Part three
Further initiatives which a 'higher standards' school would be expected to implement in addition to the initiatives detailed above:
Road safety initiatives
ECM 2.1 / 2.2 |
The schools should have a Junior Road Safety Officer (JRSO) scheme in operation (primary only). If this is not possible,
explain why |
ECM 2.1 / 2.2 |
The school should promote Dangerous Games (secondary
only). If this is not possible, explain why |
ECM 2.1 / 2.2 |
The school implements transitional work (both primary and
secondary). If this is not possible, explain why |
ECM 2.1 / 2.2 |
The school implements pedestrian skills training (primary
only) and or Theatre in Education on road safety
education (primary and secondary) |
Partnership initiatives
ECM 2.4 SEF 1b |
The school can demonstrate partnership work with
Road Safety Officers (from local council) |
ECM 2.4 SEF 1b |
The school can demonstrate partnership work with the
Police eg Safer Neighbourhood Teams |
SEF 1b |
The school is working towards or has obtained National
Healthy Schools Standard |
SEF 1b |
The school can demonstrate partnership work with
Schools Sports Coordinators (from local council) |
SEF 1b |
The school has entered the London Mayors Environment
Award or the school is an Eco School |
Part four
To be implemented by the School Travel Advisor:
Information from original survey and annual review
surveys has been recorded on the Itrace monitoring
database by the School Travel Advisor. The school travel plan and review/s has been signed off by
the Assistant Director (or above) of Transportation and the
Assistant Director (or above) of Families and Children's Services |
Part five
Please provide any additional information not included
within the criteria to support your application.
This section is optional.