Car sharing promotion
Suitable for primary and secondary schools.
Overview
Education phase
Category of activity
TravelTypes of activity
How it helps
- Eases congestion at school gates
- Encourages parental participation
- Reduces the impact on your local environment
Useful Resources
Car Park Sharing Count Sheet Car Sharing Template Car Sharing - Information Sharing Consent LetterUseful Links
Park and StrideAbout the activity
Car sharing helps reduce congestion around the school gate by encouraging families to combine their journeys to school. Parents/carers can partner with a family who lives nearby and take it in turns to drop off and pick up their children at the beginning and end of the school day. You can also encourage staff who live close to one another to share lifts.
This activity works well when introduced at the beginning of a school year. It can be run alongside Park and Stride, too.
Always make sure you have permission before sharing parents’/carers’ contact details. You can adapt the example car share participation form to your needs.
Do a car park survey before and after you launch Car Sharing Promotion to see how successful you've been.
Activity steps
Step 1
Know your numbers. Survey pupils to find out how many share lifts to school
Step 2
Who's interested? Speak with parents/carers to find out how many would be interested in car sharing
Step 3
Gather contacts. Put up a poster or map to which parents/carers can add their contact details and general location. They can then find and contact other interested families who live nearby
Step 4
Spread the word. Promote car sharing and its benefits in newsletters, on notice boards and at parents’ evening
Step 5
Check for success. Survey pupils to find out how many are now sharing lifts to school and ask parents/carers for their feedback (see example survey form in Resources)
Step 6
Tell your story! Upload your evidence to "my activities"