Working with other schools
Suitable for all schools and nurseries.
Overview
Education phase
Category of activity
SupportingTypes of activity
How it helps
- Encourages community involvement
- Encourages interaction with other pupils
About the activity
Work with other schools or nurseries to exchange information, ideas and resources and team-up on events and activities throughout your journey. This will help you to build stronger relationships with local schools and highlight the importance of active travel to a wider audience.
Ideas for working with other schools
- Organise a walk or cycle to school competition together and award a trophy to the winning school each year – like a local derby!
- Host a networking meeting to share ideas (your borough officer may be able to help with this)
Ideas for working with feeder schools
Working with your feeder schools can help ensure that new pupils arrive in September excited and already engaged with the Travel for Life Accreditation.
How to evidence your activity
- Record the feedback from other schools you work with and your colleagues and pupils who’ve been part of the partnership
- Sign in to Travel for Life to add your story. Explain your activity, add any communications between the two schools and photos of joint events and activities
Activity steps
Step 1
Reach out. Speak to your borough officer and senior leadership to discuss opportunities for working with other local schools
Step 2
Get organised. Make contact with other schools/your feeder schools and discuss how you can work together on active travel events and promotion
Step 3
Pupil power. Involve your school travel working group to help plan and promote events and activities
Step 4
Celebrate success. Share your joint success by writing an update for your school newsletter, website or the local press
Step 5
Tell your story. Upload evidence in "my activities".