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Access to Education

A partnership between Devon, Sustrans and seven other local

authorities

Gary ShippNational Projects Coordinator, Education and Young People

1 in 5 journeys in morning rush hour

Other things that interest us . . . - % of pupils getting recommended levels of physical activity- Link between health, well-being and attainment- Punctuality and attendance- The journey to work.

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Delivering locally-tailored packages to enable people to travel by foot, cycle and public transport to school, college and university.

• Engaging with pupils, parents, staff and students through a team of officers

• Project management

• Reporting and monitoring

• Engineering expertise

• Recruitment and development of volunteers

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Sustrans’ role in the partnership:

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• Lead partner for DfT• Experience as a ‘Cycling Town’• Financial management• Lead on sharing best practice

“We know that one of the best ways in which we can be inspired by what others are doing is collaborative working across multi-agency projects. So . . . we get involved in projects like this which involve organisations from across the UK because we know that ultimately it makes good business sense for us. We will learn and utilise the learning we get from our colleagues elsewhere and put them into practice in our own area.” (Devon County Council)

Devon’s role in the partnership:

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Combination of four

essential bits with

some glue to stick

them together

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Raising

AwarenessEmpowerment

Organisation and Policy

Action

Moving

Forward

Intensive engagement by Sustrans officers in schools, colleges and universities

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1st Year 3rd Year

Intensive

We lead School leads

At Distance

School takes

more

responsibility

Supported

Building legacy and continuity

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SCHOOL MARKActive travel accreditation scheme.Included free as part of direct officer engagement, available to other schools.

SUPERHEROESActivity booklet for ages 7-11 years old with optional rewards. Now available direct to schools through new online shop. movewithsustrans.org.uk

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BIG SHIFTA free-to-access online challenge designed to motivate the school community to travel more actively. bigshift.sustrans.org.uk

BIG PEDALThe UK’s largest inter-school cycling and scooting challenge. www.bigpedal.org.uk

BIG STREET SURVEYAn exciting curriculum resource enabling pupils to investigate the area around their school and create a manifesto on how to make their streets

safer and greener. www.sustrans.org.uk/bigstreetsurvey

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Colleges and University engagement

Similar . . . .

- Methodology and types of activities

But different . . . .

- Setting up and running bike hubs

- Bike loans and recycling schemes

- Tie in with the student unions

- Large numbers so need to focus

- Student champions

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• 38 separate infrastructure schemes, ranging from walking and cycling routes, crossings and cycle/scooter parking

• £1.7 million capital grant funding

Capital schemes

Clockwise from above - Birches Head (Stoke), Garforth Academy (Leeds)and Newby Primary School (Bradford)

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• Tools, bikes, training• Events, promotions• Promotional materials• Travel maps• Equipment

Clockwise from above – Balance Bikes (Cornwall), UTravelActiveworkshop (Leeds) and Cycle Carnival (Northampton)

Revenue for LAs

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Partnership

• Partner steering group meetings• Project visits• Training opportunities (Better by

Design, Evidence Based Practice)• Ongoing communications and peer

support

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Extras

• Training volunteers• PTP for parents, staff and

students• Negotiated discounts• £10 million match funding• Sustrans innovations

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Outputs of the partnership

Over 150 schools12 colleges and universities

£1.7 million capital spend

£690k revenue for local authorities

13 best practice sharing and training opportunities

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The whole is greater than the sum of the parts . . .

- Sharing best practice

- Innovating together

- Overcoming challenges

“It’s been fantastic to get the opportunity to work in a partnership that is actually truly national. There are people from very different parts of the

country that work on very different geographies, different circumstances and yet there are a lot of things we are finding which we have in common which we

are working closely on can learn from others.” (Bradford City Council)

Key achievements

• 38,864 pupils engaged

• 21,200 students engaged

• 1273 cycle parking spaces installed

• Over 300 km of new or improved cycle and pedestrian routes

• 1900 adults taking bike maintenance classes

• 152 adults taking cycle training

• 961 cycle loans

• 6300 adults receiving PTP information and advice

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What’s next – extension year 15/16

• 7 partners

• New schools, colleges and universities

• Continue to build on legacy

• Continue to innovate (e.g. new project with school leavers)

Smileage.

FREE SERVICES- Big Pedal (2-20 March)- Big Shift (year round)- Self-help guides- Info sheets and resources

PAY FOR SERVICES- Officer engagement- Superheroes- School Mark- Incentives, etc

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www.sustrans.org.uk/education