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Travelling actively to school means that children arrive at school, ready to learn. Daily activity improves concentration and behaviour. There are fewer cars outside the school gates and so there is less congestion, and air quality in the area improves. Promoting active travel in the community is an important role for schools. Find out how your school could get involved.

Leicestershire Schools

Leicestershire Schools

The Leicestershire Schools Programme supports schools in encouraging safe, healthy and sustainable travel. We offer a range of initiatives, activities and incentives to help more families sustainably travel on their school run. 

Theo the Fox, the Choose How You Move mascot, rides a scooter across a public footpath, a demonstration of an initiative for the Legacy Grants scheme from Choose How You MoveActive Travel Schools ProgrammeActive Travel Schools Programme Travelling actively to schools can be a great way for pupils to start the day, with research finding a link to improved behaviour and concentration as...
Three young girls hold up drawings of dinosaursActive Travel Schools Calendar  Our Active Travel Schools Calendar helps schools encourage active travel for your pupils.  As part of our Active Travel Schools programme, your school can access resources, events, and support...
A group of students walking into a British school, with a pupil in the foreground pushing a bike and wearing a helmetSecondary School and College travel in the LeicestershireTravelling to secondary school and college can be a huge change. That’s why we want to make it easier for children and young people in Leicestershire to travel sustainably to...
Welcome to Leicestershire School Streets Welcome to the Leicestershire School Streets programme.   A School Street is the closure of a road to motor traffic outside a school during drop off and pick up times....

Leicester Schools

Leicester Schools

If your school is in Leicester city, find out how you could get involved in activities to encourage families to travel more actively. There are a range of walking and cycling activities to choose from. 

Choose How You Move logoLiving Streets Walk To School ProjectLiving Streets’ is the UK’s leading charity for everyday walking. We want to create a nation where walking is the natural choice for local, everyday journeys. Our mission began over...
Choose How You Move logoWalk Wheel Cycle Trust schools projectWalk Wheel Cycle Trust (formerly Sustrans) school project helps young people to travel actively and safely to school. We have a programme of activities that help to increase children’s physical...
Leicester School StreetsSchool Streets are designed to make the areas outside schools safer, cleaner and more pleasant at the busiest times of the day. During school drop-off and pick-up, temporary restrictions limit...
Choose How You Move logoAir quality education for Leicester schoolsPoor air quality affects people’s health and damages the environment. In Leicester there are two main pollutants of concern: nitrogen dioxide and particulate matter. The main source of these pollutants...