Find out how this school became nominated for the Modeshift STARS National School Travel Awards Behaviour Change seen at the school Shepherd school have worked with a carrot and stick approach to encourage active travel to school. They have worked with the District Council to put in place a Public Space Protection Order to stop […]
Find out what Longcroft School and Sixth Form did to become nominated for the STARS Education Awards. Why the local authority has nominated this school Longcroft School have come a long way since the school appeared in local press for all the wrong school travel reasons. The school received less than positive reception following a […]
Students from three North Yorkshire secondary schools will be encouraging their peers to use more environmentally friendly ways of travelling. Students from three North Yorkshire secondary schools will be encouraging their peers to use more environmentally friendly ways of travelling to and from school after making successful funding pitches in a Dragons’ Den-style event. The […]
Find out how this STARS School became nominated for the Modeshift STARS National School Travel Awards Behaviour Change seen at the school Tweedmouth Community Middle has continued to raise the profile of sustainable travel and to encourage more pupils to cycle to school, taking part in numerous initiatives throughout the year; such as The Big […]
Find out how this school became nominated for the National STARS Primary School of the Year… Behaviour Change seen at the school With Heath Hayes Academy it is not so much a behaviour change but a whole school change. I first started working with them on the Air Quality Project before they were at the […]
Children from schools across Plymouth gathered at an awards ceremony on Monday 10th February, celebrating their achievements in using sustainable transport methods on journeys to and from school. Plymouth City Council’s Plymotion scheme and walking and cycling charity Sustans have been working together to encourage and support schools across the city to promote active and sustainable travel […]
This week we look at Growing up Day Nursery Preston Road, Nominee for the STARS Early Years Establishment of the Year. They were awards Early Years Establishment of the year for the South East of England. Behaviour Change seen at the school Through their work, the nursery decreased car use significantly from 57% to 25% […]
2020 BIKEABILITY AWARDS PROGRAMME Nominations are now being invited for the 2020 Bikeability Awards Programme. BACKGROUNDThe primary aim of the Awards Programme is to reward and promote the good work that the Bikeability industry and partners are doing. Secondary aims include collecting a series of stories that can be used both to showcase Bikeability to […]
Behaviour Change seen at the school The percentage of pupils travelling to school by car has reduced massively from over 41% to less than 10% between 2017/18 and 2018/19. This has been brought about by a steady increase in the percentages of pupils travelling actively to school. Walking to school has increased from just under 51% to nearly 60%; cycling from less […]
Alverstoke Church of England Aided Junior School are nominated for the National School Travel Awards that will take place in London in March 2020. They will go up against the other Modeshift STARS Schools of the region to compete for the coveted STARS Primary School of the year award. Alverstoke Church of England Aided Junior School from […]
We would like to welcome all of our STARS Schools and local authorities into 2020. Everyday day we see more and more coverage in the media about the affect of climate change. The truth of the matter is we all have our own part to play. That’s why for 2020 we are encouraging schools to […]
Throughout November the Modeshift STARS Education Regional Awards took place across the country. Five events took place in London, York, Birmingham and Bristol. Over 90 nominated schools from across England were invited to attend the awards and celebrate best practice in the promotion of sustainable and active travel. The awards events took place at Everyman […]
