STARS Activities menu

SA=supporting activity; TA = travel activity

Activities and main categories / Planned / Completed / Activities and main categories / Planned / Completed
Hands Up Survey
Hands up Survey – Pupils / Hands up Survey – Staff
Targets
2 targets set each academic year – jot down your ideas here
Target 1
Target 2
Consultation
School travel working group / Audits and research
Staff involvement in active travel / Senior management and school governor involvement
Pupil involvement / Include active travel in school’s strategy and policies
Parent/carer involvement / Local community involvement
Travel activities
Walking -TA
Free your feet / Walking bears
Walk once a week / Weekend walkies
Walk to school week / Walking zones
Walk to school month / Walking trips
Walking bus / Other walking activity
*Step counting week
Scooting -TA
Scooter training / Other scooting activity
Scooter parking installed
Cycling -TA
Bikeability training / Cycling club
Cycle skills sessions for adults / Balance bike training
Cycling trips / Bling your bike
Biking at break / The Big Pedal
Pool bikes and scooters scheme / The golden lock
Bike-to-school competition / Cycle reward card scheme
Bike week / Dr Bike
Bikers' breakfast / Cycling Lessons
Bike maintenance skills / Other cycling activity
Cycle parking installed / Bike security marking event
*Bike polo / *RideLondon
*Cycle to work day
Public Transport-TA
Public transport for school trips / Personal safety promotion
Public transport promotion / Promote responsible behaviour on public transport
*Catch the bus week / *Other public transport activity
Car/ safer driving-TA
Car sharing promotion / Park and stride
Car free zone / Anti-idling campaign
Zigzag lines enforcement / Private coaches for school trip
Removal of car parking to encourage active travel / Other smarter driving activity
*Car-free days / *Parking poster competition
Independent travel-TA
Independent travel training / Transition resources used
Pre-transition in school presentation / Post-transition in school presentation
Other independent travel activity / *Start your journey
*YTA Responsible Travel Challenge
Road safety -TA
Brighten your bag / The children’s traffic club
Other road safety activity / Pedestrian skills training
Comic strip competition / Teen Awareness Road Safety Campaign
*Brakes Giant Walk / *YTA Road Safety Challenge
*Be bright be seen stall / *Road Safety Week
*Strictly Road Safety
All modes - TA
Junior Citizenship scheme / TfL Safety and Citizenship
Junior Travel Ambassador Scheme / Car-free days
Youth Travel Ambassador (YTA) / *European Mobility Week
*YTA Active Travel Challege / *Green Transport Week
*World environment day / *Other active travel competition
Supporting Activities
Curriculum-SA
Mapping exercise / Just a Journey
Other curriculum activity / Environmental benefits of active travel
Walk about, talk about / Health benefits of active travel
The A-Z of Traffic Tales / Theatre in Education
Cleaner air competition / *Empty Classroom Day
*Get Cycling curriculum resource / *Pupil journey planning
Funding -SA
TfL funding (including cycle/scooter parking) / School has obtained other sources of funding
Local authority funding
Partnership-SA
Working with other schools / Healthy Schools London
Working in partnership with local police / Working with local charities
Attend a TfL borough or school travel event / Working with other schools
Eco-Schools / Other partnership activity
Promotion -SA
Communicatingwith parents/carers / Publicity within the local community
School travel noticeboard and web page / Invite local Dignitaries to events

Summary of STARS criteria

Bronze / Silver / Gold
Timeframe / Current academic year / Current plus 1 previous academic year / Current plus 2 previous academic years
Hands up survey / Pupil survey, staff recommended / Pupil and staff survey / Pupil and staff survey
Working group / Staff, pupils recommended / Pupils and staff / Pupils and staff
Targets / 2 targets set / 2 targets set / 2 targets set
Consultation / Recommended / 5 / 8
Travel activities / 10 / 20 / 25
Supporting activities / 6 of which
2,3,1 or / 10 of which
4, 4,2or / 15
of any category
Evidence uploaded / Recommended / Yes / Yes
Modal Shift / n/a / Modal shift from car demonstrated / Modal shift from car of >/6 or 90% travel by non-car modes

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