OTHER RESOURCES AND USEFUL LINKS

You may find the websites, below, useful when working on Travel and Transport with a global dimension in your school.

School Travel Plans

Derbyshire: Guidance and support from Derbyshire County Council for schools in Derbyshire, on putting together a School Travel Plan.

http://www.derbyshire.gov.uk/transport_roads/road_safety/children_schools/school_travel_plans/

Link to the "Art of Travel and Road Safety" calendar, put together by Derbyshire County Council, as detailed above.

www.derbyshire.gov.uk/transport_roads/road_safety/children_schools/art_road_safety/2007_calendar/

Connect - European Project

A project in line with European energy targets, encouraging children to travel sustainably and increase mobility amongst young children. More details available at:

http://www.schoolway.net/index.phtml?id=1086&ID1=1074&sprache=en

Includes; The Traffic Snake Game: Schools from Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Greece, Italy, Slovenia, the Netherlands and the UK took part in this game designed to encourage sustainable travel to school. The website contains details of the schools who have taken part.

http://www.schoolway.net/index.phtml?id=1203&ID1=1071&sprache=en

Eco-Tripper: A secondary video campaign competition on sustainable travel.

http://www.schoolway.net/index.phtml?id=1204&ID1=1072&sprache=en

Sustrans

The UK's leading sustainable transport charity. Have run a wide range of projects with children and schools in mind 'Bike it' 'Links to Schools', 'Safe Routes to Schools', 'Beauty and the Bike' (cycling campaign for teenage girls).

http://www.sustrans.org/default.asp?sID=1091003946875

Connect2

CO2 on the way to school: A global school campaign on transport and climate change. Schools can sign up to be part of the project and receive activities from February 2009

Clean Air Club

Biodiesel-run educational bus in Chicago. Website has information, learning, games and word searches about clean air, pollution, biodiesel, etc

http://www.cleanairclub.net/home.html