Cycling to School
Welcome to Cycling Scotland's Guide to Cycling to School
This online guide to cycling to school has been created to support Cycling Scotland's campaign to get more children cycling to school. Cycling Scotland has created Cycle Friendly Zones around schools in Renfrewshire, Fife, South Ayrshire, North Ayrshire and East Ayshire, where drivers are being asked to give kids cycle space, so that children can make a safe and pleasant journey to school by bike.
Cycle Friendly Schools
Cycling Scotland has launched a new scheme to encourage cycling to school. The Cycle Friendly School Award is a new scheme that recognises schools that provide all the required infrastructure for cycling, and provide incentives and promotion to encourage pupils to do it. Find out more here.
You may have heard the recent radio campaign promoting cycling to school - listen to the ads again by clicking the links below:
Give Me Space - Boy
Give Me Space - Girl 1
Give Me Space - Girl 2
Follow the links below and to your left to find out more....
5 Reasons to Cycle to school
1. It's fun – Cycling is one of the most popular activities in Scotland whether mountainbiking, BMX-ing or going places.
2. It puts you in control – no more waiting for a bus or a lift, go where you want when you want.
3. It's good for you - part of your physical activity for the day
4. Its good for the environment – doesn’t use fossil fuels, produce greenhouses gases or pollution
5. It's quicker and cheaper – you can travel 4x as far or quick by bike as you can walking, and you don’t have bus fares or fuel bills to pay.
Follow the links below to find the right information for you...
Parents Kids Teachers
Sign up for more information
Follow this link to the Registration page to sign up to receive e-newsletters on the upcoming cycle training happening in all Scottish Schools starting this year. In the drop down box, please select Schools Cycle Training Info.
