In an attempt to reduce the number of vehicles on the roads and encourage children to cycle to school the government has available a capital grant system.
Every school in England is eligible for funding of cycle shelters, canopies and parents waiting shelters.
Primary schools can receive up to £3750.00 and secondary schools up to £5000.00.

Application for funding

Schools need to have a travel plan in place in order to be awarded a grant.
The school travel plan must meet a number of criteria and based on this your local authority will assess your eligibility to qualify for funding.
As a brief guideline your school travel plan should contain the following information:

Introduction

• School name, address, number of pupils
• Type of school
• Age range of pupils
• Description of the schools location and local community
• DfES number
• Number of staff
• School opening times

School Statements

• Why are you setting up a travel plan?
• Travel issues raised as a result of your surveys
• Travel needs of others eg. staff, community members
• Are there any clubs / activities outside school opening hours?

Survey

• Date of survey
• Number of respondents
• Survey example
• Current methods of transport
• Information on those using public transport

Action plan

A list of objectives that will be achieved from your travel plan eg. reducing congestion at peak times

Monitoring

Your plan will need to include dates of when you will be reviewing and updating your school travel plan via carrying out a student survey

Please note your local council employ a number of school travel plan advisors who are there to assist with your application. Your local travel plan advisor can be contacted through your local council or via Sustrans

Sustran’s is the UK’s leading sustainable transport charity with their objective being reduction of cars on the road, encouraging walking and increasing the use of bikes and public transport.

The Sustrans website provide a wide range of useful resources such as key stats, downloadable fact sheets and general guidance with your travel plane application

The Department of Transport website also contains a wide range of information designed for local authorities, schools, teachers and parents