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Revised Criteria for Travel Plans

The School Travel Planning Team have recently received revised criteria/guidance from the DCSF, which is required in order to receive the one-off Capital Grant for an approved travel plan.

Whilst the majority has remained the same, some elements have been clarified and may require further detail. It is therefore advisable that if your school is looking to submit your travel plan, you contact the team to be sent this and discuss what has changed.

The deadline for first drafts is 31st January 2008 in order for the team to have sufficient time to provide comments/feedback, and enable schools to make the necessary changes.

If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact the team.

£308,923 of DCSF Grants Awarded to Hampshire Schools for School Travel Plans

Following the development of their School Travel Plans in 2007/08, 58 schools in Hampshire have received grants totalling £308,923 from the Department for Children, Schools and Families (DCFS, formally DfES) for implementing on-site measures identified within their action plans (such as cycle storage, waiting areas etc). The grants were typically £5,000 for Primary and Special Schools and £10,000 for Secondary Schools and have been paid to schools who completed travel plans before March 31st 2008.
In previous years Hampshire have received 330 travel plans to receive the Capital Grant. This means that in the last five years, Hampshire schools have received a total of £2,213,600 from the DCSF.

This grant will run for a further 2 years and therefore the final submission date for schools who have not received the grant is March 2010. If you are unsure if your school has received the grant, please contact the School Travel Planning Team.

The next round of funding runs from April 2008 to March 2009. 

School Travel Plan and Safer Routes to Schools leaflet

For a downloadable version of the School Travel Plans and Safer Routes to Schools leaflet please click on the link below:

School Travel Plan introductory leaflet - PDF version

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Sustrans' 'Practical Guide to Pupil Participation' Image of a child shouting.

The 'Practical Guide to Pupil Participation' sets out the benefits and the ways in which pupils can become involved in the travel issues that matter to them. Practical examples are included from other schools, which aim to inspire other School Champions to increase the participation their pupils have within the travel plan.

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Sustrans' Routes 2 Action  and Safer Routes to Schools Newsletters

If you are part of your local school community such as a parent, teacher or governor and would like to find out more information about School Travel Plans and Safer Routes to Schools, then you may be interested to know that Sustrans produce a free termly newsletter.
Routes 2 Action contains many useful examples of initiatives that have been undertaken by other schools in the country and also provides you with an update of any developments, as well as useful tips.

If you would like to receive this publication on a regular basis, please either see their website or email the following details to subscription@sustrans.org.uk.;

Title, First Name, Second Name, Position, School, Address, Postcode and state if the address is either your home or school address.
Sustrans will not pass on your details to any other organisation.

Sustrans also produce a newsletter aimed at 'transport, health, education and environmental professionals.' The Safer Routes to Schools Newsletter is also free and published termly. Again, you can subscribe to this either by emailing your details to schools@sustrans.org.uk or visiting their website.

All of Sustrans free publications are also available to download from their website at www.saferoutestoschools.org.uk