Walk to School Initiatives

There are many great benefits to walking to and from school each day and the safeguarding aspect of road safety sits alongside this:

• Health and fitness - increase heart rate and burn calories
• Part of the recommended 60 minutes of activity each day
• Emotional wellbeing, mindfulness and reflection time
• Stress reduction
• Relationship building (time to talk)
• Experiencing nature and getting fresh air
• Developing self risk management and situational awareness
• Develop independence 
• Preparing for Year 7 (if you are in Year 6)
• Easy to do activity requiring no equipment and no costs
• Helps reduce emissions and help the environment
• Saves an average family £300 per year in petrol costs