Examples of actions that have been adopted by Dorset schools to reduce school car travel and their carbon footprint include:

• Use the School Travel Health Check (STHC) to target short distance car trips
• Use the STHC to gently stretch walking and cycling distances - celebrating the long distance walkers and cyclists.
• Getting teachers and classes out walking the local neighbourhood to identify and resolve issues (letters from pupils to local MP's work well!)
• Ensuring staff living within walk threshold leave their cars at home
• Making sure any spare seats on school buses are taken up
• Ensuring the school has enough cycle parking facilities for pupils and staff
• Removal parent parking from the school site and encouraging parents to park and walk
• Encouraging parents to car share
• Promotion national walk and bike to school campaigns
• Promotion the availability of pedestrian and cycle training courses
• Encouraging informal walk buddies or formal walking buses
• Making sure the school updates its School Travel Plan...

Remember pupils quickly spot 'do as I say' behaviour so you need to make sure that staff are genuinely engaged in the process!

See the documents on the right for resources to support you in developing a School Travel Plan.

Also look at the 'Updating your School Travel Plan section' for the recommended action plan and school survey format.

Alternatively, contact the Sustainable Travel Coordinator.

• Sustainable Travel Co-ordinator
  Name: Andrew Combes
  Email: a.combes@dorsetcc.gov.uk
  Tel: 01823 432946
  Mobile: 075000 66352
  Full details for Andrew Combes