Travelling to Turing House School

TfL Pioneer Ambassadors:

At Turing House School, we have a group of students who lead on working towards achieving a safe and eco friendly school to travel to and from. These students are supported by TfL which advocates for active, responsible, and safe travel. The programme is done in partnership with the London Transport Museum. The TfL Pioneers program also helps to prepare young people for a successful future by:

Supporting them in their learning and development
Continuing to develop their confidence to travel independently
Reflecting on how their travel decisions impact them and others around them

At Turing House School, we have embedded the this program into the Student Leadership structure and each year students in Year 8 apply to be a TfL Pioneer Ambassador.

We feel passionately about travel at Turing House School and this years TfL Pioneer Ambassadors have made their own Podcast where they interview staff and visitors about their travel to school. Keep your eye out as we release these Podcasts, you may here one of your favourite teachers.

Episode 1	Interview with Ms Ward
Episode 2	Interview with Ms Riglin
Episode 3	Interview with Mr Mohieldin
Episode 4	Interview with an International student from Taiwan
Episode 5	Interview with Mr Parkin

Road Safety and improving your bike skills

Are you looking to improve yours or your child's bike skills and safety? At Turing House School, we care about cycle safety and developing students bike skills. Anyone who lives in the local borough can request a free one-to-one cycling session with our instructors at a time convenient to them- https://www.richmond.gov.uk/services/roads_and_transport/vehicles/road_safety_training/cycling_training/book_cycling_training.

These Bikeability resources (videos) are great top show you son/daughter - https://www.youtube.com/@Bikeability-Cycle-Training/videos. In particular the videos covering:

How to cycle on a multi land roundabout (Level 3)
How to pass queuing traffic (Level 3)
How to cycle on a single lane roundabout (Level 2/3)
How to perform a right turn (major to minor) (Level 2)
How to perform a right turn (minor to majoy (Level 2)
How to perform a left turn (minor to major) (Level 2)
How to perform a left turn (Major to minor) (Level 2)
How to pass a minor road (Level 2)
How to pass a stationary vehicle (Level 2)

Visit this government website for all the up to date guidance on the road rules for cyclist The Highway Code - Rules for cyclists (59 to 82) - Guidance - GOV.UK

Eco Active Week

Eco Active week is a 5 day initiative where we encourage students to get active and cycle, walk, park and stride, or bus and stride to school. We have a number of competitions on offer but our 'Golden Lock' award is always a favourite, where at the end of the day, students look to see if they have the Golden Lock attached to their bike. Winners receive bike related prizes, such as new helmets, pumps, and bidons.

Be Bright, Be Seen

Be bright and be seen. Sometimes cycling or walking to school over winter can be tough due to the cold and dark days. But don't let the weather be a stopper to you choosing an eco and active way to get to school. We recommend four easy steps:

Wearing a High Viz or brightly coloured clothes so that you're seen
Get mud guards to stop any mud flying onto your school uniform
Invest in a good jack and gloves
Make sure you have good front and back lights

Air Quality Testing

At Turing House School, we pride ourselves in having clean and healthy air. Air pollution is the release of pollutants into the air around us, both indoors and outdoors. Pollutants are substances that are harmful to our health or our natural environment. We our fortunate enough to have Alice from the Richmond Borough collaborating with us to run workshops with our Year 8's and help test air quality in our area. On Alice's last visit, when we measured the schools air quality, it was in the blue zone (best).

Cycling to school

At Turing House School, we have a number of bike sheds within our school site that you can use to lock your bike up. Remember to bring a lock and helmet! Don't worry if you get a flat or your tyre goes down, Mr Evans and Mr O'Sullivan have all the equipment you need to get your bike back up and running in no time.

Cycling to school is encouraged along safe local cycle routes. All students who wish to cycle to school must have a signed cycle permit - a permit letter is available from the school office. It is students' responsibility to provide a lock and secure their cycle or scooter in the school shelter - we recommend a "D-lock". The school does not take responsibility for any loss, damage or theft.

Students are reminded to ensure that their cycles are roadworthy and that they ensure they are visible to other road users by using lights and high visibility clothing. Helmets should also be worn.

Richmond Local Authority offer free cycle training to anyone who lives, works or studies in the Borough. Level 2 offers the option to provide a safe route from home to school. Any person under 16 must be accompanied.

Students, teachers and visitors are strongly encouraged to walk or cycle to Turing House School, or to use public transport. You can check your route options using the following links:

Parents are strongly encouraged to avoid using cars to transport their children to the school. If private transport is used, parents and carers are respectfully requested to abide by the guidance we will issue from time to time and to be considerate in their parking. There is no parking, dropping off/picking up on the school site unless given permission by the Headteacher. Please also avoid doing the same in Montrose Avenue, Stirling and Springfield.

Safety:

Please remember to take care when travelling, particularly when crossing roads. Other road users may not see you, particularly in bad weather or when it is dark. If in doubt always wait to see whether a vehicle has seen you rather than assume that they have. Use reflective strips on bags and coats to help yourself to be seen.

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Travelling to Turing House School

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