Useful downloads
Yearly Planner (new) - use it to plan activities
This section is based around activities run by our colleagues in Cambridgeshire. We will be adding and amending to this section, so if you can't find what you need, get in touch and we can send over the relevant documents.
Activities Offered to Central Bedfordshire Schools
Air pollution
Art
Assemblies & Other Presentations
Balance Sessions
The Sustrans Big Pedal
Bike Club
Bike Maths
Bike Mech
Bike Polo
Bike Rides
Bike Skills
Bike to School Week
Build a Bike
Dr Bike
Dr Scoot
Ecoschools
Go Ride
Green Man
Healthy Heart
Independent Travel Planning
Learn to Ride
Olympic Sessions
Planting
Playground Street Design
Road Safety Week
Santa Challenge
Security Marking
SID
Smoothie Bike
Space Challenge
Spotty Bling
Tactical Urbanism
Teacher Training
Walking (including Walk to School Week)
Template Letters to parents
Letters can be edited with dates, locations and any information needed that is specific to your school.
(Based around Gemma's & Eric's schools in Peterborough.)
Dr Bike
Cycle Skills
Balance Bike Skills
Off Stabilisers
Based around Craig's and Will's schools in Cambridgeshire
Dr Bike
Cycle Skills
Balance Bike Skills
Off Stabilisers
Risk Assessments
We write a risk assessment for the majority of the activities we run with schools. Below are some example risk assessments. You may wish to use these as a basis for your own, copying and pasting details as appropriate.
(Based around Gemma's & Eric's schools in Peterborough.)
GH-ES001v3 Learn to ride
GH-ES002Av3 Scooter It
GH-ES002v3 Playground Cycle Skills
GH-ES003Av3 M & ABC checks (on bikes & scooters)
GH-ES003v4 Dr Bike
GH-ES004v3 Bling it
GH-ES005v3 Smoothie Bike
GH-ES006v3 Bike Inner tube bracelets
GH-ES007v3 Human Animated Bike
GH-ES008v3 Bike Safety Board Games
GH-ES009v2 Bike themed Christmas card
GH-ES010v2 Puncture repair
GH-ES011v2 Tyre inflation race
GH-ES012v3 Playground obstacle course
GH-ES013v3 Balance Bikes
GH-ES0014v1 Pedestrian Training
Activity guides
Cycling for PE (run your own bike skills sessions just like we do)
Balance Bike Skills (run your own bike skills sessions just like we do with this guide)
Stabiliser Free Skills (run your own bike skills sessions just like we do with this guide)
Dr Bike: Bike safety checks guide (ABCss guide that anyone can use)
Bike safety checks guide 2 (M check to go with video)
Big Pedal Guide (loads of great hints and tips)
Classroom resources & assemblies
Bringing active travel into the classroom and linking it to the curriculum can be engaging for pupils.
Curriculum poster to use information on sustainable journeys in class
Sustrans Bike Safety Board Games (developed by Sacred Heart R.C Primary
Human Animated Bike (developed with pupils at Woodston Primary)
Science: Action and Reaction involved in pumping up a Bicycle tyre (developed for Engineering/Science days
How to identify parts on a bicycle and PPT Bike Maintenance (developed for KS1 Transport topic)
How did you travel to school today (useful if studying Transport or ‘Be safe and Be Seen’)
Smoothies Galore (Dragons Den style activity) Will need to book our Smoothie Bike for this activity.
Bike Inner tube Bracelets (Can be tied into Recycling curriculum)
Cress Bike, Walking Shoes and Scooters
Be Bright Be Seen (ppt for assemblies)
Big Street Survey (2 hour lesson plan)
Cycle Safety (ppt for assemblies)
Journeys to School (ppt for assemblies)
5 Small Steps (5 activities over 5 days to have an amazing week on sustainable journeys)
Guides for parents
Parents often ask for advice and information. Some of these sheets might be useful if they do.
Bikes guide (advice on buying a child appropriate bike)
Scooter guide (a few tips and a link to a great video on scooters)
Balance bikes guide (why balance bikes are better than stabilisers)
Bike safety checks guide (ABCs guide that anyone can use)
Bike safety checks guide 2 (M check to go with video)
Posters for displays
To promote events and get the best numbers possible (most effective when Bike It crew make their own posters)
Big Pedal posters & guides
These will be updated soon for Big Pedal 2018
School Mark
For more details about School Mark, see here.
School Mark is a great way to encourage schools to promote Active and Sustainable Travel.
Full PDF Booklet with ticklist (bronze - gold)
Bronze Application (fill in your evidence for each criteria)
Silver Application (fill in your evidence for each criteria)
For gold please contact us for more details.
Guides for Bronze School Mark criteria
A1: Active travel policy
A2: Becoming a school champion
B1: Read Assemblies guide
B2: Request some maps from Travel Choices, the local council or your Bike It officers. Take a look at our maps page
Set up a Park & Stride zone using nearby car parks
B3: Bike It noticeboard and webpage guide
B4: See our 'posters' section above or have pupils make their own
C1: Cycle and scooter storage guide
C2: See our bike safety checks guides in 'Bike It activities guides' above and book a Dr bike or a safety check training session
C3: Year 5 and 6 can do Bikeability
C4: See our Bike It crew page or read involving pupils in decision making
D1: Whole school activities from our Activities List: Introduction assembly, be bright be seen, dress bright competition, Dr Bike, The Big Pedal, bling it, breakfast
E1: To produce a great school travel plan speak to Charlotte Secker (Central Bedfordshire Council), Nazia Mahboob (Luton Borough Council)
E2: See our volunteers page and read Engaging with parents
E3: Hands Up Survey PDF or Interactive Powerpoint
E4: Cycle and scoot counts keep a Bike It crew busy all year and collect essential data