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Picture of an adult walking to school with two children Our vision in Swindon is that all children and young people will be able to travel to their place of learning as safely and sustainably as possible and develop into the future, the skills and desire to maintain life long sustainable travel habits.

We have seven strategic priorities – these are:

To work closely with schools, young people and their parents and carers, public transport operators, other agencies and the wider community to ensure an holistic approach to the journey to school is taken.
To provide suitable facilities and infrastructure so that all children and young people are able to travel to school sustainably.
Improve the health of young people through an increase in walking and cycling to school across the Borough.
Ensure young people are safe on their journey to, from and between schools.
To use information and education to raise awareness of sustainable transport options.
To make transport accessible to all children and young people in order to improve access to facilities and quality of life.
To provide a strategic foundation for the development and support of School Travel Plans across Swindon.

For details on the Sustainable Modes of Travel to School Strategy, please view the FOI Database page at (http://www.swindon.gov.uk/cd/foi/cd-foi-publicationscheme/Pages/cd-foi-publilcationscheme.aspx?k=sustainable&SectionName=What%20Our%20Priorities%20Are%20And%20How%20We%20Are%20Doing&SubSectionName=Strategies%20And%20Plans,%20Performance%20Indicators,%20Audits,%20Inspections%20And%20Reviews)

For information regarding School Transport (i.e school buses), please view the School - Travel Support pages (http://www.swindon.gov.uk/el/el-schoolscolleges/Pages/el-schoolscolleges-school-travelsupport.aspx)

School Travel

For advice and support in promoting sustainable travel to school, for example: school travel plans; curriculum support; walking and cycling initiatives (walking buses; Park & Stride; Walk to School)