What can Bikeability do for your school?
Cycling is a great way for children to travel to school, get some exercise and start the day fresh faced and motivated. Take a look at What can Bikeability do for your school.
Milton Keynes City Council currently offers Bikeability training to all schools in Milton Keynes. To find out if your child’s school is currently signed up to receive this training please contact the school directly.
The resources below are for schools to use for Bikeabiilty training, aimed at children aged 7 to 11 years. If you’re a parent and want to know more about cycle training see the information leaflet for parents.
Resources for schools
We have created guidance for the Bikeability digitisation process for schools, so that you can sign-up to sessions for your students.
- Bikeability Terms & Conditions (for schools). Read the Bikeability terms and conditions to make sure you understand what you are responsible for when working with us.
- GDPR Bikeability Data Sharing Agreement. GDPR document includes the sharing agreement between the data controller and data processor.
- Onboarding Guidance for Schools and Organisations. The schools and organisations onboarding pack provides information on how to use and set-up your school.
- Bikeability (all levels) Generic Risk Assessment. The Bikeability generic risk assessment looks at key factors that should be taken into consideration when facilitating Bikeability sessions.
- Milton Keynes City Council Safeguarding Policy. This policy covers safeguarding children and vulnerable adults participating in Bikeability cycle training.
- Milton Keynes City Council Employers and Public Liability Insurance
- Safer Recruitment. Information showing Bikeability Instructors details, including name and DBS clearance numbers.
- Bikeability Trust Letter to School – Mobile Phone Usage. Information about why Bikeability Instructors will need to use their phone on school premises.
- Guide on organising riders into groups. A pro-forma to show how you can organise your students into the correct group size, along with an example timetable you could follow.
- Example Template Letter for Parents. A template letter for schools to use (once you have declared that you want your pupils to take part in Bikeability). It can be used to send to all parents/carers who can then confirm if they want their child to take part.
- Bikebaility Information for Parents. This information book is aimed at parents and has advice on what each of the Bikeability courses contain, and how to get their child’s bike ready for the sessions.
- Bikeability PowerPoint Presentations for Families, Pupils, Schools. A resource to explain what Bikeability is and why it is important for children to take part.
Charges for Bikeability in Schools
NOTE: Additional attendees can be added in blocks.
| Bikeability Course | No of trainees | Price – for schools | Duration |
|---|---|---|---|
| Level 1 | Up to 12 | *£60 | 2 hours |
| Level 2 | Up to 24 | £120 | 3 days (2 groups of 12, 3 half days each) |
| Level 3, Transition & Fix | Up to 6 | £90 | 1 full day |
| Learn to Ride | 1 – 1 training | £10.90 per person | 1 hour introductory lesson – outside school |
| Balance | Up to 36 | £180 | 4 half days (3 groups of 12, 45 minutes sessions) |
| Fix | Up to 12 | £60 | 2 hours |
| Transition | Up to 6 | £30 | 2 – 3 hours |
| Adults | Up to 6 | £30 | 3 half days (8 hours) |
*price dependent on whether school has own fleet of maintained bikes
Course charges may increase once grant funding has been allocated.
