This is one of the most important parts of any School Travel Plan. It sets out your aims for the future and the actions that will help you achieve these. It also includes targets, timescales and a named lead person to ensure you can measure the progress towards achieving these goals.
Setting targets that can help you judge the success of your actions is very important. It is essential that these targets are SMART:
- Specific
- Measurable
- Achievable
- Realistic
- Time Related
You must update the progress towards achieving your targets each year as you revise and amend your Travel Plan - see monitoring.
Other parties besides the school can be named on the action plan - for example the council, a local landowner, a bus operator etc, as long as their signature is present on the travel plan.
We would recommend that you set out your action plan something like this:
| Aim | Targets and timescale | Actions | Criteria for Success | Lead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| To increase the number of pupils cycling to school | To increase the number of pupils cycling to school by 10% by July 2006 | Look at introducing cycle lanes on Northcote Road | Council to conduct engineering feasibility study | Council |
| Introduce on-road cycle training for Year 6 and playground based cycle training for Year 5 | 10% of Yr 6 cohort trained on road and 40% of Year 5 cohort trained off road by July 2006 | Cycle training coordinator. | ||
| Highlight safe cycle routes to school and distribute local cycle route guides from TfL to parents | Cycle ride guides made available in reception and highlighted in a parents newsletter in Sept 2005 | Office Staff. | ||
| Investigate the feasibility of a 'cycle train' from the Balham estate | Letters to go to pupils and parents in the estate to see if they would be willing to set up scheme in Sept 2005 | Travel plan coordinator |
