Modeshift Stars works with a committee in school to promote effective travel plans and sustainable travel in education.

Guardian Angels’ Current Aims

To improve safety measures for our families and our local community.

• To improve on-site facilities.
• To relieve parking pressures for our local neighbours.
• To increase active travel, improving health and wellbeing.

Initiatives / Action Plan

• Working party set up (June 2021)
• Bike to school Week – September 2020 / 2022 (Air quality initiative)
• Reduce traffic; staggered start and finish times have been helpful in reducing traffic congestion and make the local environment safer (completed 2020-2021).
• National Schools Sports week- Promoted active travel to school (completed June 2021)
• Street Safe closure – Requested for Melrose Avenue to be closed during school drop off and collection times to alleviate traffic, reduce pollution and increase sustainable, active travel (August 2021).
• Number of Pupils completed Bikeability Training (2020-2021) - 60 Level 1 and Level 2.  Pupil bike count survey completed (June 2021).  Our school council have asked for a safe lockup facility for bikes/scooters.  Lockers in classrooms are already in place for helmets to be stored in. Applied for a grant for a bike/scooter shelter via TFGM (August 2021)

• Possible Bikeability level 3 in preparation for high school transition (TBS) / promote IGO bus pass for local travel.
• Share a bus with local schools for swimming sessions at the Castle Leisure Centre
• Complete Parent and Pupil Voice Consultations
• Road Safety Sessions & Highway Code sessions via Bury Council- Year 2, Year 3, Year 5 (practical and theory
• Travel to school audit completed (June 2021)
• Committed to Living Streets – WOW campaign to promote sustainable travel  to school (2021-2022)
• Completed STARS Sustainable Travel and Road Safety Audit (2021)
• Trips - local area walks (EG Burrs)
• School Trip
• Climate Change Curriculum Lessons - Geography
• Eco Status