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Best Foot Forward For Schools


Who developed best foot forward for schools?

Best Foot Forward for Schools has been developed with the assistance of the Department of Education in Northern Ireland, DOE Road Safety division and the Health Promotion Agency.
The programme is aimed at key stage two (children aged 7 to 11) and it will be delivered using a Teacher Information and Activity resource pack, which contains activity booklets, guidance notes, an interactive CD-ROM and posters.
All materials have been compiled by fully qualified practitioners in the education sector
and pay close reference to Northern Ireland curricular guidelines in the following subjects:
English, Mathematics, Science and Technology, Information and Communication Technology, History, Geography, Art and Design and Physical Education.

Key Messages

  • Road traffic causes pollution and congestion
  • Pollution damages our health and our environment
  • Unnecessary journeys aggravate traffic congestion
  • Individually and collectively we can reduce the impact of road traffic by changing the way we travel to and from school
  • There are viable and easily accessible alternatives to travelling by car such as walking, cycling or public transport
  • Walking and cycling can improve our physical and mental health and fitness

Best Foot Forward for Schools objectives.

  • To make people think about the use of their car when transporting children to and from school – highlighting the health benefits for children of walking and cycling as an alternative
  • To engage with decision makers in the education sector to encourage them to support the promotion of walking and cycling to schools and to encourage them to put in place the facilities and safety measures that will give you the confidence to allow your children to walk and cycle to school
  • To encourage your children to think about the benefits (health, economic, and environmental) of walking or cycling to school
Best Foot Forward For Schools Masot Freddys' Head

How will it be taught?

Teachers will be provided with a Best Foot Forward for Schools Resource Pack which contains several items to assist them in effective delivery of Best Foot Forward for Schools in the classroom.
The programme will be implemented over the course of one term on a weekly basis with each suggested lesson plan taking approximately one hour to complete.


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