Walk to School Month
What s Walk to School Month all about?Walk to School Month is for pupils, parents, schools and local authorities. It's a chance to come together and promote walking to school and all the health, safety, social and environmental benefits it brings.
Why is it important?The number of children travelling to school by car has doubled over the last 20 years. Getting children back in the habit of walking to school has obvious environmental benefits, and it helps with the fight against childhood obesity too.
Currently only around half of seven to11 year olds are doing the recommended one hour of moderate physical activity a day. So it's essential to get kids moving.
The journey to and from school is the perfect place to start.
