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THE STREETS ARE OURS TOO Tackling barriers to independent and active school travel at special educational needs schools
David Graham Head of Strategy (Schools and workplaces)October 2015
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WE ARE LIVING STREETSThe UK charity for everyday walking
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• Free from congestion and pollution
• Reducing risk of illness and isolation
• Walking for all generations
We want to create a walking nation
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INTRODUCING MOVE MAKERS
• Right to independence
• Funded by Schools Go Smarter Tyne & Wear (in NE of England)
• Developed and delivered by Living Streets between July 2014 and March 2015
• Worked with 53 students across 5 SEN schools, aged 14 – 19
A project to address barriers to independent and active school travel so that children can travel more actively.
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UK CONTEXT • Many special educational needs (SEN) pupils in
school up to age of 25
• Some SEN pupils benefit from home-to-school transport
• Local authorities in UK are dealing with a reduction in their budgets
• SEN schools incorporate independence as part of the curriculum, through independent travel training and in-class activities
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• Children who wanted to travel actively increased from 19 to 44
• Winner of National Council for Voluntary Youth services social action award
• 4 videos created by students linked to independent travel
• 1 school created a walking map designed for SEN students
OUTCOMES
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METHODOLOGY
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• Mosaic approach • Staff as facilitators• Tailored Sessions – language,
responsive, kinaesthetic, reciprocal
• Peer approval • Consensus
EXPLORING BARRIERS AND STUDENT OWNERSHIP
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A way to evaluate the quality of streets and spaces from the viewpoint of the people who use them, rather than those who manage them.
SCHOOL ROUTE AUDITS
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• Student ownership = greater independence• Tailored travel training • Working with parents and carers• Emotional effects of physical barriers• Walking desire – aspirations and rights• Local Authority flexibility on home to school
transport• Intensive innovations = transformative outcomes• Peer approval• Attitudinal anxiety - role models
WHAT WE LEARNED
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livingstreets.org.uk/sen