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Bikeability Courses for Schools

We offer four courses for schools but if they do not fit your requirements then talk to us we may be able to tailor a course to suit you.

Fun Skills course

This course is open to any child from year 2, 3 or 4. It is a two hour fun session aimed at getting children familiar with their bikes prior to starting Bikeability training..

Course cost: £5 per child.

Bikeability Level 1 course

This course is open to any child from year 3 and above. We do not recommend it to be delivered to children in year 5 upwards unless special circumstances exist. It is a 3-4 hour course depending upon numbers.

Course cost: £15 per child.

Bikeability Level 1 and 2 combined course

This course is open to any child from year 5 and above. This is a 6-12 hour course depending upon numbers (see timetable below for an idea of how this course 'works').

Course cost:£40 per child.

Bikeability Level 3 course

Any child who has completed the level 2 course successfully and is in summer year 6 or higher can then take the level 3 course.

The course takes 3 hours. There are no more than two children per instructor.

Course cost:£35 per child

Course Contents

Fun Skills:

1. Ride without wobbling
2. Stop safely
3. Manoeuvre safely to avoid objects
4. Ride one handed or have the knowledge of how to improve after the course
5. Look all around without wobbling
6. Carry out a simple bike check

Bikeability Level 1:

1. Get on and off the bike without help
2. Start off and pedal without help
3. Stop without help
4. Ride without help for roughly one minute or more
5. Make the bike go where they want
6. Use their gears
7. Stop quickly with control
8. Manoeuvre safely to avoid objects
9. Look all around, including behind, without wobbling
10. Signal left and right without wobbling
11. Carry out a simple bike check

Bikeability Level 2:

1. Carry out all level 1 manoeuvres
2. Start an on road journey
3. Finish an on road journey
4. Be aware of everything around them as they ride, including behind
5. Understand how and when to signal their intentions to other road users
6. Understand where to ride on the roads they are using
7. Pass parked or slower moving vehicles
8. Pass side roads
9. Turn left into a minor road
10. Turn left into a major road
11. Turn right into a major road
12. Turn right into a minor road
13. Be able to take the correct carriageway lane when they need to
14. Decide where cycle lanes can help their journey and demonstrate correct use. (If this can be incorporated into training)
15. Explain why they have made decisions during riding and demonstrate understanding of safe riding strategy
16. Demonstrate a basic understang of the Highway Code, in particular how to interpret road signs
17. Demonstrate an understanding of safety equipment and clothing

    The following outcomes are not part of the core standard and are therefore non-compulsory. However, they may be delivered at level 2.

18. Make a U-turn
19. Go straight on from minor road to minor road at crossroads
20. Turn left at a mini-roundabout
21. Go straight ahead at a mini-roundabout
22. Turn right at a mini-roundabout

Bikeability Level 3

1. Carry out all level 1 manoeuvres
2. Carry out all level 2 manoeuvres
3. How to use roundabouts
4. How to use junctions controlled by traffic lights (where these are sited locally)
5. How to use multi lane roads and turn off into them (where these are sited locally)
6. An understanding of filtering and an ability to decide when to filter and when to wait
7. How to use both on and off road cycle facilities (where these are sited locally)
8. Hazard perception and strategy to deal with hazards
9. An understanding of route planning

Sample Timetables for combined Level 1/2 course

Remember these are samples - the timings can be modified to suit local circumstances.

Sample summer timetable:

Sample winter timetable:

This gives you some idea of how the course is timetabled. We are willing to take groups up to 8 but they will of course get more attention and thus better training in smaller groups, the ideal number being 6.