Cycling

Cycling is a wonderful form of exercise that helps to develop cardiovascular fitness levels, meaning that it helps the heart, blood vessels and the lungs to get a workout.  Cycling is a more environmentally friendly method of transport compared to using a car or a bus.  At the Academy we are very proud of the number of students that cycle to school every day, with this number regularly exceeding 100 students.  However, the safety of all students is vital meaning that those cycling to and from school must do this in a responsible way.

To ensure that everyone is safe, cyclists are to dismount from their bike as they enter the Academy at the start of the day, and are not to get back onto their bike until they have left the school gates at the end of the day.  The reason for this is to make sure that everyone feels safe when they are in the Academy.

Students must be responsible on their bikes as they ride to and from school.  Where students behave in an unsafe manner, the Academy has the authority to issue a sanction as appropriate, which may mean a ban on cycling to the Academy for a fixed period

New students to the Academy are issued with a cycling registration form to register their bike with the Academy.  This is to support students if their bike is damaged or goes missing.

At the Academy we encourage as many people as possible to cycle to school  in a way that is safe and respectful to all others.

To report incidences of concern or to discuss the safer cycling scheme, please contact Simon Miller at the Academy on 01582 619 700.