Interview: Portercroft School, Sheffield, South Yorkshire Portercroft School recently gained a STARS Outanding Travel Plan accreditation. We spoke with Deputy Headteacher, Sarah Holman, and Teaching Assistant, Paula Edwards formerly of Sheffield City Council. Why did you get involved in travel plans in the first place? What was your first motivator? Sarah said: ‘As a school […]
In March 2022 Modeshift, in partnership with The Bikeability Trust, was awarded funding by the Active Travel England to deliver a pilot Active Travel Ambassadors programme across England as a means to increase walking and cycling levels and encourage more secondary schools to produce a Modeshift STARS accredited Travel Plan. We are delighted the funding […]
Business Central, Darlington College and The Centre for Process Innovation all attained approved level travel plan accreditation through Modeshift STARS on August 31 2023. The range of occupiers all based upon the Central Park Business Park site in Darlington have worked in conjunction with Darlington Borough Council to develop and maintain a wide variety of […]
Modeshift support multi-occupier Business Parks through STARS Business Modeshift were delighted to attend the Sherburn in Elmet Business Forum meeting on Wednesday 18 October alongside representatives from North Yorkshire Council, Northern Rail, TransPennine Express and Arriva UK. An open discussion was held with a range of occupiers based upon the Sherburn in Elmet Business Park […]
TravelWise Week Awards WINNERS It was a difficult job for our judges, but we’re thrilled to announce the Winners and runners up for the TravelWise Week 2023 awards which took place at our Team Modeshift National Sustainable Travel Awards 2023 Thursday 23 November, at York Racecourse STARS Programme Manager Tom Murray said: ‘Well done to […]
In September this year, we released one of the biggest ever upgrades to the Modeshift STARS system This included a number of minor bug fixes, some improvements to the layout of the system, more flexibility with user types, new dashboards for all users, and our new Carbon Commute tracking survey for businesses. ‘How to’ guidance […]
Modeshift STARS Spring Accreditation Success 2023! The Modeshift STARS schemes have seen fantastic numbers of sites achieving accreditation this Spring! 273 accreditation applications have been approved between January and March 2023. We have seen a huge increase in STARS Business applications demonstrating the continued commitment from our members in business settings, and we are also […]
The Modeshift STARS National School Travel Awards Celebration event took place on Thursday 22 June, Where our STARS School of the Region winners headed to The Riverside Rooms in London in an exciting venue over looking the Aquarium hosted by the amazing Histrionics. We would like to say a huge Modeshift congratulations […]
Last year Modeshift established a STARS Education Focus Group made up of Modeshift staff and experienced representatives from local authorities, and schools that participate in the STARS scheme, some of which have achieved high levels of accreditation, including National STARS Schools of the Year. The group is led by Modeshift STARS Programme Manager, Cheryl Ford […]
We are delighted to celebrate the success of Forest Park School for achieving their Outstanding STARS Accreditation. The school were also winners at the recent Modeshift National School Travel Awards, receiving an award for National SEND School of the Year for 2022/ 2023! We thought we would share their journey with you, and we are […]
In March 2022 Modeshift, in partnership with The Bikeability Trust, was awarded funding by the Active Travel England to deliver a pilot Active Travel Ambassadors programme across England as a means to increase walking and cycling levels and encourage more secondary schools to produce a Modeshift STARS accredited Travel Plan. The scheme involves training, resourcing, […]
The Modeshift STARS Residential Focus Group was set up in May 2022, The purpose of this group is to establish a forum for industry experts to network and share best practice, review the latest guidance and support the development of the STARS scheme for residential developments. John Hacker, Modeshift Board STARS Residential Executive has […]
