Modeshift STARS recognises best practice in the promotion of sustainable and active travel. Read our STARS Education case studies that focus on schools and other establishments have successfully delivered their Travel Plan and gained STARS accreditation.

Meet Paul White, Travel Plan Co-ordinator from the award winning Woodville Primary School in Essex

We caught up with Paul White, Travel Plan Coordinator (TPC)  at Woodville Primary School, Essex to find out more about his role and what the school how their plans  to keep staff, parents and students engaged with their active travel initiatives How…
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Active Travel Ambassadors show off their entrepreneurial skills

Modeshift STARS Regional winners and National Awards finalists Applefields School in York have stepped up their game and added a shop to their Active Travel efforts.   The school are taking part in our Active Travel Ambassador (ATA) programme…
Image shows Beverly Furbur from The Ridge Primary school smiling infront of a sign wearing a red top
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Hear from The Ridge Primary School – South Gloucestershire STARS Local Authority Primary School of the Year 2023/2024

Interview with Active Travel Champions: The Ridge Primary School, South Gloucestershire STARS Local Authority Primary School of the Year 2023/2024 We spoke to Beverley Furber from The Ridge Junior School, who were recently awarded STARS…
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Portercroft School, Sheffield share their Outstanding Travel Plan accreditation success.

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…
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Modeshift Active Travel Ambassadors share their success!

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…
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Modeshift National School Travel Award winners, Forest Park School share outstanding accreditation success!

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…
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Modeshift Primary School of the Year – Bishop Wood Primary School, Tring

A presentation took place in celebration of Bishop Wood Primary School in Tring winning the prestigious Modeshift STARS ‘Primary School of the Year’ award for an excellent school travel plan. Since 2015, Janet Reeve, teacher and School…
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Cambridgeshire County Council Road Safety Team create a bubble of active travel

Looking to increase the uptake of pupils actively travelling to school. Cambridgeshire County Council Road Safety Team looked to the #Stay Safe Get Active Walking Bubble feature developed in the Modeshift STARS Education platform.   The Council…
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Murrow Primary Academy Stay Safe and Get Active with a STARS Walking Bubble

Murrow Primary Academy located in the East of England have been working hard to support pupils in getting active on the journey to school. The school faced many challenges with parking issues causing much disruption at the beginning at the end…
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STARS Spotlight – Alfreton Nursery School, Derbyshire

Find out how this nursery became nominated for STARS Early Years Setting of the Year at the 2020 STARS Awards. Behaviour Change seen at the school  Having already previously integrated sustainable travel into their…
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STARS Spotlight – Pennycross School, Plymouth

Find out how this school became nominated for STARS Primary School of the Year 2020 Behaviour Change seen at the school  Pennycross have worked with Sustrans for years to promote active travel and have introduced several…
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STARS Spotlight – Kings’ School, Hampshire

Find out how this school became nominated for the National STARS Awards. Behaviour Change Seen at the School Reduction in idling buses waiting at the beginning and end of the school day. Creation of a drop and stride location map, which…