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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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Nuffield Health Hospital take healthy steps

Working within a healthcare setting during a global pandemic exacerbated the need for individuals to look after their physical and mental health. Therefore, we initially set up the Wellbeing team at Brighton Nuffield Health Hospital at the back…
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Bikeability, the government’s national cycle training programme, is about so much more than teaching children how to cycle.

Bikeability training gives children confidence, boosts self-esteem and helps them become more independent. As well as teaching them how to cycle safely on roads, Bikeability also gives children a better understanding of the benefits of activity…

Sustrans Big Pedal is back – 19 to 30 April 2021

Sustrans Big Pedal is the UK’s largest inter-school cycling, walking, wheeling and scooting challenge. Schools compete to see who can record the greatest number of pupils, staff and parents making active journeys to school. The challenge…
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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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Step out of lockdown with a Spring in your step

The latest lockdown has seen many children and young people across the UK stuck inside while the British Winter has run its course. On the 8th of March we will see most pupils across England return to school. This…
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Hertfordshire brings road safety education to the online environment

Nearly 8,000 primary school pupils across Hertfordshire have received road safety education online since the start of the 2020 autumn term, thanks to the innovation of the county’s Active and Safer Travel Team. The Covid-19 pandemic has…

Modeshift STARS System Upgrades are Live!

We are delighted to announce that the Modeshift STARS System Upgrades are complete! The system is now live following the upgrades. These upgrades see the STARS Education, STARS Business and STARS Community accreditation schemes all combined…
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Modeshift STARS Essential Upgrades: System Downtime

We’re writing to let you know that we’re scheduling some downtime for the entire Modeshift STARS system at the end of this month and the beginning of January which will enable us to significantly upgrade our systems.  These upgrades…
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National STARS Schools of the Year revealed by the Department for Transport

On Friday 4th December, the Department for Transport (DfT) joined the Modeshift STARS Team along with local authorities and schools from across the country for the Modeshift STARS Education National Celebration Event. Chris Heaton-Harris…
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Trust scoops top prize for environmentally-friendly travel plan

Sandwell and West Birmingham NHS Trust has scooped a top award for its environmentally-friendly travel plan which is working to reduce the number of staff driving to work. The organisation won the ‘contribution to sustainable travel by…