I work predominantly with children aged nine to twelve in schools across the city each year. Through working with the school I promote the benefits of cycling and run activities such as cycle skills, Dr. Bike, virtual bike races and road safety sessions. Cycling levels in the first year typically increase by at least 10%. Bike It helps with School Travel planning, and links in with the HealthySchools and EcoSchools agendas. The aim of Bike It is to enable schools to continue with promoting and increasing cycling once the Bike It Officer has moved on.

From an early age I have enjoyed riding bikes. My interest for cycling was rekindled at university as my main mode of transport. I love that cycling is a clean form of transport, very cheap, and most importantly of all, very sociable and fun! What better way to promote the benefits of cycling to young people, especially to their health and the environment, than through Bike It.

I have moved to Derby from Stoke-on-Trent where I was a Bike It Officer for a year and a half.

I work closely with Cycle Derby who, amongst other things, provides Bikeability Level 1 cycle training on playgrounds for years four and five and Bikeability Level 2 on the roads for years five and six across all Derby schools.

The schools I will be working with this academic year are:

Asterdale Primary, Becket Primary, Brackensdale Junior, Brookfield Primary, Grampian Primary, Griffe Field Primary, St James Junior, St John Fisher Primary, Lakeside Community Primary, Markeaton Primary, Murray Park Community School, Springfield Primary, Village Primary.

To find out more about Bike It and the work that Sustrans does go to http://www.sustrans.org.uk/what-we-do/bike-it

Like the sound of Bike It? Contact me on jennie.mcgeoch@sustrans.org.uk or 07825619704