Be Bright Day at Ysgol Gymraeg Cwmbrân:

The pupils wore brightly coloured clothing over their school uniform for the introduction of our Sustrans Active School Travel Programme which we will be doing over the next year.

Active School Travel improves health through physical activity, promotes independence, improves safety awareness and is good for the environment also. As more children walk or cycle to school, there will also be fewer cars around the school gates, making our school a safer place for everyone.

Safety is very important to our school, and we have developed an Active Travel Policy to help encourage safe travel to school. The decision as to whether a child is competent to cycle, scoot or walk to and from school safely rests with the parents / carers. We would like to encourage parents / carers to accompany their children to and from school and to ensure children are wearing helmets and bright clothes to help them be seen by other road users.

We understand that cycling or walking to school is not possible for every family and there will still be opportunities for your children to participate in the programme. You can also support this initiative by taking extra caution of cyclists and pedestrians on your journey to school.

We look forward to seeing more children and parents / carers cycling, walking and scooting to school this year!