Full School Travel Plan for Upper Shirley High by Fruitful

Full School Travel Plan for the Upper Shirley School September 2019

This travel plan has been commissioned by Southampton City Council and written by Hampshire County Council, with input from a Working Group at the school, following the submission of a planning application for an expansion of the existing school buildings. This is to enable an increase in available places at the school to support the needs of its catchment area. Support has been provided by the school and Southampton City Council in its preparation.

Upper Shirley High, DfE number: 850/4275

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Prepared By Kirstie Green Kirstie Green

Checked By Sarah Lees Julie Prince Jenny Murphy Hazel Agombar Hannah Chivers

Comments

Date 4/9/19

Table of Contents Section 1 – School Background ............................................................................................................................... 5 Travel Plan Aims and Objectives ............................................................................................................................ 5 School Vision and Values ........................................................................................................................................ 6 School Facilities and Proposed Facilities .............................................................................................................. 7 On-Site Parking – vehicles and cycles .................................................................................................................. 8 Students...................................................................................................................................................................... 9 Staff ........................................................................................................................................................................... 11 The School Day and Extended School Day ........................................................................................................ 11 School Visits and Initiatives ................................................................................................................................... 12 Location Map ........................................................................................................................................................... 13 Description of School Locality ............................................................................................................................... 13 School Catchment Area ......................................................................................................................................... 13 Site Accessibility and Transport Links ................................................................................................................. 14 Walking ................................................................................................................................................................ 14 Cycling ................................................................................................................................................................. 15 Bus Routes and Timetables ............................................................................................................................. 16 Train Services ..................................................................................................................................................... 16 Why is a new Travel Plan Required? ................................................................................................................... 17 School Travel Plan Co-ordinator and Working Group .................................................................................. 17 Section 2 – Policy....................................................................................................................................................... 18 National Planning Policy Framework (NPPF) July 2018 ................................................................................... 18 Local Policy .............................................................................................................................................................. 21 Southampton City Centre Action Plan ............................................................................................................ 21 Parking Standards ............................................................................................................................................. 22 Summary .................................................................................................................................................................. 23 Section 3 – Consultation .......................................................................................................................................... 24 School Travel Survey ............................................................................................................................................. 24 Key Partners ............................................................................................................................................................ 24 Section 4 – Survey Information .............................................................................................................................. 25 Pupil Travel Survey ................................................................................................................................................. 25 Parent Travel Survey .............................................................................................................................................. 35 Staff Travel Survey ................................................................................................................................................. 52 National Travel Trends ........................................................................................................................................... 57 Expansion Consultations ....................................................................................................................................... 58 Headteacher Comments ........................................................................................................................................ 59 Summary of the Consultation and Issues Identified by All Parties .................................................................. 59 Section 5 – Action Plan ............................................................................................................................................ 60 Aims and Objectives of This Travel Plan ............................................................................................................. 60 Measures and Targets ........................................................................................................................................... 60 Section 6 - Evaluation and Monitoring ................................................................................................................. 69 Section 7 - Long Term Sustainability.................................................................................................................... 69 Section 8 - Promotion of STP.................................................................................................................................. 69 Section 9 – Formal Approval of the Plan ............................................................................................................. 70 List of Appendices ..................................................................................................................................................... 71

List of Appendices Appendix 1 – School Site Plan and Expansion Plans Appendix 2 – Location plans and Local Infrastructure Appendix 3 – Pupil Postcode Locations and Walking Routes Appendix 4 – Staff Postcode Plots Appendix 5 – Southampton Cycle Routes Appendix 6 – Bus Stops, Routes and Times Appendix 7 – Hampshire Rail Network and Local Train Services Appendix 8 – Ferry Service from the Isle of Wight

Section 1 – School Background School Address Upper Shirley High Bellemoor Road, Shirley Southampton SO15 7QU Tel: 023 8032 5333 Upper Shirley High (USH) is located on Bellemoor Road, in the Shirley area to the north west of the City of Southampton on an 8.35-acre site. The school is bordered by Winchester Road, St James Road and Hill Lane which are reasonably busy roads with bus routes. Upper Shirley High is a secondary school which caters for children aged 11 to 16 years. USH has three main feeder schools from within the Jefferys Education Partnership (Hollybrook Junior, Shirley Junior and Wordsworth Primary). The first cohort of Wordsworth students joined USH in September 2017. In preparation for the additional students from Wordsworth Primary School over the coming years, an expansion was deemed necessary.

Travel Plan Aims and Objectives The overall aim of this school travel plan is to ensure that students, parents and staff who are currently at the school, and will attend in the future, are able to make informed decisions about their travel to and from school. Through the travel plan it is hoped the school community will be able to continue to choose more sustainable modes of travel and therefore minimise the impact of the proposed new school on the local environment. Aims • • •

To sustain and encourage a greater use of more sustainable modes of travel for journeys to and from school, and therefore reduce the impact of travel to school on the local community, particularly as the school expands. To increase awareness of the importance of safe and sustainable travel to and from school. To raise travel awareness amongst the whole school community and integrate sustainable school travel within the Curriculum and school ethos.

Objectives • To encourage and enable safe and sustainable journeys to and from school. • To encourage and enable more students and staff who have bicycles (or scooters) to cycle (or scootering) to school • To promote and enable sustainable travel for parents, staff and visitors. • To educate students in safety on the school journey • To improve safety at the school site and improve separation between pedestrians, vehicles and bicycles. • To promote the travel plan and sustainable travel options to students, parents and staff, and to communicate in a proactive manner with residents.

School Vision and Values USH is the place where all are challenged to achieve; where we are distinguished as leaders of learning and the passion of our people transforms futures. Our Values underpin our school motto of Learning without Limits and help explain how things work here. Our values are: Believe As a member of the USH community, we know that everything starts with self-belief and a positive mind-set. We ask that everyone involved in our school accepts our values, our ethos and our expectations. Our school exists to raise achievement and give young people the best chance of living a happy and fulfilling life. We know from past experience that those who believe in the benefit of learning; believe in contributing to school and believe in potential, will always thrive here. Building trust underpins our work at USH and this means we can rely on each other and show integrity (what we do, matches what we say). We show strength and a confident belief in our own and others’ ability and this builds community. Crucially, if things go wrong, we seek opportunities to build back trust and draw closer as a result of the experience; and we take ownership of our part in changing things for the better. Much about USH is traditional, but much is also progressive and contemporary, not least our diverse and inclusive ethos (with 44 languages spoken)- we welcome people from all walks of life. Respect Having due regard for ourselves and for others is very important to USH. Between tolerance and acceptance comes respect and this is essential to our inclusive and diverse school family. Treating people well, with good manners, politeness and kindness, is an essential part of life here. Our restorative approaches to conduct, build excellent relationships between students and staff, but are underpinned by one firm rule; follow the rules. Personal connections lie at the heart of our school and we celebrate individuality so everyone feels they can belong. To achieve this, we ask for openness and honesty in all stakeholders. Students have our unconditional respect and we will support them through the challenges in each of their five years. We therefore anticipate their respect in return. I protect the rights of students and staff to bring their ‘best self’ every day and to be ‘known’ for who they really are, and who they want to become. Safe together in an environment of healthy growth. Succeed We are here to achieve and we know that success comes in many forms. Here, we commit to doing our best and we work with purpose and positivity. The buzz that people feel at USH comes from a commitment to team work and the great feeling which comes when we reach our goals together. We take our work very seriously and are committed to being the best school in the region. Wanting the best for ourselves means making a habit of talking about goals and progress; this begins for our students in Autumn term 1 when we set in motion a momentum to achieve. We show passion every day through our commitment to improving children’s life-chances, and I feel very fortunate to be the head of an authentic school with such a strong standing in its community. Mr Woods, Headteacher. http://uppershirleyhigh.org/vision-and-values (accessed 2/9/19)

By reviewing the School Travel Plan, the school aims to encourage more students to walk, scoot, cycle or use SCC or public bus services to school rather than coming by car. This will support the community-minded school ethos and serve to reduce congestion and improve safety around the school site. 6

School Facilities and Proposed Facilities Expansion Phase 1 The school, through expansion, is increasing from 43 to 48 classrooms. Construction of a new classroom block of eight classrooms, to replace two temporary modular builds (one which was a dance studio and one which contained two classrooms), was completed in the autumn of 2019.

No. of classrooms pre-expansion No of classrooms with new classroom block Current total number

43 8 48

So far, Phase 1 of the school’s expansion plans, now complete, have included the following projects: • • • • • •

Two new science laboratories (completed summer 2017) New IT suite (completed summer 2017) Additional staff parking (completed summer of 2018) An additional catering servery (completed summer of 2018) Upgrade to the wireless system (completed summer of 2018) New eight-classroom teaching block (completed summer 2018) – planning granted June 2017

Expansion Phase 2: New sports hall A second consultation meeting for local residents was held on Tuesday 26th March to discuss phase 2 of our expansion plans, a new sports hall. This is noted to be the final significant change to the site through expansion. A site plan of the school can be seen in the appendices which includes plans of the new classrooms and sports hall. Site plans can be viewed in Appendix 1.

On-Site Parking â&#x20AC;&#x201C; vehicles and cycles The school has 61 standard parking bays on site plus two accessible bays and one motorcycle bay. Of these, 12 parking bays were installed during Phase 1 of the build programme to account for the increased staff requirement from the expansion in student numbers. There is a one-way loop around the car park to allow traffic to flow though or drop off, during our visit, nine cars were parked informally around the car park creating a narrower access in certain areas. There is also space for the schoolâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s two minibuses and a bin store to the rear of the car park. The designated visitor parking bays are used by staff and only reserved as required on a daily basis.

One of two accessible parking bays (the second is opposite)

Cars parked around narrow parking loop

Single gated access for students and cyclists plus staff parking

Parking loop

Barrier at the rear of the car park to separate minibus parking Could be used for coach pick-up and access for emergency vehicles

Minibus parking around the side of the main school building

New parking bays created during Phase 1 expansion

The school has two heavily used areas for cycle storage areas with a combined capacity of 80 bicycles. There is currently no separate staff cycle storage though six staff cycle to work daily. Nor is there any scooter storage (though we did observe a few scooters stored in the cycle store on the day we visited).

Secure cycle parking

Second secure cycle store and access from the front of the school for pedestrians and cyclists

Students The school has a Published Admission Number (PAN) of 180. However, it is planned to increase the PAN to 210 students through the current expansion. The number of students on roll for 2018/19 was 825, aged 11 to 16, and this is due to increase to 884 in September 2019 (the actual number is 873), with the school due to be full at 1050 students by 2023/24. The majority of students walk to school. Projected student numbers Year Year 7 Year 8 Year 9 Year 10 Year 11 TOTALS

2018/19 180 180 157 157 151 825

2019/20 210 180 180 157 157 884

2020/21 210 210 180 180 157 937

2021/22 210 210 210 180 180 990

2022/23 210 210 210 210 180 1020

2023/24 210 210 210 210 210 1050

In 2018/19 there were seven students on roll with an ECHP, none of whom needed specialist transport to school. 9

Staff The school currently employs 98 members of staff, with 51 teaching staff and 47 support staff. It is anticipated that 12 more members of staff will be required, increasing gradually alongside the student numbers so that, by September 2023, there will be 110 members of staff in total. A plot of staff home postcodes and modes of travel to school can be seen in Appendix 4.

The School Day and Extended School Day The school day for students starts at 8:30am and finishes at 2:40pm. Early activities run from 8:00am to 8:30am and there are a range of free after school clubs until 3:40pm (with DofE running until 4:30pm). Club list, February 2019

The school site opens each day at 6:30am. All staff are in school by 8:00am with the majority of support staff departing by 4:00pm and teaching staff by 5:00pm. The school site is closed at 8:00pm.

School Visits and Initiatives The school carries out several initiatives related to road safety and sustainable travel as part of the PHSE, PE and Geography curriculum. In Year 8, students study a “Healthy Body” in PHSE. The Year 9 students study Climate Change in Geography, with SCC offering support with this topic linked to air quality. They also learn “How do I keep myself safe?” in PHSE Road Safety Education and the “Effects of exercise on the body” in GCSE PE. The Year 10 students study “Urban Issues in Southampton” in Geography which could be linked to public transportation systems.

School sports trophy cabinet

School Games Silver award

Table Tennis tables in school playground

The school has achieved a Silver School Games award for three years running. This is awarded in recognition of students being offered a wide range of opportunities in sport inside and outside of school. This award also commends the school on the wide variety of sports offered that cater for all ability levels. There are a number of school trips to which students walk, for example the Christmas service at St James’s Church. Students walk to the local sports centre for Sports Day, to The Point for drama productions and to Centre Hall for Year 7-10 Awards Evenings. Two school minibuses are also available for use for trips and sporting events.

As a reward for good attendance throughout the year, winning students are rewarded with a session on the above inflatable “It’s a Knockout” course.

Location Map

Description of School Locality The school is located in a residential area in the Upper Shirley part of the city of Southampton, north west of the city centre. The school site is bordered by residential road, though the A35 Winchester Road is just to the north, with St James Road and Hill Lane to the East and West. All three roads are bus routes. A map showing the location of the school is in Appendix 2.

School Catchment Area The school catchment area is listed in the schoolâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s admissions policy and includes particular streets surrounding the school in the Upper Shirley area of Southampton. In September 2019, the school have 60% of pupils travelling from out of their catchment area (520 out of 873 pupils). http://uppershirleyhigh.org/documents/USH%20Admissions%20Policy%202019-20-28.pdf

Pupilsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; home locations and mode of travel to school can be seen in Appendix 3.

Site Accessibility and Transport Links See Appendix 2 for plans of the local infrastructure.

Walking In 2018/19, 69% of students were walking to school (SCC survey, March 2019). The school has one main entrance on Bellemoor Road which all students use, including pedestrians and cyclists. There is a possible second entrance which could be opened up on Bellemoor Road, to the east of the car park, though this has been discounted to date to ensure the safety of students on site and to discourage truancy. There are several other schools in the vicinity (Shirley Infant and Junior Schools around the corner on Wilton Road and the Richard Taunton 6th Form College further to the east on Bellemoor Road. There are plenty of excellent footpaths leading to the school and the roads in the immediate vicinity, apart from pedestrians and cyclists, are residential and therefore reasonably quiet. The speed limit on the western end of Bellemoor Road and on Wilton Road has been reduced to 20mph and Wilton Road also has bollards closing it off on its junction with Bellemoor. Further out, the A35 Winchester Road is a busier commuter route into and out of the city centre, again served by good footpaths enabling staff and able students to walk where appropriate. The footpaths have dropped kerbs and link to unmarked crossing points to ensure safe crossing of the road and junctions. There are zig zags outside the front of school, though the lines are rather faded. There is a “20 is Plenty” sign opposite the school gates, though the speed limit is 30mph.

Bellemoor Road – Main school entrance with faded markings

20 is Plenty sign opposite the school entrance

Road closure on Wilton Road outside neighbouring schools

20mph on the westerly end of Bellemoor Road, with drop kerbs and unmarked crossings

Potential additional pedestrian entrance off Bellemoor Road

Local warnings against dog fouling

Cycling Currently, there are no dedicated cycling routes under the National Cycle Network leading to the school. However, there are ongoing works to create a Southampton Cycle network which are due to be at least partially completed by summer 2019. See Appendix 5 for an outline on the current works.

Main school gates shared by pedestrians, cyclists and vehicles

Bellemoor Road - popular with cyclists

The Southampton Cycle Routes map in Appendix 5 shows the proposed Southampton Cycle Network and the routes which will link together. Planned routes SCN4 and SCN8 will pass near to the school on the Winchester Road and St James Road respectively. Currently 9% of students cycle to school (SCC survey, March 2019).

Bus Routes and Timetables Appendix 6 outlines details of the plentiful bus stops in the vicinity of the school, including on Bellemoor Road right by the school gates. The main routes serving the school are: â&#x20AC;˘ â&#x20AC;˘

Xelabus X11 which runs hourly from Lordshill to the City Centre Unilink U6 which runs every 20-30 minutes from Southampton General Hospital to the City Centre

Both services have buses that stop near the school at times coincinding with the start and end of the school day. Therefore, both services are a viable method for children and staff members to travel to the school site. Bus timetables can be found in Appendix 6. Appendix 8 outlines ferry services to and from the Isle of Wight which link up to bus services in Southampton.

Train Services The nearest train station is at Millbrook, 1.5 miles away from USH. This distance could be walked in approximately 31 minutes or you could use the SCN 8 cycleway once it is completed. Without a bike, it is quicker to go to Southampton Central Station and take one of several bus services to St James Road or Shirley Road and walk the rest (this takes approximately 25 minutes). The stations are on the line to Southampton Central from Portsmouth Harbour and are served by South West trains. Southampton Central is linked to all local major stations and London. (See Appendix 7 for details).

Why is a new Travel Plan Required? It is good practice for schools to review their travel plans regularly, both in terms of monitoring success and to review whether the original issues have been resolved or not. It is recognised that behavioural change requires sustained effort and support as bad habits can easily slip back into routines, e.g. with bad weather. In addition, with schools, there will always be an annual new intake of children with parents who are often new to the school and therefore need to be informed as to the ethos of the school and its community. For Upper Shirley High, a travel plan is required to mitigate the potential increase in traffic that will be caused because of the school expansion, with both increased staff and student numbers travelling to the school.

School Travel Plan Co-ordinator and Working Group The working group has been supported by Hampshire County Councilâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Travel Planning Team. The designated officer is Kirstie Green.

Working Group Julie Prince Stuart Woods Jenny Murphy Duke of Edinburgh Students

Business Manager and School Travel Champion Headteacher Cover Officer / Duke of Edinburghâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Manager Students

Dates and details of working group meetings or actions 17 November 2016 30 January 2019 26 March 2019

Public Consultation Meeting, Phase 1 build Initial meeting between Julie Prince, Jenny Murphy, Sarah Lees and Kirstie Green to discuss travel surveys and the travel plan. Public Consultation Meeting, Phase 1 build attended by Julie Prince, Stuart Woods and Kirstie Green

Section 2 – Policy

National Planning Policy Framework (NPPF) July 2018 -

Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

The revised National Planning Policy Framework (NPPF) 2018 sets out the Government’s planning policies for England and how these should be applied. It provides a framework within which locally-prepared plans for housing and other development can be produced. “Achieving sustainable development means that the planning system has three overarching objectives, which are interdependent and need to be pursued in mutually supportive ways (so that opportunities can be taken to secure net gains across each of the different objectives): a) an economic objective b) a social objective and c) an environmental objective These objectives should be delivered through the preparation and implementation of plans and the application of the policies in this Framework; they are not criteria against which every decision can or should be judged. Planning policies and decisions should play an active role in guiding development towards sustainable solutions, but in doing so should take local circumstances into account, to reflect the character, needs and opportunities of each area.” In Chapter 8 “Promoting Healthy and Safe Communities” Paragraph 91 states: “Planning policies and decisions should aim to achieve healthy, inclusive and safe places which: a) promote social interaction, including opportunities for meetings between people who might not otherwise come into contact with each other – for example through mixed-use developments, strong neighbourhood centres, street layouts that allow for easy pedestrian and cycle connections within and between neighbourhoods, and active street frontages; b) are safe and accessible, so that crime and disorder, and the fear of crime, do not undermine the quality of life or community cohesion – for example through the use of clear and legible pedestrian routes, and high-quality public space, which encourage the active and continual use of public areas; and c) enable and support healthy lifestyles, especially where this would address identified local health and well-being needs – for example through the provision of safe and accessible green infrastructure, sports facilities, local shops, access to healthier food, allotments and layouts that encourage walking and cycling.” Chapter 9 NPPF 2018 is about “Promoting Sustainable Transport” Paragraph 102 states: Transport issues should be considered from the earliest stages of plan-making and development proposals, so that: a) the potential impacts of development on transport networks can be addressed; b) opportunities from existing or proposed transport infrastructure, and changing transport technology and usage, are realised – for example in relation to the scale, location or density of development that can be accommodated; c) opportunities to promote walking, cycling and public transport use are identified and pursued; 18

d) the environmental impacts of traffic and transport infrastructure can be identified, assessed and taken into account – including appropriate opportunities for avoiding and mitigating any adverse effects, and for net environmental gains; and e) patterns of movement, streets, parking and other transport considerations are integral to the design of schemes and contribute to making high quality places.” In paragraph 103, it further states. “The planning system should actively manage patterns of growth in support of these objectives. Significant development should be focused on locations which are or can be made sustainable, through limiting the need to travel and offering a genuine choice of transport modes. This can help to reduce congestion and emissions and improve air quality and public health. However, opportunities to maximise sustainable transport solutions will vary between urban and rural areas, and this should be taken into account in both plan-making and decision-making.” Paragraph 109 details: “Development should only be prevented or refused on highways grounds if there would be an unacceptable impact on highway safety, or the residual cumulative impacts on the road network would be severe.” Paragraph 110 clarifies: “Within this context, applications for development should: a) give priority first to pedestrian and cycle movements, both within the scheme and with neighbouring areas; and second – so far as possible – to facilitating access to high quality public transport, with layouts that maximise the catchment area for bus or other public transport services, and appropriate facilities that encourage public transport use; b) address the needs of people with disabilities and reduced mobility in relation to all modes of transport; c) create places that are safe, secure and attractive – which minimise the scope for conflicts between pedestrians, cyclists and vehicles, avoid unnecessary street clutter, and respond to local character and design standards; d) allow for the efficient delivery of goods, and access by service and emergency vehicles; and e) be designed to enable charging of plug-in and other ultra-low emission vehicles in safe, accessible and convenient locations.” Paragraph 111 states: “All developments that will generate significant amounts of movement should be required to provide a travel plan, and the application should be supported by a transport statement or transport assessment so that the likely impacts of the proposal can be assessed.” Childhood Obesity – The Government’s Plan for Action A third of children aged 2 to 15 are overweight or obese and younger generations are becoming obese at earlier ages and staying obese for longer. Reducing obesity levels saves lives as obesity doubles the risk of dying prematurely. The economic costs are great too – it was estimated that the NHS in England spent £5.1 billion on overweight and obesity-related ill-health in 2014/15. Obesity is a complex problem, contributed to by behaviour, environment, genetics and culture. However, at its root obesity is caused by an energy imbalance: taking in more energy through food than is used through activity. The Government aims to significantly reduce England’s rate of childhood obesity within the next ten years through the following initiatives: • Introduction of a soft drinks levy across the UK. In England the revenue from the levy will be invested in programmes to reduce obesity and encourage physical activity and balanced diets for school children. Primary PE and Sport Premium will be doubled and £10 million invested in healthy breakfast clubs. • Taking out 20% of sugar in products. A structured sugar reduction programme will be launched to remove sugar from the products children eat most. All sectors of the food and drinks industry will be challenged to reduce overall sugar across a range of products that contribute to children’s sugar intakes by at least 20% by 2020, including 5% in year one. 19

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Supporting innovation to help businesses to make their products healthier. The recently formed Agri-Food Technology Council will continue to provide leadership in areas such as health and nutrition and consumer acceptability with the Food Innovation Network bringing together food businesses, researchers, and innovation support to enable greater take up of world-leading research and development. • Making healthy options available in the public sector. The Government will be working with local authorities and the Local Government Association to encourage them to implement the Government Buying Standards for Food and Catering Services (GBSF) across all public sector settings from leisure centres to hospitals. • Continuing to provide support with the cost of healthy food for those who need it most. The Government is re-committing to the Healthy Start scheme providing vouchers to families on low income, which can be exchanged for fresh or frozen fruit or vegetables and milk. • Helping all children to enjoy an hour of physical activity every day. The aim is to encourage every primary school child to get at least 60 minutes of moderate to vigorous physical activity a day. Half of this will be provided in school with the remaining supported by parents and carers outside of school time. A way of achieving this would be for parents and carers to support the school travel plan actions and targets encouraging children to walk, cycle or scoot to and from school. • Improving the co-ordination of quality sport and physical activity programmes for schools. Investment in cycling and walking to school will continue with the commitment to producing a Cycling and Walking Investment Strategy. This will include a £300m investment supporting cycling and walking, a clear target increasing the number of children walking to school and continued support for Bikeability cycle training for children. • Creating a new healthy rating scheme for primary schools. From September 2017 this will be introduced to encourage schools’ contributions to preventing obesity by helping children to eat better and move more. This scheme will be taken in to account during Ofsted inspections and there will be an annual competition to celebrate schools with the most innovative and impactful projects. Ofsted will conduct a review on obesity, healthy eating and physical activity in schools and provide examples of good practice and recommendations on what more schools can do in this area. • Making school food healthier. The Secretary of State for Education will lead a campaign to encourage all schools to commit to the School Food Standards (January 2015). • Clearer Food Labelling. Work will continue to encourage those working in the industry to implement the voluntary front of pack traffic light labelling scheme and it is likely that this will be extended to show clearer labelling to the consumer about sugar content in packaged food and drink. • Supporting early years’ settings. The Children’s Food Trust will be producing and launching in early 2017, guidelines for early years’ settings to help them meet current Government dietary recommendations and guidelines for physical activity in the early years. • Harnessing the best new technology. Work will be done to capitalise on the power of technology to support healthier choices, looking towards providing simple information on how much sugar, fat and salt the weekly shop contains. • Enabling health professionals to support families. Encouraging them to continue their good work talking to parents about their family’s diet and referring people to weight management services, clubs and websites for further advice. These actions should significantly reduce England’s rate of childhood obesity within the next ten years. The actions and targets set out within the school travel plan for increasing walking and cycling/scooter rates to and from school will certainly contribute towards this reduction in the obesity rate. See following link for full action plan: https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/546588/Childhood_obesity_2016__2__ acc.pdf

Local Policy Southampton City Centre Action Plan Southampton is a regional centre for South Hampshire and beyond. It will be the focus for significant new development over the next 20 years in line with the Partnership for Urban South Hampshire’s strategy to promote increased economic growth, focussed on the two cities (Southampton and Portsmouth). The city’s adopted Core Strategy directs much of this new development to the city centre. The City Centre Action Plan (the Plan) describes in more detail where the new development should go and what it should be like. Paragraph 1.9 of the plan states “To deliver this growth, promote investor confidence, and support the Council’s Low Carbon City Strategy, this Plan addresses the inevitable challenges of climate change and the need for sea defences to protect against the increased risk of flooding over the longer term. It also encourages more sustainable lifestyles – through reducing the need to travel by providing local facilities and services, promoting the use of walking, cycling and public transport, renewable energy, green design, protecting and enhancing the Southampton City Council, City Centre Action Plan – Adopted version March 2015 natural environment and green spaces. The city centre has strong potential to promote environmental sectors of the economy, including those related to the marine sector or supported by the Universities.”

Policy AP 10 Supporting Primary and Secondary Education Facilities “New schools will be supported in the city centre on sites: Of a size sufficient to provide appropriate on-site play / sports provision, taking into account the constraints of an inner urban area; Which implement a school travel plan have suitable pedestrian and cycle access from surrounding residential areas and from public transport facilities, and is appropriate in terms of highway safety; Secondary school play / sports facilities (whether indoor or outdoor) and open space will be publicly available outside of school hours.” Policy AP 18 Transport and Movement The Council supports an effective movement/transport network in, to and within the city centre and aims to achieve a significant modal shift from use of the car to other modes of transport. To enable this the Council will: 1. Create high quality provision for walking, cycling and public transport, including for people with disabilities or mobility constraints, while seeking to reduce the need for vehicle access into and through the core of the city centre; 2. Support improvements to the rail network, including an enhanced public transport interchange and development hub at the Central Station taking full account of the need to expand rail capacity; 3. Work with bus operators to provide an efficient and effective bus network to serve key existing and new destinations or areas within the city centre, and make provision for high quality bus interchange ‘Super Stops’ 4. Support proposals for enhancing the ferry facilities to the Isle of Wight and Hythe, and support improved pedestrian and public transport links including a bus-ferry interchange; 5. Encourage the relocation and/or enhancement of the existing coach station to increase its capacity and provide closer links with the transport interchange at Central Station; 6. Promote enhanced crossing points, routes and urban spaces for pedestrians and cyclists by managing vehicular movements appropriately and redesigning streets in the following locations, 21

and including the Council’s ‘City Streets’ programme: a. Western Esplanade adjacent to the Central Station – realignment and/or narrowing to single carriageways; b. East-West Spine, including in the Havelock Road / Civic Centre Road / New Road area; c. Inner ring road, including the Charlotte Place / Six Dials areas and Kingsway / Evans Street; d. Where other opportunities arise, undertake improvements as appropriate across the city centre; 7. Delivering an enhancement of West Quay Road – Town Quay Road – Platform Road – Terminus Terrace – Marsh Lane – Threefield Lane gyratory as shown on the Policies Map which: Enhances urban spaces, and pedestrian crossings and routes to the waterfront; - Does not significantly adversely affect access to the Port of Southampton at Dock Gate 4. - Removes the Queens Park gyratory to enhance the park; - Removes the Threefield Lane gyratory 8. Maintain a level of road access and off-street car parking provision appropriate to maintain an efficient transport network which achieves a significant switch to non car transport modes, creates high quality pedestrian / cycle routes and spaces, supports viable development, and promotes a relocation of commuter / visitor parking to the edge of the city centre. 9. Where relevant, the above measures should accord with policy AP 4 (The Port).

Parking Standards Southampton City Council have adopted a Parking Standards Supplementary Planning Document (SPD) (https://www.southampton.gov.uk/policies/parking-standards-spd-final-adopted-version2011_tcm63-367716.pdf) for the area outside of the City Centre Action Plan. The purpose of this SPD is to provide more detail on how the council will apply the contents of existing Core Strategy policy CS19 (Car & Cycle Parking) and other policies in the determination of planning applications for residential and non-residential developments. This SPD sets out new requirements and recommendations regarding the amount and design of vehicle and cycle parking at new developments. The SPD will generally relax the maximum parking that developers may provide compared to the existing parking standards and will include more detailed requirements and guidance regarding parking design than the existing standards. It will also set out new requirements and recommendations for travel plans. Chapter 4.3 sets out non-residential car parking standards

A minimum of one Powered Two-Wheeler parking space should be provided for every 25 parking spaces. ■ This value is at the stated National maximum provision in PPG131 Note 1: The standard for students relates to the total number of students attending an educational establishment, rather than full-time equivalent figures.

Chapter 5 sets out Cycle Parking Standards

Chapter 8 of the Parking Standards Policy states â&#x20AC;&#x153;Travel Plans, setting out measures and techniques which will be employed at developments to encourage more sustainable transport mode choice and travel behaviour (thus reducing demand for parking, as well as general demand on the highway network) will be required for developments as follows: â&#x20AC;˘

All primary and secondary schools will be required to produce a travel plan.â&#x20AC;?

Summary This travel plan has thus been prepared in line with national and local policy in that it aims to reduce reliance on the private car and it encourages the use of sustainable travel choices. In addition, it supports local policies by seeking to enable safe journeys to and from school.

Section 3 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Consultation As travel issues affect the whole school community, especially when they are linked with new development, it is important to ensure that all affected groups are consulted with. This helps both with finding out what the issues are and with offering communities the opportunity to share their ideas as to possible solutions. Therefore, several groups, including students, parents, staff, governors and local residents, have been consulted; School Travel Plan Consultation Group consulted Parents Staff

On what?

How?

When?

Travel Behaviour Travel Behaviour

March 2019 March 2019

Governors

Travel survey results Action Plan

Travel Survey Travel Survey Questionnaire Email / meeting discussion

Local residents

School Expansion and school travel

Consultation Events

November 2016 April 2019

Local Councillors

School Travel and Safety on the school journey

Evidence included within the travel plan appendices appendices Headteacher and Chair of Governors to be sent draft Travel Plan for comment, particularly on the travel survey results and action plan School to provide letters of invitation to consultation events + any responses received â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Julie, any comments from the first consultation? I have those from the sports hall. Thanks. School: Have local councillors been invited to attend consultation events?

School Travel Survey Upper Shirley High conducted a full school survey which involved surveying students, parents and staff as to how they travel to and from school. The school sent out surveys to students and parents by email using an on-line link, with students being incentivised with a competition to complete theirs during tutor time at school. Staff members were also asked to complete a survey in order to gather general information about their travel trends and any issues or barriers they may have if they wish to travel sustainably. All surveys were completed during March 2019 and were in addition to the wider consultation regarding development in the area.

Key Partners It is important to engage with the whole school community as the impact of travel to and from school is often felt by residents and businesses. Therefore, as part of the wider expansion plans, letters were sent to residents inviting them to a consultation events in November 2016 and April 2019 and residents they were given the opportunity to comment on the planning application.

Section 4 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Survey Information

Pupil Travel Survey In March 2019, all students at the school were invited to take part in a travel survey about the way they travel to school. 546 students out of 825 (66.2%) responded to the survey. The information that they provided is detailed below.

Bus (selffunded)

Car (alone)

Car (share)

Park and Stride

Other

69%

Train

Scooter

Taxi (SCC funded)

Cycle

378

Bus (SCC bus pass)

Walk

Taxi (self-funded)

How do your usually travel to school?

How do you travel to school on most days?

0% 0% 0% 0%

Walk

Cycle

Scooter

Bus (self-funded) 1%

Bus (SCC bus pass) Taxi (self-funded)

Taxi (SCC funded) Train 69%

Car (alone) Car (share) Park and Stride Other

The survey indicates that only 69% of students walk to school with a further 10% coming by cycle or scooter. Only 17% come by car alone, car share or Park and Stride.

103

29%

12%

Other

105

Exercise or personal fitness

No bus or train available

Dropped by a parent on the way to work or other location Dropped by a parent taking a sibling to another school

Distance from school - far

261

Personal safety

Distance from school - near

254

Cheap

Easier for you or your parents

No suitable walking/cycling facilities or routes

Why do you travel that way?

Why do you travel to school that way?

35% 30% 25% 20% 15% 10% 5% 0%

For other, please explain why you go to school that way? Number of responses

Response

Convenient - chance to exercise and talk with friends

I enjoy walking

I don't wake up properly and I get ready slowly

I would be walking in the dark by myself because of the time and light. I walk home though.

My parents don't drive and it's not that far

Parents can't take me to school on most days.

To get to and from school quickly

Why not?

As you might expect, being a city centre school, the biggest influence on the way that students travel is distance as many pupils live within the local streets.

Car (alone)

Car (share)

73%

Other

Taxi (selffunded)

Park and Stride

Bus (selffunded)

Train

Scooter

Taxi (SCC funded)

Cycle

401

Bus (SCC bus pass)

Walk

How do your usually travel from school?

How do you travel home from school on most days? 3% 2% 0% 0%

0% 7%

0% 1%

Walk Cycle Scooter Bus (self-funded) Bus (SCC bus pass) Taxi (self-funded) Taxi (SCC funded) Train Car (alone) Car (share) Park and Stride Other

4% 9%

73%

The one that replied other stated: I walk back to Gran's It is encouraging that most students travel sustainably to and from school, with even more walking on the way home â&#x20AC;&#x201C; a fantastic 73%.

Dropped by a parent taking a sibling to another school

112

29%

31%

11%

13%

Other

Exercise or personal fitness

No bus or train available

Dropped by a parent on the way to work or other location

Distance from school - far

271

Personal safety

Distance from school - near

253

Cheap

Easier for you or your parents

No suitable walking/cycling facilities or routes

Why do they travel that way? (Please tick all that apply)

Why do you travel from school that way? 35% 30% 25% 20% 15% 10% 5% 0%

Those that responded “other” stated the following reasons: Number of responses 6

Response Convenient - chance to exercise and talk with friends

It's easier and quicker for me

I enjoy walking I walk home with my friend and meet my dad later It is light enough for me to walk by myself

It’s much easier to get home Mum can't pick me up because she's at work Parents can't take me to school on most days To pick up my siblings Why not? You can travel to and from school quickly

Car (alone)

Car (share)

Park and Stride

Other

54%

19%

12%

Train

Taxi (SCC funded)

Taxi (selffunded)

Bus (SCC bus pass)

106

Bus (selffunded)

Cycle

294

Scooter

Walk

How would you like to travel to and from school?

How would you like to travel to school? 2% 5% 2% 1% 1%

12% 1%

54%

1% 19%

Walk Cycle Scooter Bus (self-funded) Bus (SCC bus pass) Taxi (self-funded) Taxi (SCC funded) Train Car (alone) Car (share) Park and Stride Other

Reasons for other: Number of responses

Response

Aeroplane Depending on what I feel like Limo Moped Motorbike Police Car or The Bat Mobile Private Jet Segway

Cycle

Scooter

Bus (selffunded)

Bus (SCC bus pass)

Taxi (selffunded)

Taxi (SCC funded)

Train

Car (alone)

Car (share)

Park and Stride

Travel to school

69%

Would like to travel to school

54%

19%

12%

Other

Walk

Comparison of how students travel to school and how they would like to travel to school

How do you travel vs How would you like to travel 80% 70% 60% 50% 40% 30% 20% 10% 0%

These answers demonstrate that, whilst the percentage wishing to walk to school has reduced by 15%, 10% of those students would like to cycle to school which indicates room for work in this area. The other 5% were split between preferring to travel by bus and car. It is positive that the majority of students do travel sustainably and wish to continue doing so.

Why would you like to travel that way? Number of Responses

Number of Responses

178

It's easy

Buying the bus pass myself is expensive

It's quick

Get to school earlier

I like it / it's fun

Having it free would obviously be better

It's good exercise

I already walk enough

I'm with friends

I am dropped close but can still walk

It's near

It's healthy I like cycling - it's fast, fun and good for fitness

I can come in to get more studying done I can go in a car and walk with my friend (Park and Stride)

It's better for the environment

I like walking

Why not!

1 1

I don't have to wake up earlier to get the bus I don't have to wake up early on the morning because school starts too early

I like cars - they are fast

I like cycling except I live too close

I look like a roadman

I'm not lazy

I'm tired

I'm used to it

Independent

I live too far away to walk and be on time

I'm lazy

It's easy for my parents

I enjoy being outside

It's cheap

It's far away

It allows me to get to school on time

My parent drops me off on the way to work

It makes me feel happier when I exercise It would be nicer to have my own form of transportation

The weather and distance

It's less tiring

Wakes you up in the morning

It's relaxing

I can listen to music

It's safe

I don't like walking

More time to sleep

I have a bike

So I look rich

It benefits my family

Social time with my family

It's free

It is good to see that, in addition to ease, speed and fun, a good number of students are interested in active travel, exercise and the impact of their travel choices on the environment.

How far is the journey to school?

How long is your journey to school? 58% 36% 6% UNDER A MILE

ONE TO THREE MILES

OVER THREE MILES

This data gives a good indication that distance should not create a barrier to sustainable travel choices for the vast majority of students. Do you have a bus pass? Yes, I have a free SCC bus pass 4 1%

Yes, I self-fund a bus pass 23 4%

No, I don't have a bus pass 512 94%

Other 7 1%

Do you have a bus pass? 94%

1% Yes, I have a free SCC bus pass

4% Yes, I self-fund a bus pass

1% No, I don't have a bus pass

Other

Due to the lack of distance involved in many studentsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; journey to school, few students require a bus pass.

Have you been in an accident on the way to or from school?

Have you been in an accident on your way to or from school? 9%

Yes No 91%

Reasons for other (discounting near misses): 9 9 7 5

Fell over Fell off my bike Car accident Cycling accident

5 2 2 1

Do you own a bicycle?

Car accident - minor Hit by bike Fell off my scooter I had a seizure

Do you wear a helmet or reflective clothing?

Do you own a bicycle? Yes

Do you wear a helmet or reflective clothing?

36%

34% 36%

1% 64%

Yes I wear a helmet

Yes I wear reflective clothing

24%

Yes I wear both No I don't wear a helmet and either a helmet reflective or reflective clothing clothing

No answer

Would you be interested in Bikeability training?

Would you be interested in Bikeability training? 57% 4%

22%

14%

Yes, I haven't had any Bikeability training?

Yes, I already have Level 2 Bikeability already

No - I already have Level 3 Bikeability

2% No - I own a bike but i'm not interested in training

Other

Reasons for other: No, due to the fact that I am perfectly capable of cycling safely on the road Have done Bikeability but I donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t know what level Have Level 2 but don't want to do more

I donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t use it that much I hate riding bikes I know how to ride a bike

There is a good level of interest in Bikeability training with 26% of students citing this as something they would consider. If you do already walk or cycle, or wish to start, is there anything that would help make your journey easier or safer? Pedestrian crossing / School Crossing Patrol Zebra crossing or SCP at the school gates 18 and across Bellemoor Road Pedestrian crossings (no location cited) 20 (cars don't slow down/see you) 2 Pedestrian crossing (Winchester Road) 1 Regents Park Road difficult to cross 1 Pedestrian crossing (St James Road) 1 Narrow the bellmouth on Dale Valley Road 2 Jenny the lollypop lady back Walking Improved / wider footpaths in Upper 27 Shirley Traffic - too fast, hard to crossroads 10 (Pentire Avenue x 3) Traffic - Bellemoor Road (needs slow 5 signs, difficult to cross) Parked cars blocking visibility/crossing 3 points 3 Traffic - The Range (Winchester Road) 2 Improved footpaths (Bellemoor Road) Bikes come round the bollards by Shirley 1 Infants/Juniors too fast 1 Drivers should pay more attention 1 Lights 1 Make Bellemoor Road one way 1 Make Bellemoor Road pedestrianised 1 Make it safer to walk

Cycling 14 More cycle storage - improve security Cycle paths (no location cited) - bikes use 11 the pavements Potholes around Shirley side 5 roads/smoother roads 3 Bikeability training 3 Cycle lane into school grounds 3 Cycle paths (Bellemoor Road) 2 Cycle paths (Church Street) 3 Helmet storage 1 Cycle paths (Shirley High Street) 1 Cycle paths (St James Road) 1 Cycle paths on roads close to school Potholes/rough road leading up to St 1 James Park 1 Reflective clothing Other 2 Don't wear headphones Bus stop near school for City Reds #3 1 service and Bluestar #4,7,18 Buses sometimes take a long time to 1 leave 1 Don't close the gates so early 1 Less knife crime School bus from Bassett through Shirley to 1 Bellmore road 1 Shirley warren needs security

Is there anything you dislike about your journey to and from school or wish to avoid? Traffic - buses going past school, cars slowing

28 down to drop off, fast cars 12 Length of the journey 8 7 6 6 5 5 4 3 3 3 3 3 3 2

2 2 2 2 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1

Bellemoor Road - lack of crossings, busy traffic, particularly opposite school and in the school entrance Busy roads to cross Boring journey Tiring (hills) / early starts Some other pedestrians are unpleasant Weather Cars outside school - difficult to cross Bumpy roads (cyclists) Narrow footpaths Parked vehicles restricting visibility, particularly on the no parking zone outside school Pedestrians blocking the footpaths Winchester Road Winchester Road - difficult crossings

Drivers not showing due car and attention to pedestrians/cyclists Ivanhoe Road Road works around Shirley Shirley High Street Smokers St James Park Walking through a forest / the park - it's creepy Crossing without a signalised crossing difficult Crowded by the school gates Cyclists on the pavement Dale Valley Road Dog poo I don't like taxis because I don't know them Lack of bike storage Shanklin Road - busy and hard to cross Slippery pavements The traffic lights take way too long to change.

Buses not on time

Do you have any additional comments you would like to make about your journey to and from school? 4 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1

I enjoy walking to school with my friends. It's good exercise Cars driving slower near the school area Cars shouldn't park on road junctions Don't close the gates at 8:30 Free bus passes It does get tiring if I have had a stressful day

1 1 1 1 1 1

It's cold in winter

It's fun to wheelie on the road.

1 1

It's too early

More frequent buses to improve journey times and a later start in the morning No scooters in bike storage Reduce the speed limit to 20 near school Safer crossing outside school Skateboard storage Smokers - I have asthma The caretaker shuts the gate in my face and moans The misbehaviour near Shirley Infant School at the end of the day The traffic is always bad

Parent Travel Survey In March 2019, all parents of the students at the school were also invited to take part in a travel survey about the way that their children travel to the school. Overall, 122 parents responded to the survey. The information that they provided is detailed below.

Upper Shirley – general •

20mph zones around the school / on residential streets in Upper Shirley. Enforcement of speed and parking restrictions More cycle parking at school

Bellemoor Road •

20 mph limit on Bellemoor Road, cycle lane to encourage use of bicycles and less cars.

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A safe crossing for the road near the school entrance Better crossing facility on Bellemoor Road near bend by school Bike lanes on Bellemoor Road Can be difficult crossing Bellemoor Road due to the road curvature near school speed bumps could help with this. Can also be difficult to cross when vans or cars are parked too near to junctions - this is often tricky near the shop on Wilton Road perhaps more double yellow lines around junctions could help with this. Cars often drive quite fast in Wilton and Bellemoor Roads , so something to slow them Crossing presence at the Bellemoor Road / Wilton Road Crossing the road opposite the school on the bend is always a concern. Visibility both ways down Bellemoor Road is not easy on the bend. Cycle path on Bellemoor Road Cycle path on Winchester Road, Hill Lane and Bellemoor Road Cycling on Bellemoor Road is dicing with death. Fewer cars parked on the bend on Bellemoor road opposite the school. Cars tend to round the corner in the middle of the road sometimes. Lower speed restriction in Bellemoor Road as cars drive too quickly, less parking near the school, more double yellow lines so children can see. Too many parked cars on both sides of the road makes navigating too difficult and dangerous. Pavement could be wider on Bellemoor Road near to crossing with Wilton Road specifically the north/ left hand footpath that goes towards school. Bellemoor Road/Wilton Road corner can be very busy and I see kids having trouble crossing sometimes. Safer crossing on Bellemoor Road, Wilton Road end Slowing the traffic down on Wilton Road and Bellemoor Road Some sort of crossing outside the school on Bellemoor Road - rather a blind bend Speed restrictions, especially on Bellemoor Road, near the school. Also, better enforcement of parking in inappropriate places, again mainly on Bellemoor Road. People drive out of Wilton Crescent in a very careless way and people don't park responsibly at the junction with Wilton Road but thankfully it is not a busy road The danger point is children crossing Bellemoor Road right outside school, on the bend. The intersection at Hill Lane / Bellemoor Road (where there is already a pedestrian crossing) there are no hazardous journey points Zebra crossing on Bellemoor Road outside school or zebra crossing on Wilton Road be the junction with Bellemoor. No lollipop help anymore and it gets very chaotic Proper crossing outside the school (Upper Shirley High)

Dale Road • •

A crossing to be put on the road that leads to the hospital (Dale Road). There is too much temptation for children to be running across it. A safe place to cross on Dale Road which is very busy during the day

Hill Lane • •

Hill Lane - I keep asking the council for more 30 mph signs … everyday I witness near misses and even cars over taking at tremendous speeds. I think that drivers feel it is 40mph speed limit There are dangerous potholes on Hill Lane. One especially dangerous spot is around 165 Hill Lane, where the road surface crumbles around the water drainage. It had been "repaired" this winter, but it was so badly done, that it's in falling apart again.

Lucombe Road • •

Crossing Lucombe Road can be tricky on the corner of Lucombe Place with vehicles parked on the corner affecting visibility Possibly prevent so many cars parking on Luccombe Road, so close to the Bellemoor

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Road Junction. It can be difficult to see if it’s safe to cross from the curbs. The Luccombe Road/Winchester Road junction is hazardous to cross and would benefit from a pelican crossing to make it safe for children to cross.

Romsey Road • •

Better crossing on Romsey Road, more crossings on Winchester Road Narrow pavements on Romsey Road have always been a concern.

St James Park/Road • • • • • • •

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A crossing by St James park as there is one on the road by the church but not another crossing on Church Street and there are cars coming up down and trying right and left in to Salem Street and Wordsworth Road Blocked drains, corner of St James Road and Colebrook Ave. Cars parked too close to road junctions Busy roads lack of traffic calming measures on St James road Crossing on St James Road More zebra crossings/ lights on St James / Wilton Rd. Traffic very fast especially St James Rd Not so easy to cross St James Road between Janson Road and Shirley Avenue Safer roads. We live on St James Road which is now a becoming extremely busy due to high volumes of traffic using this road and not hill lane or Shirley High Street and there are no traffic calming measures except for an island recently put in this is not adequate St. James' Road not always easy to cross. More crossing points would be useful. There is the Zebra in front of the shops and the new island crossing at the Methodist Church - but more options between them would be good.

Wilton Road • • • • • • •

Car speeding on Wilton Road, greater speed restrictions & monitoring would be helpful. Cars often drive quite fast in Wilton and Bellemoor Roads , so something to slow them Crossing presence at the Bellemoor Road / Wilton Road Crossing Wilton Avenue can be busy with so many cars parked but generally the route to school is easy to navigate King Edwards students not parking on corner junctions, making it impossible to see cars when crossing roads. South View Road and Wilton Road junction More zebra crossings/ lights on St James / Wilton Rd. The introduction of double yellow lines at the junction between Colebrook Avenue and Wilton Road. Parked cats right up to the junction on both roads make crossing the road very dangerous.

Winchester Road • • •

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Crossing or islands along Winchester Road. So busy. Only crossing outside the range is so dangerous, mostly bikes will slip the red lights. Awful. Such a dangerous place. Crossing Winchester Road Some sort of school patrol because lots of children, like my child, walk through the park and the park is dangerous. We live near Winchester Road and there is a dangerous part where there are no traffic lights and it is very busy. There is lots of hustle just to cross one road. Near Upper Shirley High there is a quite hard to cross road that is very busy so the solution would be to add zebra crossings. Winchester Road between Wilton Road junction and Dale Road traffic lights have huge problems with traffic and especially cyclists who regularly cycle on the path and ignore pedestrians safety Winchester Road is dangerous - ambulance and hospital parking a hazard

Bus Comments •

My daughter often catches x11 bus, however as only one an hour and it has been incredibly unreliable in times, so therefore was very often late for school. As soon as lighter mornings now catches the 3 from Lordshill Way, but will need to go back to catching the X11 in the winter months. I’m a single parent , working in Winchester, so leave for work early, this does cause a lot of stress for my daughter, as she hates being late.

Cycling comments • • • •

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Encourage all children to wear helmets when cycling Everyone in our family loves bikes but I am afraid to send my daughter cycling to school because there are no dedicated bike paths on the roads. I don't want to endanger my child's life. He rides occasionally but too many near misses with impatient, aggressive drivers puts us all off I wish the school would make it compulsory for cycle helmets to be worn & have a teacher checking that they do. My son started out wearing one, but as so many others don't as it is not cool, now he refuses. When I make him - he takes it off at the end of our road & puts it in his bag! My son is keen to cycle to school, but I am anxious to allow him to do this with the amount & speed of traffic on the roads without cycle lanes. Cycling proficiency offered at school would be great. I know an opportunity to do this was offered in Year 5 but my son was not able to take part at the time as he was on a Young Carers Camp for part of it. The crossroads on Church Street. On the occasions when he cycles, he worries because cars come round the corner very quickly and less prepared to stop.

Walking comments •

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My children walk from our house to school and vice versa and they take a shortcut from the park going to Briarswood. If you could provide a wooden footpath that would be great because the ground is always slippery especially if it’s raining. Thank you very much My daughter walks to school. Takes her 29 minutes but she crosses Shirley High Street using the traffic lights Less cars parking outside school - difficult to cross the road. Safer parking on corners of roads he crosses - vans block visibility. Also speed control on certain roads - drivers do not stick to 30mph, and ideally should be going 20 mph

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Drains cleared more often at corner of Twyford Avenue, fewer cars parked in this road Drivers should drive slower Engines going whilst stationery should be prohibited. Too many cars parked in Moreland Road and Shayer Road For many surrounding streets, in particular Branksome, Bourne, and Colebrook Avenue junctions with Wilton road, cars should not be allowed to park right up to the corners. It makes crossing these roads, as the children are walking up Wilton Road, very dangerous as there is no visibility for them to see cars, or cars to see them. He seems happy with his route He travels by bus to Shirley then walks If there were no parents parking on or near outside the school on the bend. Just needs to be careful crossing roads. Junction of Oakley Road/Regents Park Road. 3-way traffic who cut corners. Later start time Less (no) cars stopping on zigzag lines / school entrance. No parents parking on or around outside the school on the bend. Parking and drop off near schools

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Perhaps a 'Walk Patrol' or similar scheme involving a larger group of children from the area Police presence to ticket people who pull in on zigzags outside the school! Roundabouts on Hill Lane (Southampton) are dangerous. Shirley High Street Stop cars parking on or very close to corners of junctions Unfortunately due to recent reports of concerns of behaviour of outside youths loitering on walking routes from school at end of day, my son and his friends who walk home together now always walk home at end of school time. Unfortunately this has resulted in them not attending after school clubs for fear of finding that they have no company to walk with. In the first instance, it would be helpful to understand how real the concern is. Are the reports of concern genuine? Is the threat still present or a one-off? Secondly, if the concern is real, then is there a way to coordinate walking groups or buddy system? Walking is too far. He is also dyspraxic meaning cycling is not a safe option.

Details of local road or other location: • • • • • • • •

Branksome Avenue Colebrook Avenue Marlborough Road St James Road East of Methodist church in bus stop cage The Range or Pets at Home car park Twyford Avenue Twyford Road Vincent Avenue

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At a friend's house Away from main road but still close by Away from school gates Away from school gates as it’s busy with students Away from the high level of traffic directly outside the school and the local infant & junior. Better crossing facility on Bellemoor Road near bend by school Better crossing on Romsey Road, more crossings on Winchester Road Bike lanes on Bellmoor Road Blocked drains, corner of St James Road and Colebrook Ave. Cars parked too close to road junctions Branksome Avenue Busy roads lack of traffic calming measures on St James road Can be difficult crossing Bellemoor Road due to the road curvature near school speed bumps could help with this. Can also be difficult to cross when vans or cars are parked too near to junctions - this is often tricky near the shop on Wilton Road perhaps more double yellow lines around junctions could help with this. Car speeding on Wilton Road, greater speed restrictions & monitoring would be helpful. Cars often drive quite fast in Wilton and Bellemoor Roads , so something to slow them Close to school Close to school Close to school Close to school Colebrook Avenue Crossing Lucombe Road can be tricky on the corner of Lucombe Place with vehicles parked on the corner affecting visibility Crossing on St James Road Crossing or islands along Winchester Road. So busy. Only crossing outside the range is so dangerous, mostly bikes will slip the red lights. Awful. Such a dangerous place. Crossing presence at the Bellemoor Road / Wilton Road Crossing the road opposite the school on the bend is always a concern. Visibility both ways down Bellemoor Road is not easy on the bend. Crossing Wilton Avenue can be busy with so many cars parked but generally the route to school is easy to navigate Crossing Winchester Road Cycle path on Bellmoor Road Cycle path on Winchester Road, Hill Lane and Bellemoor Road Cycling on Bellemoor Road is dicing with death. Drains cleared more often at corner of Twyford Avenue, fewer cars parked in this road also Drivers should drive slower Easier to park and safer for other school users Encourage all children to wear helmets when cycling Engines going whilst stationery should be prohibited. Too many cars parked in Moreland Road and Shayer Road Everyone in our family loves bikes but I am afraid to send my daughter cycling to school because there are no dedicated bike paths on the roads. I don't want to endanger my child's life. Fewer cars parked on the bend on Bellemoor road opposite the school. Cars tend to round the corner in the middle of the road sometimes. For many surrounding streets, in particular Branksome, Bourne, and Colebrook Avenue junctions with Wilton road, cars should not be allowed to park right up to the corners. It makes crossing these roads, as the children are walking up Wilton Road,

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He has a large musical instrument. He rides occasionally but too many near misses with impatient, aggressive drivers puts us all off He seems happy with his route He travels by bus to Shirley then walks He walks • Hill Lane - I keep asking the council for more 30 mph signs … everyday I witness near misses and even cars over taking at tremendous speeds. I think that drivers feel it is 40mph speed limit I can easily park up without obstructing and drives or causing a problem in the road I can get parked I drop off up the road from the school I like to know they have gone into school safely I normally drop him off with his mother outside the school at 7:20-7:30 I park near there to take younger child to Infants I wish the school would make it compulsory for cycle helmets to be worn & have a teacher checking that they do. My son started out wearing one, but as so many others don't as it is not cool, now he refuses. When I make him - he takes it off at the end of our road & puts it in his bag! If running late will drive and drop near school If there were no parents parking on or near outside the school on the bend. It is the nearest location It’s on my way to work. They walk home though. It's by school and on route to work It's enroute to childminders for brother. He walks home every day. It's outside the school Junction of Oakley Road/Regents Park Road. 3 way traffic who cut corners. Just needs to be careful crossing roads. King Edwards students not parking on corner junctions, making it impossible to see cars when crossing roads. South View Road and Wilton Road junction Knee operation - can’t walk long distances Later start time Less (no) cars stopping on zigzag lines / school entrance. Less cars parking outside school - difficult to cross the road. Less traffic, easier to pull over and stop, less children crossing the road Lower speed restriction in Bellemoor Road as cars drive too quickly, less parking near the school, more double yellow lines so children can see. Too many parked cars on both sides of the road makes navigating too difficult and dangerous. Marlborough Road More zebra crossings/ lights on St James / Wilton Rd. Traffic very fast especially St James Rd My children walk from our house to school and vice versa and they take a shortcut from the park going to Briarswood. If you could provide a wooden footpath that would be great because the ground is always slippery especially if it’s raining. Thank you very much My daughter often catches x11 bus, however as only one an hour and it has been incredibly unreliable in times, so therefore was very often late for school. As soon as lighter mornings now catches the 3 from Lordshill Way, but will need to go back to catching the X11 in the winter months. I’m a single parent , working in Winchester, so leave for work early, this does cause a lot of stress for my daughter, as she hates being late. My daughter walks to school. Takes her 29 minutes but she crosses Shirley High Street using the traffic lights

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My son is keen to cycle to school, but I am anxious to allow him to do this with the amount & speed of traffic on the roads without cycle lanes. Cycling proficiency offered at school would be great. I know an opportunity to do this was offered in Year 5 but my son was not able to take part at the time as he was on a Young Carers Camp for part of it. My son suffers from severe anxiety and I drop him as close to school as I can. Narrow pavements on Romsey Road have always been a concern. Near the school (3) Near work and he meets his friends on the way No parents parking on or around outside the school on the bend. Not so easy to cross St James Road between Janson Road and Shirley Avenue Occasionally drop child at her friend's house on St James Road On way to work (2) Outside of school and can see they have gone into school safely Parking and drop off near schools Passing through on way to Hollybrook school to drop my daughter to school Pavement could be wider on Bellemoor Road near to crossing with Wilton Road specifically the north/ left hand footpath that goes towards school. Bellemoor Road/Wilton Road corner can be very busy and I see kids having trouble crossing sometimes. People drive out of Wilton Crescent in a very careless way and people don't park responsibly at the junction with Wilton Road but thankfully it is not a busy road Perhaps a 'Walk Patrol' or similar scheme involving a larger group of children from the area Police presence to ticket people who pull in on zigzags outside the school! Possibly prevent so many cars parking on Luccombe Road, so close to the Bellemoor Road Junction. It can be difficult to see if it’s safe to cross from the curbs. Proper crossing outside the school (Upper Shirley High) Quieter to pull over Roundabouts on Hill Lane (Southampton) are dangerous. Safer crossing on Bellemoor Road, Wilton Road end Safer parking on corners of roads he crosses - vans block visibility. Also speed control on certain roads - drivers do not stick to 30mph, and ideally should be going 20 mph Safer roads we live on St James Road which is now a becoming extremely busy due to high volumes of traffic using this road and not hill lane or Shirley High Street and there are no traffic calming measures except for an island recently put in this is not adequate Shirley High Street Slowing the traffic down on Wilton Road and Bellemoor Road So I can turn and go to work and it keeps you more fit to walk Some sort of crossing outside the school on Bellemoor Road - rather a blind bend Some sort of school patrol because lots of children, like my child, walk through the park and the park is dangerous. We live near Winchester Road and there is a dangerous part where there are no traffic lights and it is very busy. There is lots of hustle just to cross one road. Near Upper Shirley High there is a quite hard to crossroad that is very busy so the solution would be to add zebra crossings. Speed restrictions, especially on Bellemoor Road, near the school. Also, better enforcement of parking in inappropriate places, again mainly on Bellemoor Road. St James Road East of Methodist church in bus stop cage St. James' Road not always easy to cross. More crossing points would be useful. There is the Zebra in front of the shops and the new island crossing at the Methodist Church - but more options between them would be good. Stop cars parking on or very close to corners of junctions The crossroads on Church Street. On the occassions when he cycles, he worries because cars come round the corner very quickly and less prepared to stop.

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The danger point is children crossing Bellemoor Road right outside school, on the bend. The intersection at Hill Lane / Bellemoor Road (where there is already a pedestrian crossing) there are no hazardous journey points The introduction of double yellow lines at the junction between Colebrook Avenue and Wilton Road. Parked cats right up to the junction on both roads make crossing the road very dangerous. The Luccombe Road/Winchester Road junction is hazardous to cross and would benefit from a pelican crossing to make it safe for children to cross. The Range or Pets at Home car park Then I know she’s got into school There are dangerous potholes on Hill Lane. One especially dangerous spot is around 165 Hill Lane, where the road surface crumbles around the water drainage. It had been "repaired" this winter, but it was so badly done, that it's in falling apart again. Time To ensure that I see my child go into school Twyford Avenue Twyford Road Unfortunately, due to recent reports of concerns of behaviour of outside youths loitering on walking routes from school at end of day, my son and his friends who walk home together now always walk home at end of school time. Unfortunately, this has resulted in them not attending after school clubs for fear of finding that they have no company to walk with. In the first instance, it would be helpful to understand how real the concern is. Are the reports of concern genuine? Is the threat still present or a oneoff? Secondly, if the concern is real, then is there a way to coordinate walking groups or buddy system? Very rarely but if the weather is really bad as sitting in wet clothes all day isn’t healthy Vincent Avenue Walking is too far. He is also dyspraxic meaning cycling is not a safe option. Wet weather Winchester Road between Wilton Road junction and Dale Road traffic lights have huge problems with traffic and especially cyclists who regularly cycle on the path and ignore pedestrian’s safety Winchester Road is dangerous - ambulance and hospital parking a hazard Zebra crossing on Bellemoor Road outside school or zebra crossing on Wilton Road be the junction with Bellemoor. No lollipop help anymore and it gets very chaotic

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20 mph limit on Bellemoor Road, cycle lane to encourage use of bicycles and less cars. 20mph zones around the school / on residential streets in Upper Shirley. Enforcement of speed and parking restrictions. More cycle parking at school A crossing by St James park as there is one on the road by the church but not another crossing on Church Street and there are cars coming up down and trying right and left into Salem Street and Wordsworth Road A crossing to be put on the road that leads to the hospital there is too much temptation for children to be running across it. A safe crossing for the road near the school entrance A safe place to cross on Dale Road which is very busy during the day A side road, from the main road the school is situated on As it’s closest to school and en route to my work At a friend's house Away from main road but still close by Away from school gates (2) Away from school gates as it’s busy with students Away from the high level of traffic directly outside the school and the local infant & junior. Because his school is there. Because it's closest to the school. Better crossing facility on Bellemoor Road near bend by school Better crossing on Romsey Road, more crossings on Winchester Road Bike lanes on Bellemoor Road Blocked drains, corner of St James Road and Colebrook Ave. Cars parked too close to road junctions Branksome Avenue Busy roads lack of traffic calming measures on St James road By the time I get there after work to pick up youngest from Infants it is empty of cars. Older 2 wait until Infants finish. Can be difficult crossing Bellemoor Road due to the road curvature near school speed bumps could help with this. Can also be difficult to cross when vans or cars are parked too near to junctions - this is often tricky near the shop on Wilton Road perhaps more double yellow lines around junctions could help with this. Car speeding on Wilton Road, greater speed restrictions & monitoring would be helpful. Cars often drive quite fast in Wilton and Bellemoor Roads, so something to slow them Close to school (8) Closest to the school, following after school activities Colebrook Avenue Crossing Lucombe Road can be tricky on the corner of Lucombe Place with vehicles parked on the corner affecting visibility Crossing on St James Road Crossing or islands along Winchester Road. So busy. Only crossing outside the range is so dangerous, mostly bikes will slip the red lights. Awful. Such a dangerous place. Crossing presence at the Bellemoor Road / Wilton Road Crossing the road opposite the school on the bend is always a concern. Visibility both ways down Bellemoor Road is not easy on the bend. Crossing Wilton Avenue can be busy with so many cars parked but generally the route to school is easy to navigate Crossing Winchester Road

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Cycle path on Bellmoor Road Cycle path on Winchester Road, Hill Lane and Bellemoor Road Cycling on Bellemoor Road is dicing with death. Depending on shifts I may collect kayne once a week from Branksome Avenue. It's less foot traffic and safer to drive due to amount of students travelling from the school. Drains cleared more often at corner of Twyford Avenue, fewer cars parked in this road also Drivers should drive slower Ease of use and it only takes 5 mins for my son to walk round. Easier to park and safer for other school users Encourage all children to wear helmets when cycling Engines going whilst stationery should be prohibited. Too many cars parked in Moreland Road and Shayer Road Everyone in our family loves bikes but I am afraid to send my daughter cycling to school because there are no dedicated bike paths on the roads. I don't want to endanger my child's life. Fewer cars parked on the bend on Bellemoor road opposite the school. Cars tend to round the corner in the middle of the road sometimes. For many surrounding streets, in particular Branksome, Bourne, and Colebrook Avenue junctions with Wilton road, cars should not be allowed to park right up to the corners. It makes crossing these roads, as the children are walking up Wilton Road, very dangerous as there is no visibility for them to see cars, or cars to see them. From a friend's and parking easier. Have other children to pick up from Junior's He has a large musical instrument. He meets me at my place of work after school we travel home from there He rides occasionally but too many near misses with impatient, aggressive drivers puts us all off He seems happy with his route He travels by bus to Shirley then walks He walks Hill Lane - I keep asking the council for more 30 mph signs … everyday I witness near misses and even cars over taking at tremendous speeds. I think that drivers feel it is 40mph speed limit I can easily park up without obstructing and drives or causing a problem in the road I can get parked I collect Ben & his mother from the school. I drop off up the road from the school I like to know they have gone into school safely I normally drop him off with his mother outside the school at 7:20-7:30 I occasionally pick up from Bourne Avenue I park near there to take younger child to Infants I wish the school would make it compulsory for cycle helmets to be worn & have a teacher checking that they do. My son started out wearing one, but as so many others don't as it is not cool, now he refuses. When I make him - he takes it off at the end of our road & puts it in his bag! If I'm picking them up, I'm in a rush to get them somewhere If running late will drive and drop near school If there were no parents parking on or near outside the school on the bend. It is the nearest location (2) It’s on my way to work. They walk home though. It's by school and on route to work It's enroute to childminders for brother. He walks home every day.

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It's outside the school Ivanhoe Road Junction of Oakley Road/Regents Park Road. 3 way traffic who cut corners. Just needs to be careful crossing roads. King Edwards students not parking on corner junctions, making it impossible to see cars when crossing roads. South View Road and Wilton Road junction Knee operation - can’t walk long distances Later start time Less (no) cars stopping on zigzag lines / school entrance. Less busy Less cars parking outside school - difficult to cross the road. Less traffic, easier to pull over and stop, less children crossing the road Less traffic, easy to park and wait Lower speed restriction in Bellemoor Road as cars drive too quickly, less parking near the school, more double yellow lines so children can see. Too many parked cars on both sides of the road makes navigating too difficult and dangerous. Marlborough Road More zebra crossings/ lights on St James / Wilton Rd. Traffic very fast especially St James Rd My children walk from our house to school and vice versa and they take a shortcut from the park going to Briarswood. If you could provide a wooden footpath that would be great because the ground is always slippery especially if it’s raining. Thank you very much My daughter often catches x11 bus, however as only one an hour and it has been incredibly unreliable in times, so therefore was very often late for school. As soon as lighter mornings now catches the 3 from Lordshill Way, but will need to go back to catching the X11 in the winter months. I’m a single parent , working in Winchester, so leave for work early, this does cause a lot of stress for my daughter, as she hates being late. My daughter walks to school. Takes her 29 minutes but she crosses Shirley High Street using the traffic lights My son is keen to cycle to school, but I am anxious to allow him to do this with the amount & speed of traffic on the roads without cycle lanes. Cycling proficiency offered at school would be great. I know an opportunity to do this was offered in Year 5 but my son was not able to take part at the time as he was on a Young Carers Camp for part of it. My son suffers from severe anxiety and I collect him from as close to school as I can. My son suffers from severe anxiety and I drop him as close to school as I can. Narrow pavements on Romsey Road have always been a concern. Near the school (3) Near work and he meets his friends on the way No parents parking on or around outside the school on the bend. Not so easy to cross St James Road between Janson Road and Shirley Avenue Occasionally drop child at her friend's house on St James Road On way home from work On way to work (2) Once in a while for things like Dentist appointments we have picked up child from Wilton Road, near the 'blue shop' Only pick up for a doctor's appointment which is very rare Only very occasionally and as it’s a quieter road Outside of school and can see they have gone into school safely Parking and drop off near schools Passing through on way to Hollybrook school to drop my daughter to school Pavement could be wider on Bellemoor Road near to crossing with Wilton Road -

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specifically the north/ left hand footpath that goes towards school. Bellemoor Road/Wilton Road corner can be very busy and I see kids having trouble crossing sometimes. People drive out of Wilton Crescent in a very careless way and people don't park responsibly at the junction with Wilton Road but thankfully it is not a busy road Perhaps a 'Walk Patrol' or similar scheme involving a larger group of children from the area Plenty of spaces. Away from the school, so safe for other pupils. Police presence to ticket people who pull in on zigzags outside the school! Possibly prevent so many cars parking on Luccombe Road, so close to the Bellemoor Road Junction. It can be difficult to see if it’s safe to cross from the curbs. Proper crossing outside the school (Upper Shirley High) Quieter and boys like to walk a little way with their friends Quieter to pull over Roundabouts on Hill Lane (Southampton) are dangerous. Safer crossing on Bellemoor Road, Wilton Road end Safer parking on corners of roads he crosses - vans block visibility. Also speed control on certain roads - drivers do not stick to 30mph, and ideally should be going 20 mph Safer roads we live on St James Road which is now a becoming extremely busy due to high volumes of traffic using this road and not hill lane or Shirley High Street and there are no traffic calming measures except for an island recently put in this is not adequate Safety Shirley High Street Slowing the traffic down on Wilton Road and Bellemoor Road So I can turn and go to work and it keeps you more fit to walk Some sort of crossing outside the school on Bellemoor Road - rather a blind bend Some sort of school patrol because lots of children, like my child, walk through the park and the park is dangerous. We live near Winchester Road and there is a dangerous part where there are no traffic lights and it is very busy. There is lots of hustle just to cross one road. Near Upper Shirley High there is a quite hard to cross road that is very busy so the solution would be to add zebra crossings. Speed restrictions, especially on Bellemoor Road, near the school. Also, better enforcement of parking in inappropriate places, again mainly on Bellemoor Road. St James Road East of Methodist church in bus stop cage St. James' Road not always easy to cross. More crossing points would be useful. There is the Zebra in front of the shops and the new island crossing at the Methodist Church - but more options between them would be good. Stop cars parking on or very close to corners of junctions The crossroads on Church Street. On the occasions when he cycles, he worries because cars come round the corner very quickly and less prepared to stop. The danger point is children crossing Bellemoor Road right outside school, on the bend. The intersection at Hill Lane / Bellemoor Road (where there is already a pedestrian crossing) there are no hazardous journey points The introduction of double yellow lines at the junction between Colebrook Avenue and Wilton Road. Parked cats right up to the junction on both roads make crossing the road very dangerous. The Luccombe Road/Winchester Road junction is hazardous to cross and would benefit from a pelican crossing to make it safe for children to cross. The Range or Pets at Home car park (2) Then I know she’s got into school There are dangerous potholes on Hill Lane. One especially dangerous spot is around 165 Hill Lane, where the road surface crumbles around the water drainage. It had been "repaired" this winter, but it was so badly done, that it's in falling apart again.

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This is far enough away from the school to allow me to safely collect my child if we need to go somewhere straight from school Time To ensure that I see my child go into school Twyford Avenue (3) Unfortunately due to recent reports of concerns of behaviour of outside youths loitering on walking routes from school at end of day, my son and his friends who walk home together now always walk home at end of school time. Unfortunately this has resulted in them not attending after school clubs for fear of finding that they have no company to walk with. In the first instance, it would be helpful to understand how real the concern is. Are the reports of concern genuine? Is the threat still present or a oneoff? Secondly, if the concern is real, then is there a way to coordinate walking groups or buddy system? Very rarely but if the weather is really bad as sitting in wet clothes all day isn’t healthy Vincent Avenue (2) Walking is too far. He is also dyspraxic meaning cycling is not a safe option. Wet weather Winchester Road between Wilton Road junction and Dale Road traffic lights have huge problems with traffic and especially cyclists who regularly cycle on the path and ignore pedestrians safety Winchester Road is dangerous - ambulance and hospital parking a hazard Zebra crossing on Bellemoor Road outside school or zebra crossing on Wilton Road be the junction with Bellemoor. No lollipop help anymore and it gets very chaotic

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All the car drivers dropping their kids off. The pollution isn't good for walkers. At. St James Road very busy and turning into Janson Road has a very wide entrance so cars can speed round corner Bellemoor road is too busy and dangerous Bellemoor road is very busy Bellemoor Road is very busy at school times and not always safe to cross road Busy roads and lack of crossings Busy Winchester Road. Some drivers jumping traffic lights, cyclist have their own rules! Can be difficult crossing Bellemoor Road due to the road curvature near school, so we dislike the speed of cars along this stretch. Can be difficult to cross when vans or cars are parked too near to any junctions - this is often tricky near the corner-shop on Wilton Road. Difficult to cross South View Road where it meets St James Road - hard to see clearly and cars often approach quickly. Difficult to cross Janson Road where it meets St James Road - it is a very wide junction and you have Cars driving too fast in Bellemoor, Moreland and Shayer Road, cars doors opening whilst not looking. Cyclists not looking where they are going. Heavy traffic fumes. Dog mess. Sometimes children using bad language Cars driving too fast in the area. Cars driving too fast on Bellemoor Rd. Parents parking inconsiderately around the school when dropping off / picking up their children, thereby creating a safety hazard for those children walking and particularly cycling to school Cars parked to close to corners, blocked drains near St James church park (old graveyard) Cars travelling too fast. Cheaper bus tickets

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Crossing Bellemoor Road, so much parking and traffic especially around school times Crossing Bellemoor Road, Wilton Road end Crossing Dale Road during busy times Crossing St James Road Heard of some anti-social issues along the route (particularly the walk home) but so far these mainly seem to be focussed in St James Park and are sporadic in nature rather than regular. Hill Lane is dangerous. I don’t like them using the zebra crossing outside Sainsbury’s in Hill Lane, the crossing is too confusing and too close to the roundabout for both the pedestrian and the cars I would rather buses ran to the school. There is the x11 but it does not coinside with end of day hours I'm not keen on them crossing St James Road between Janson Rd and Shirley Avenue and cars seem to belt along this road It's not ideal cycling as there are so many parked cars along the routes Lack of crossings, speeding drivers using it as a main road Luccombe and Shanklin Roads as the cars drive very fast. It's intermittent traffic so the cars "appear from nowhere". There's no consideration for pedestrians. Luccombe Rd/Winchester Rd junction No crossing from Salem street to st James park a lot of cars from different directions No proper crossing outside the school Norham Avenue is awkward where it joins Dale Road as 3-way traffic. Cars also jump the lights at The Range where they don't see the white stop line by Wilton Ave and Range turning Parked cars on junctions Parked cars, speeding on Hill lane. Potholes, poor road condition on Winchester Road - very dangerous for cycling Reports of concern over behaviour of youths outside of school on walking route home. Updated knowledge of how real the concern is would be helpful. School entrance is on a (blind) bend - this can make it difficult to predict on-coming traffic. School on a bit of a blind bend - crossing Bellemoor Road can be dangerous Shortest route involves walking along Winchester Road, but there is an alternative longer route available (Bellemoor Road) Some children’s behaviour and the amount of litter Sometimes she feels unsafe as lots of older kids shouting walking towards the park and Wilton Road from school - with lots of shouting and swearing. She often takes the back route to walk home with friends. They have also been numerous incidents of attempted kidnapping in this immediate area therefore don't allow her to walk on her home. Must be with friends - otherwise arrange drop off and pick-ups. Son says hard to cross between parked cars sometimes Speed of cars on Bellemoor Road and parking in inappropriate places. Makes it difficult for children to crossroads safely when people are constantly pulling into the pavement and then pulling away, often without indicating or any warning. Speed of lorries travelling down Winchester Road Speeding traffic. Straight outside school and Wilton Road crossing The amount of cars parked on Luccombe Road close to safe crossing points and the speed that cars travel up and down Luccombe Road. The business at end of school outside gates The park area opposite Colebrook Avenue with the trees can be dark and has a number of people who drink that sit on the benches and from a safety point of view this is of concern. I applaud the fact that St James Park is maintained so well and sometimes query whether this area opposite the parish hall is not an attraction for groups/drinkers/troublemakers. There are so many trees and so it is not a light airy

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A park and ride would be good maybe from the sports centre? As before regarding a more reliable timely bus service, love that the bus comes around Sandpiper Road, just wish it wasn’t late. Bigger parking restrictions as the entrance is on a corner Can children be disciplined if they're not wearing a cycle helmet? He occasionally forgets! Child doesn't like to wear a helmet, but I've made it clear he wears it or doesn't cycle Compulsory helmets Even if he had a bike I would not let him ride it to school. To many dangerous roads that are not cycle friendly

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Hospital traffic is a big hazard getting to school I can't afford a bike and I'm scared of other road user may knock him down I won’t let him cycle as too dangerous. I would not allow my child to cycle to school. The roads are too busy. I would allow him to get a bus there and back but the bus timetable from Archers Road is rubbish. My child would be late for school as the bus comes too late for the start of school. After school my child who finishes at 2:45 would have to wait till 4pm to catch the bus home, I would not allow that. I wouldn't encourage my child to cycle to school on her own due to the number of parked cars on route and the high level of motor traffic. If I can’t drive them to school, then they walk. It can be very sociable she always walks with friends or meets others on the way. It enables her to walk over 10,000 steps per day. It would make life easier if the school operated a staggered leaving time for pupils, so all pupils aren’t rushing out at the same time. I don’t pick my son up on time, I usually arrive closer to 3pm otherwise all the surrounding roads are just too busy, and many kids don’t have brilliant road sense and purposely walk in front on moving vehicles. Mine included. It’s not safe on St James Road for children to cycle due to careless drivers It’s not safe to drive on the roads to the school due to dangerous drivers King Edwards sixth form park in very dangerous spaces, on the Wilton Rd/South View Road Overall the cycle route is very good. Bellemoor Road is well used by cyclists which means drivers are forced to slow down and pay more attention to them. The route down Church Street is good and the shared crossing at St James' church is great. Perhaps info about lift share, minibuses from different areas further away etc could be organised to help parents organise child's journey to school, which would also cut down on cars outside school on a dangerous corner on Bellemoor Road Please emphasise the importance of high viz clothing for cyclists in assemblies etc. It is apparently not cool to wear high viz and we struggle to get our son to wear any. Please make wearing a cycle helmet compulsory School to make cycle helmets compulsory & monitor it. No helmet = not allowed to cycle to school. The new crossing in St James Road is fantastic. That road was a major concern for me but I now feel much better about Jack walking to school as there is a safe way of crossing that road. Unfortunately people do park badly and sometimes block the crossing, so I think a solution would be to put double yellow lines outside the church. The roads leading up to school are too busy for cycling & many side roads cut across Wilton Rd. They won’t ride their new bikes as they have had bikes previously damaged in the school by other pupils. Warwick Road has cars parked too close to the corners on both sides of the road, this does restrict the view of pedestrians crossing and vehicles driving in and out of Warwick Road We are very lucky was live around the corner We moved but did not want to move schools so we gave a 10 mile journey to school Would like the school and council to actively encourage pupils to wear cycle helmets. Although my son does not cycle to school many pupils that cycle do not wear cycle helmets Would like to see less cars parked around the 2 schools, and engines turned off. Better policing by street pastors and or teachers after school

Staff Travel Survey In March 2019, all 98 staff were invited to complete an online travel survey to capture information about the way they travel to and from work. 72 members responded to the survey giving a response rate of 73.5%. The results of the survey are as follows:

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I do not drive I drop my children off at school en route. The school is in the opposite direction to USH. I have to drop children off at the child minders first and then get to work. I have to drop my children off to the childminder's on route I have to drop my daughter off to nursery some days I meet up with my classmates halfway down the full route of my journey. Then we walk from their house to school I need to drop my daughter to Nursery in the mornings Need to collect my son from school No staff showers at school to enable me to run/cycle into school. Start work at 06:15 To meet my friends

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Additional road crossing facilities. Zebra crossing on Bellemoor Road as it would be safer for those students. At the top of Dale Valley Road I would like to see a bigger footpath as it’s a one way path (near Winchester Road). At the top of Dale Valley Road I would like to see a bigger footpath as its one way path (near Winchester Road) Better "Cycle to work" scheme. Facilities at school to shower. Bike loan Bus stops nearer school Cars not stopping on zigzag lines / entrance to school. Covered and secure staff cycle storage. Maintenance of cycle paths eg the top part of the Avenue nr Chilworth Roundabout has had the hedges cut back during the massive roadworks, it's doubled the width of the path! Perhaps divide the cycle path on the

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Cycle paths I just live too far away and have to collect my children from school/ clubs I used to cycle to Romsey before children but now it's just not practical dropping them at nursery then being at work for 8am I would cycle if there was a place to put the bike when I got to school, showers, and a locker to put any bike gear in. It would also be nice if the school/council could provide a voucher or discount code to purchase a bike or other necessities such as a bike bag to put laptop or books in. I would like to see personal lockers for extra protection I would like to see personal lockers with a code designated to us as an individual. I would like to see a male toilet back in the English (block?) as the downstairs ones is disgusting and vile and smell and are always dirty. it would be a bit too far It would still be too far Lockers, cycle storage for staff use More car park spaces in school More lockers would be helpful so i don't have to carry so much to and from school. More lockers would be very helpful so i won't have to carry a lot of things. Move the school further away No, I don't want to get to school feeling sweaty and gross. I'd have to arrive earlier to shower and I feel that it would be frustrating. No, I have to take my dog to my nan's house in the morning on my way to work, so need the car. No, it's too far and it's dark in the mornings when I start. Separate bike storage, Lockers

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Separate cycle storage (2) Separate staff showers and storage would be a bigger incentive to cycle especially in the summer months. Separate, covered cycle storage, preferably with CCTV. Most staff I see cycle in store their bikes inside. showers and lockers but most importantly a swimming pool. showers available to staff Staff showers Staff showers / changing facilities Staff showers and changing. Separate cycle storage. Staff Showers and lockers Staff showers, and separate cycle storage Staff showers. Would have done earlier if the school had a cycle to work scheme. The staff to lock the bike shed entrance at the appropriate time - 8:30!

Is there anything you dislike or wish to avoid on your journey to and from the school? If so please give details below. Please state the location of any issues e.g. name of road or near a landmark? • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • •

Area around Bitterne Triangle is always a bit of a traffic issue. Building works on the Millbrook roundabout. Bus stop being along Shirley High Street and so far away from school. Busy roads, too far to walk after a very long day, too much to carry Busy traffic outside school. Current Millbrook roundabout roadworks Dodgy-looking people around Winchester Road Fast cars I leave very early so less traffic on the road I love cycling, but I would like to have the option to take a bus when wet or bad weather Irresponsible cyclists who have little or no consideration for other road users including refusing to use designated cycle lanes down The Avenue. (Note: I sometimes cycle myself on a social basis). It's just a long walk Potholes, buses, cars - real cycle lanes away from the main road would be nice. Cheaper buses. Roadworks on the motorway Roundabout on Winchester Road, meeting Hill Lane. Accidents waiting to happen there! Generally the roads are covered in potholes too! (like the top of Lordswood Rd by Tesco Express) Sheer volume of cars, particularly single occupancy. It's shocking. The crossing by Dale Valley Road makes it very hard for me to cross as the crossing is very hide and cars won’t let me go. The Itchen Bridge toll The Millbrook roundabout has made travelling more difficult, hopefully when finished it will resolve issues. The traffic every day through Southampton and over the Northern bridge Toll bridge Traffic (3) Traffic - roadworks during peak hours of the day. Traffic lights take too long to change Traffic on the Itchen bridge

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Traffic on the Itchen Bridge - maybe a contactless option for people who don't have the correct change Traffic that early in the morning. Traffic. M27 Traffic. No such thing as rush hour anymore so usually hit traffic both on route to school and back home. M27 - roadworks Winchester Road because it’s hard to cross

Do you have any additional comments you would like to make about your journey to and from school? • • • • • • • •

Due to the distance and traffic, I arrive early and finish early to avoid the rush hour. I am not intentionally late, the route is long and slow My hours mean that a car share would always be difficult as I am usually here a lot later than other staff. There are only two buses a day from where I live so I don't feel there are any other options in how I get to work. Occasionally I need to take my car to work because I am using it for visits during the school day. Shirley High Street is very wide on both sides - I would love to see a cycle lane on one side of the pavement away from the buses and cars Sometimes it is too cold Unfortunately the distance from school and the location only allows me to drive alone as there are no others at leaving at the right time or going to a similar area. Usually congestion free

National Travel Trends A National Travel Survey was undertaken in 2016 by the Department for Transport which revealed that the mode share of travel to school has seen little variation since 2003. The most notable change is that for primary school children walking has increased (from 50% to 51%) and the share of car has slightly decreased (from 42% of all trips to 41%) The share of the main transport modes of secondary children (walking, bus and car) has remained broadly stable since 2003 (walking 41 – 39%, bus 22 – 23%, and car 24 - 26%). Private bus travel has decreased by half 8 – 4%. Rail travel for this age group has increased from 1 – 3%. Below, is the average for 4 - 16 year olds. In addition, nationally the average length of a primary school trip to school increased from 1.2 to 1.5 miles between 1995/97 to 2016 and from 2.9 – 3.2 miles for secondary school children. https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/nts-factsheets

National Average

Walk 46%

Cycle 2%

Bus/Taxi 15%

Train 2%

Car Total 34%

Other 1%

National Average Transport Modal Splits for School Children aged 4 - 16 years (2016)* 50%

46%

45% 40%

34%

Walk

35%

Cycle

30%

Bus/Taxi

25%

Train

20%

15%

Car Total

15%

Other

10%

0% Walk

Cycle

Bus/Taxi

Train

Car Total

Other

Expansion Consultations Two comments were received from local residents during the second consultation period for the Sports Hall: Comment 1: As someone who lived alongside the building of a school sports hall in my previous home, I know that height is likely to be a sensitive issue. So, keeping it as far as possible from the Pentire Ave houses is prudent. As I may not be able to attend the meeting, let me say that the construction, if following the model adopted for the teaching block, is unlikely to raise concerns. What happened then created very little disruption to Bellemoor Rd residents. Lorry traffic was well managed and safety ensured. Let’s hope the sports hall project does not necessitate opening up the green access space onto Bellemoor Road. Comment 2: It looks like a really good facility for the pupils and sensibly positioned within the school grounds near the Wickes building. From a resident of Pentire Avenue’s perspective, I have 3 key considerations about the new building: 1. It’s height 2. It’s position – as close to the Wickes building as possible. Could it go a bit further back? There’s quite a gap between it and the root zones of the trees protected by TPOs. The root zones end roughly where the proposed chain link fence is located. 3. The materials used. The more calm/natural and less ostentatious the better. The brick choice looks ok. Brick is much better than a garish or light/pale colour. Height The design is tall and boxy, but that’s probably unavoidable with the height requirements. Though I do wonder if the whole building could sit a bit lower, by doing cut and fill? With the current design, the building sits on top of the ground level, with steps and slopes up to it. Indeed it may even require some extra fill, because the southern half of it is above the “existing groundline”. Perhaps the building could be lowered by about 1 or 2 metres, which would reduce its visual impact, particularly for the closest houses on Pentire Avenue. I note that this may add cost, unless you have a handy location within the school grounds to move the earth to, where you want to raise the ground level (preferably not outside my back garden!). I’ve pasted the relevant graphics below to show what I mean - imagine if the whole building was lowered by the height of that human (shown for scale) on the southwest elevation. This would also make disabled access easier. A shame there’s no provision for tennis or table tennis (no storage space allocated for this – a shame because it’s likely that many of your pupils would enjoy table tennis and it wouldn’t have huge storage requirements). Am guessing that you can’t do everything and the school’s priorities for their pupils are those sports listed in the presentation’s “Client brief”. Will the hall or courts be available for public hire in the evenings? That’s probably one of the Q&A items. Personally, being able to play table tennis would be great, because other local facilities for this are limited. I’ve played a few times at Waterside Table Tennis club in Totton, which is located in a state school sports hall. It’s a big and good club, but I felt a bit out of place because the other players are mostly high-standard league players and the vibe of the club is quite serious, with everyone encouraged to improve and play in teams, not just play for fun.

Headteacher Comments Feedback from USH Headteacher, Stuart Woods: • Requests that additional improvements to pedestrian management before (but mostly) afterschool on Bellemoor Road be considered. • Plans to meet with Councillor Kaur to lobby about the need for improved road safety post expansion. • Requests that there be investigations by SCC to consider more signage along Bellemoor Road to prepare cars for the blind bend and highlight busy times of the day. • Requests investigations to consider possible traffic/pedestrian management and segregation alternatives including possible railings at each corner of the front gates to filter students away from the corners.

Summary of the Consultation and Issues Identified by All Parties Taking into account the comments from all of those who responded, there were clearly a wide range of issues, but across all stakeholders there were a number of issues that were consistently raised by all: •

With heavy local traffic and inconsiderate drivers, crossing roads near the school can be challenging, in particular across and opposite the entrance road to the school where improved pedestrian / traffic segregation measures could be considered.

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Parents currently park too close to the school, including on the zig zag markings outside the school, to drop off and pick up. These erratic car movements reduce visibility for pedestrians and makes it difficult for pedestrians to judge when it is safe to cross.

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Cyclists would benefit from additional cycle lanes leading to the school, improved road surfaces and additional, secure cycle storage. For staff, separate secure cycle storage, a bike loan scheme and showers.

Section 5 – Action Plan To ensure that a robust action plan is put in place this document reviews the aims and objectives of the original travel plan, to see if targets were met and if any targets need to be carried forward to this plan.

Aims and Objectives of This Travel Plan Aims

• • •

Measures and Targets Measurable targets will be set, so the progress of the travel plan can be monitored. Targets will be “SMART” – specific, measurable, achievable realistic and time- related, and they will be set for staff and students alike. A series of measures will be used to achieve the targets, and these are demonstrated in the enclosed action plan. More measures can be added in the future years depending on the outcome of the initial targets and the monitoring of them.

Action Plan for Upper Shirley High Aim: To sustain and encourage a greater use of more sustainable modes of travel for journeys to and from school, and therefore reduce the impact of travel to school on the local community, particularly as the school expands. Objective: To encourage and enable safe and sustainable journeys to and from school. SMART Target

Measure / Initiative and Completion Date

Priority of Measure (High, Med, Low)

Task / Action and Completion Date

Responsibility (Specify role)

Review Date Task/Action

To increase the percentage of students who walk to school by 1% to 70% by September 2023

Promote Walk to School Week in May 2020 and International Walk to School Month October 2020, and annually thereafter.

Medium

School Travel Champion

June 2022

For each new intake of students, ensure they are provided with the necessary information to travel sustainably. July 2020 and annually thereafter

High

Participate in Walk to School initiatives as promoted by My Journey Southampton. Consider running as part of Year 6/7 transition activities. (https://myjourneysouthampton.com/ed ucation/secondary-schools-insouthampton/resources-for-secondaryschools/) and Living Streets (https://www.livingstreets.org.uk/walkto-school/secondary-schools). Encourage staff and students to explore new walking routes or share routes with other SCC staff members by using the Go Jauntly walking app: www.gojauntly.com/Southampton January 2020 Review information currently provided, including on the school website, to inform parents, students and visitors of how they may travel to school sustainably including walking routes, bus timetables and cycle paths. January 2020

School Travel Champion

June 2021

Low

Inform parents about how to report Low issues with overgrown hedgerows, potholes and animal fouling on the Southampton City Council website in order to keep the routes to school free of issues. December 2020 and termly thereafter

To increase the percentage of staff who walk (or run) to school from 18% to 21% by September 2023

Provide a shower for staff to use if High they choose to run to school December 2021

If funding available, work with SCC to develop a USH Travel Choices brochure to give all students at the start of the 2020/21 school year. Update annually. January 2020 Share the following links with parents School Admin in a school newsletter and encourage Team them to report problems as they arise: https://www.southampton.gov.uk/peopl e-places/parks-openspaces/trees/overhangingvegetation.aspx

June 2022

https://www.southampton.gov.uk/roads -parking/road-maintenance/ https://www.southampton.gov.uk/enviro nmental-issues/street-cleaning/ September 2020 and termly thereafter Include male and female staff showers School Site June 2021 in the plans for the new sports centre Manager / School and/or enable staff to use shower Business Manager facilities already in existence but out of operation in the main school building. July 2020

Objective: To encourage and enable more students and staff who have bicycles (or scooters) to cycle (or scootering) to school Objective: To promote and enable sustainable travel for parents, staff and visitors. SMART Target

Measure / Initiative and Completion Date

Priority of Measure (High, Med or Low)

Task / Action and Completion Date

Responsibilit Review Date y (Specify Task/Action role)

To increase the percentage of students who cycle (or scoot) to school from 10% to 14% by September 2023

Create additional cycle (and scooter) parking for students. Ensure it is secure.

High

Install additional cycle parking in line with current guidelines (one space per four students). This would be an additional 57 spaces based on an increase of 225 students to the school population. There is a small demand (1%) wishing to scooter to school too. Therefore, a small amount of scooter storage should be considered. Locate storage where it is overlooked. September 2021 Liaise with the Project Management Team for the new build to install sufficient secure cycle storage for staff and visitors (separate from student facilities but near staff showering facilities). SCC guidance is one space per 10 employees. September 2021 Promote the cycle storage to the school staff, visitors and students through staff meetings, meeting arrangement emails and assemblies. June 2021 and ongoing

School Business Manager

December 2021

and To increase the percentage of staff who cycle to school from 8% to 12% by September 2023

Create separate secure cycle parking facilities for staff and visitors by December 2021

High

Encourage students, staff and visitors to use new cycle facilities once available by December 2021

High

June 2022

School Business Manager

Headteacher & School Business Manager

Offer cycle initiatives to staff, visitors and students. June 2021

Medium

• Sign up to Sustrans Bike-It School School Travel Champion cycling programme:

December 2022

https://myjourneysouthampton.com/education/seco ndary-schools-in-southampton/bike-it-forsecondary-schools/

• Promote the Bike Doctor to students and staff - located at the Civic Centre: https://myjourneysouthampton.com/cycle/looki ng-after-your-bike/bike-maintenance-insouthampton/

• Encourage pupils/staff to have security marking put onto their bikes. • Promote the Southampton Cycle Map via staff noticeboards / school website: https://transport.southampton.gov.uk/connecte d-southampton-2040/southampton-cyclenetwork/

• Promote events and initiatives to students: https://myjourneysouthampton.com/cycle/

Promote the staff cycle to work schemes by December 2021

Medium

• Consider introducing a cycle to school policy, to include for students to wear helmets and ensure their bikes are in good order • Consider sourcing storage/lockers for cycle helmets/clothing for students and staff. June 2021 • Free cycle training sessions for staff: Admin Team

December 2022

www.myjourneysouthampton.com/cycle/cycleconfidence

• Promote Cycle to work schemes to staff offered by SCC: Government run scheme: https://www.cyclescheme.co.uk/ June 2021 and ongoing

To increase the percentage of staff who car share to work from 4% to 6% by September 2023

Encourage staff to lift share where Medium possible December 2021

Share map of staff home postcodes with staff and encourage lift share where possible, even if only once or twice a week. Admin team to assist with pairing people up where necessary. September 2020 Inform staff of the Car sharing scheme and consider providing Priority Car Park Bays for staff who car share

School Travel Champion / School Admin Team

June 2022

School Travel Champion

December 2022

https://liftshare.com/uk/community/southampton

To encourage staff to travel sustainably to the school site whilst taking advantage of discounted tickets

Provide information to staff about Medium available discounts on public transport. Encourage staff and visitors to try the Bluestar Promise July 2021

November 2020 onwards Promote the Bluestar Promise to staff, whereby if they pledge to change a journey they can receive a discount: https://www.bluestarbus.co.uk/promise

December 2021

By December 2021 and annually thereafter

Aim: To increase awareness of the importance of safe and sustainable travel to and from school. Objective: To educate students in safety on the school journey Objective: To improve safety at the school site and improve separation between pedestrians, vehicles and bicycles. SMART Target

Measure / Initiative and Completion Date

Priority of Measure (High, Med, Low)

Task / Action and Completion Date

Responsibility Review Date (Specify role) Task/Action

Ensure that 100% of students are taught Road Safety by December 2021 and each year thereafter.

Consider introducing more measures to separate pedestrians, cyclists and vehicles at the main entrance to school. December 2021

High

Business Manager / Development Team / SCC

January 2022

Incorporate Road Safety training into the curriculum July 2021

Medium

To improve segregation between vehicles and pedestrians, discuss with Project Management Team the possibility of introducing a new entrance into school for students, separate from the bike and vehicle entrance point. Dec 2020 Discuss the possibility of introducing a zebra crossing across the mouth of the school access road to introduce pedestrian priority here. Dec 2020 Approach SCC to request a new pedestrian crossing point opposite the school to enable students to cross Bellemoor Road safely. In the interim, staff to manage the segregation of pupils and vehicles at the school gates to ensure students feel safe crossing the access road. Dec 2020 Download free Road Safety curriculum materials from the Think Road Safety website. Dec 2020

Curriculum Leaders

January 2022

Curriculum Leaders/ Admin Team

January 2022

Investigate measures to improve pedestrian safety at the school gates. Dec 2022

https://www.think.gov.uk/educationresources/explore-educationresources/?age%5B%5D=13-to-16

Promote the Parkwise initiative to ensure safe, considerate and sensible

Medium

Promote the Parkwise leaflet and sensible parking via the School Website and regular newsletters. https://myjourneysouthampton.com/media/1277/s

cc-mj-parkwise-promise-parents-letter_final_0.pdf

parking when parking on the school run October 2021 Work with local enforcement agencies to ensure parents park safely and sensibly

Low

October 2020

Ensure all new starters are provided with a copy of the leaflet in their new starter pack. October 2020 Arrange to meet with the local Police Community Support Officer and SCCâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Parking Enforcement Officer to discuss approach to parking issues and concerns where appropriate May 2021 and annually thereafter

Headteacher & School Travel Champion

January 2022

Aim: To raise travel awareness amongst the whole school community and integrate sustainable school travel within the Curriculum and school ethos. Objective: To promote the travel plan and sustainable travel options to students, parents and staff, and to communicate in a proactive manner with residents. SMART Target

Measure / Initiative and Completion Date

Priority of Measure (High, Med or Low)

Task / Action and Completion Date

Responsibility (Specify role)

Review Date Task/Action

Ensure that 100% of students and parents are aware of the School Travel Plan and its objectives and their role in supporting them by September 2020 and onwards to keep all new parents and students informed and involved on an annual basis

Promote the travel plan to the whole school community by December 2020

Medium

Once the travel plan is approved include details of the plan on the school website on the travel to school page, add in a summary to the school brochure. September 2020 Discuss with teachers the ways in which sustainable travel can be included in the curriculum. Consider involvement in Air Quality Education, contact SCC School Travel Planner for advice on how to participate. January 2020 Create and update SIP as appropriate as the school expands. April 2021 onwards

School Website Manager

December 2022

Ensure that the local residents are kept informed on the school

Include in the curriculum work on sustainable travel linking in with the Healthy Schools September 2020

Include the School Travel Plan as an aspect of the School Improvement Plan (SIP) (with regards to the building expansion). July 2021

Headteacher and Leadership Team

development and when school events are on and may impact the local highway. June 2020 and ongoing.

Communicate development of school site and travel matters with local community through newsletter, distribute to residents on neighbouring roads. July 2020 and annually thereafter Medium Keep residents informed of whole school events when parking around the school site may be impacted. Dec 2021 To register on Modeshift Arrange training with HCC High STARS and build towards School Travel Team and or the creation of a SilverSCC and create STARS level STARS travel plan to school travel plan. keep travel planning current by July 2021 Note: Achieving Silver Level Modeshift STARS is a condition of the S106 agreement. July 2021

Discuss with Governing Body options for Executive communicating developments on the travel Headteacher & plan and school expansion with residents Business Manager and other stakeholders. June 2020

Distribute flyers/emails to residents on key School Admin roads to alert them to whole school events. Team

December 2022

March 2021 and ongoing School Travel Register on https://modeshiftstars.org/ Champion and contact SCC School Travel Team for training and guidance April 2020 Work towards, achieve and maintain Silver STAR level by carrying out the required number of initiatives as well as annual hands-up surveys of staff and students.

December 2022

Note: Relevant initiatives carried out in the past three years count towards this accreditation. July 2021 and annually thereafter

SCC: Southampton City Council

Section 6 - Evaluation and Monitoring As our travel plan is a living document, it will need reviewing and updating regularly. We will carry out a full travel survey and a full review of the whole document every three years to find out if anything has changed or requires action. The next full travel survey will be carried out in October 2022 by the School Travel Champion. The next full review will be carried out in February 2023 by the School Travel Champion and working group. There will be an interim review of the travel plan in October 2021 to monitor progress and achievements, and also to take into account any changes in education or transport provision that will alter the travel needs of our staff and students. This will be undertaken by the School Travel Champion and Travel Working Party. Any review undertaken will be submitted to the City Councilâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Development Planning Team to monitor the impact of the development and the effectiveness of the travel plan. The review can take place in the format of an online Modeshift STARS travel plan, with the aim being achieving and maintaining a bronze level award.

Section 7 - Long Term Sustainability Once the School Travel Plan has been approved, the travel plan will be incorporated within the School Development Plan for the school to ensure that it is implemented and monitored.

Section 8 - Promotion of STP Further discussion is required as to the most appropriate and effective ways in which to promote and educate the school community of the travel plan objectives, e.g. on website, prospectus, newsletters and so on.

Section 9 – Formal Approval of the Plan School Travel Plan Approval Form The principles detailed in the School Travel Plan for Upper Shirley High are endorsed by the Headteacher, Governors and Business Manager. We understand that a travel plan needs to be evaluated and monitored on an annual basis to ensure that it continues to reflect the current situation at the school. Any reviews must be shared with the City Council’s Development Planning Team and must be in line with the City Council’s review criteria. We are also aware that although we have outlined measures in our action plan, Southampton City Council is not obliged or committed to funding all or any of these.

Signed:_________________________________ Headteacher, Upper Shirley High

Date: ______________

Signed:_________________________________ Chair of Governors, Upper Shirley High

Date: ______________

Signed:_________________________________ Business Manager, Upper Shirley High

Date: ______________

Appendix 1 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; School Site Plan and Expansion Plans Site layout prior to Phase 1 expansion

Appendix 1 Phase 1: Classroom Block Overview

Appendix 1 Phase 1: Classroom detail

Appendix 1 Phase 1: Classroom elevation profiles

Appendix 1 Phase 2: Sports Hall location (proposal)

Appendix 1 Phase 2: Sports hall detail (proposal)

Appendix 2 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Location plans and Local Infrastructure Location Plan: overview

Appendix 2 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Location plan: detail

Appendix 2: Local infrastructure

Appendix 3 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Pupil Postcode Locations and Walking Routes: overview

Appendix 3 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Pupil Postcode Locations - zoom

Appendix 3 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Pupil walking routes to school

Appendix 4 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Staff Postcode Plots - overview

Appendix 4 – Staff Postcode Plots – zoom

Appendix 5 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Southampton Cycle Routes (currently under construction)

Appendix 5: Cycling Southampton Delivery Plan 2017 - 2020

Appendix 6 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Bus Stops, Routes and Times Bus stops local to Upper Shirley High School

Xelabus X11: Lordshill to City Centre Stops on Bellmoor Road (Pentire Avenue) Runs hourly at peak times

Unilink U6 (U6H / U6C): Southampton General Hospital â&#x20AC;&#x201C; City Centre Stops on Winchester Road (The Range and opposite Vincent Avenue) Runs every 20-30 minutes at peak times

Appendix 7 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Hampshire Rail Network and Local Train Services

Southampton Station Multiple services from the north, east and west of Southampton including Weymouth, Bournemouth, Basingstoke, London and Portsmouth. 1.7 mile walk (35 minutes) to Upper Shirley High, or a short bus ride (several options) and then a short walk (a 25 minute journey altogether).

Millbrook Station 1.5 mile walk (31 minutes) to Upper Shirley High School (minimal train service and no connecting bus service)

Appendix 8 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Ferry Service from the Isle of Wight It would be possible for staff to travel to work from the Isle of Wight, with the distance across the water varying from four to six miles. The most likely option would be as a foot passenger on a Red Jet service from West Cowes (23 minutes crossing time):

The Red Jet service provide a direct link to the Southampton bus network as well as to South West Trains railway services from Southampton. The Island's ferries are operated by three companies; Wightlink, Red Funnel and Hovertravel.