Cycling courses in schools

Our team of instructors works all year round to provide cycle training to Year 5 and Year 6 pupils in all borough and some independent schools in Richmond. Our courses follow National Standards training, Levels 1 and 2, and take place during term time.

Level 1 (Year 5)

The 90 minute course is held off road in the school playground and aims to:

• Teach basic awareness of safe cycling
• Assist non cyclists to learn to ride
• Show pupils how to look after their bikes
• Encourage the development of cycling skills in preparation for on road training
• Encourage more cycling.

Level 2 (Year 6)

This week long course is taught predominantly on quiet roads. The aims are to:

• Reduce casualties among child cyclists
• Teach pupils how to ride safely on quiet roads
• Help pupils understand the rules of the road
• Show pupils how to look after their bikes
• Encourage more cycling.

Parents, do you remember doing your own Cycling Proficiency course?

Your child's course has changed since those days ... this article explains how.

The Government asked RoSPA to expand its cycle training into the National Child Cycling Profeciency Scheme. More than 100,000 children took the Cycling Proficiency test during 1959.