Bikeability

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Publication Date: 
May 2013
i-Contact, CTC's e-newsletter for cycle instructors
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Put cycling on the National Curriculum

Although cycling is the third most popular activity amongst children and a crucial life skill, only half of all children have access to good quality Bikeability cycle training. CTC members have urging that all schools provide cycle training as part of the National Curriculum.
Providing Bikeability cycle training is crucial to create a cycling culture

CTC has urged the Department for Education to change the National Curriculum to include provision for child cycle training as part of Key Stages 2-4.

Currently the physical education section mandates that swimming is taught, with the requirement that children learn to swim 25 metres.

i-Contact November 2012

Publication Date: 
November 2012
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The revised National Standard; Teaching New Cyclists; a call to ban BMXs; drivers and cyclists cooperate; Victorian cycle skills; second sight; map your services; and a Birmingham hospital's cycle safety scheme.
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Keep the flame burning - an Inclusive Cycle Training course

Following on from the Olympic legacy, CTC - in partnership with Wheels For All - is delivering a National Standard Instructor course with an added one-day All Ability cycle leader course.
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CTC is the leading provider of on and off-road cycling courses in the UK. Cycling Projects with Wheels For All are the leading cycling for health charity in the UK. CTC is very happy to be working in partnership with them to train instructors to be conversant with all types of disabilities.

The course is a one-day course delivered in conjunction with the National Standard / Bikeability instructor course in St Austell, Cornwall from 29 September to 3 October.

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Why won't cyclists take the lane?

The middle of the carriageway is often the safest position for a cyclist to be in on a minor or quiet road, or where the road bends sharply. But why do so many cyclists insist on keeping in to the kerb?
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Whether it's fellow members of CTC staff or random members of the public, I am often puzzled by the number of cyclists who insist on riding in to the edge of the road, whatever the traffic conditions.

Bikeability/National Standard cycle training encourages riders to take up 'primary position' wherever possible - that is usually in the centre of the carriageway in the direction of travel. John Franklin devotes several pages to it in his seminal work 'Cyclecraft'.

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Instructors working for CTC

If you are working as a Bikeability instructor for CTC you will need to record information about the training sessions you run. Here are the forms you will need.

The following documents are required by CTC's Bikeability providers. These are available for download below.

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Become a CTC-accredited cycle instructor

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Train with CTC to become an accredited cycle instructor - working on road or off-road, with young people and with adults.

National Standards (Bikeability)

National Standards (Bikeability) Instructors deliver training to children - usually in schools - and adults - mostly one-to-one. The National Standards work at three levels to promote confidence on a bike, enjoyment of cycling, road awareness and interaction with traffic.

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- 13 April 2012

Every child in England is entitled to Bikeability training, but CTC tells The Times that of the 600,000 children aged 10-11, only about 250,000 had free training in the past financial year.

Councils have been accused of failing to claim millions of pounds in funding for children’s cycling, even as the Government commits more money to improve training and safety.

This year less than half of children in England and Wales will receive the free cycle training to which they are entitled by law, despite evidence that the courses help to save lives.

Cycle training for children

Cycle training for children
National Standard / Bikeability cycle training works at three levels developing cycle control, awareness and experience on the road to give young people the skills to make road journeys by bike and interact safely with modern traffic conditions.

Most cycle training (or Bikeability) for children is delivered free in schools and follows the National Standards for Cycle Training.

What is Bikeability?

Bikeability is a three tier training scheme to teach you how to cycle safety and confidently on the road with respect for other road users. The three different levels are as follows:

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