ASTARS Programme Alana Barlow Senior Road Safety Officer

A*STARS Programme Alana Barlow Senior Road Safety Officer Alana. Barlow@Walsall. gov. uk

What is A*STARS? Active Sustainable Travel And Road Safety * An award winning programme! * A series of walking , cycling, scooting and road safety initiatives. * Offers training, expertise and support to schools to: - • promotes healthier and safer lifestyles for children and families • address behavioural and environmental factors discourage people from active travel • raise road safety awareness and reduce the perceived hazards of active travel • reduce the number of preventable accidents.

Partnership Approach * A*STARS is commissioned by Walsall Council Public Health * Integrated approach combines the statutory duties associated with 3 Council departments: * to improve children and families Health and Wellbeing and public health outcomes deliver road safety

Programme Objectives

How the program is delivered Whole School Active Travel Survey Wheeling Core elements Children and Young People Walking A*STARS Sheriff Activities Road Safety AWARDS!!!

Core Elements Reception Walk KS 1+2 Interclass Quiz Year 2 Scootability KS 2 Bikeability Year 3 Practical Pedestrian Training Year 4 Bikeability Fix Year 5+6 Bikeability Training Year 6 Transition to Secondary School Parental Engagement National and Regional Campaign Participation Attendance at Network Meetings

Healthy Lifestyles Walking Wheeling Road Safety Education Walking KS 1 Cycling in the Curriculum Safety in the car (seat belts) Park and Stride KS 1 Scoot-athon Safety in the car (car seats) 5 and 10 minute walk zones KS 2 Bikeability Ride KS 2 Egg Heads Let’s walk together events KS 2 Bikeability Parents Speed awareness Walking Bus KS 2 Bikeability on Show Pedestrian (TOGO NOGO) Any other Walking Activity Any other wheeling activity Be Bright, Be Seen Any other road safety activity

A*STARS Sheriff Activities Sheriff count Assemblies Walking challenges Noticeboards Competitions Training and recruiting

Reduction In Road Traffic • Road traffic collisions are a major cause of deaths in children, and comprise higher proportions of accidental deaths as children get older. • Socioeconomic status is a large predictor of health and risk of traffic injury, with more deprived children at increased risk. • Public health and road safety are linked by factors related to the roads such as the speed and volume of traffic, which can cause injuries and prevent opportunities for healthy activity outside of the home. • Reduced road traffic also contributes to achieving air quality objectives. • Part of the A*STARS approach is to address the underpinning causes of health and injury inequalities.

Road Safety Children aged 6 -10 killed or seriously injured in RTA's in Walsall 35 Rate per 100, 000 30 25 20 15 10 5 0 2010 -12 2011 -13 2012 -14 2013 -15 Source: Department for Transport (Df. T), Road accidents and safety statistics 2014 -16

Increased Physical Activity • The 2016 Government Childhood Obesity: A Plan for Action sets out the ambition for all children to achieve 60 minutes of physical activity every day • Schools are responsible for delivering 30 of these active minutes • The A*STARS programme contributes to the required 30 minutes of activity schools should be delivering each day

Increased Physical Activity and Reduced Congestion

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National Recognition

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