Thanks for your question about the wearing of cycle helmets.
We work in partnership with The Road Safety & TravelWise Team at Derby City Council who arrange cycle training courses for Year 6 pupils. The Road Safety & TravelWise Team strongly encourages cyclists to wear helmets, however it is for individual parents to consent to their child taking part with or without a cycle helmet.
Children who are successful in passing the approved Cycling Proficiency test at the end of the training session are allowed to apply for a School Cycle License which enables them to cycle to and from school. This privilege is restricted to those children who have passed the test and may be withdrawn if a rider is seen to be behaving in an inappropriate fashion when riding. Chellaston Junior School strongly recommends that riders should wear a cycling helmet.
I hope this answers your question.
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Thanks. I will ensure that he wears a helmet. As he has just completed his proficiency test and wants to ride to school does he need a bike lock?
Children who have passed the approved cycling proficiency test will be presented with a certificate and report by someone from the Road Safety and TravelWise team in the near future (I don't have an exact date yet). At this point parents will be asked to get in touch with school and ask for a school cycle license scheme letter. Once the parent has agreed to the terms of the scheme, their child may ride their bike to and from school.
In answer to your question, yes we strongly recommend that bikes should be locked securely while parked at school as neither Chellaston Junior School nor Derby City Council will take responsibility for any child’s cycle.
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