This article is here to help you in your fantastic decision to have a very useful cycle rack or two fitted at your site.
The benefits that you, your staff, pupils and parents will get are plenty and I wanted to write this short piece to explain just four of them for you so your decision can be finalised and you can relay this information back to strengthen the whole idea of why you should have a cycle rack. You can even list the benefits in your school’s newsletter so that parents can see that you’ve made a conscious decision to help your school.
So let’s begin with just four of the benefits that you and your school will get.
1. Storage. Parents will feel much happier knowing that their child’s bikes will be correctly and safely stored whilst they are attending school. Unfortunately bike theft is quite common so for children to be able to store their bikes properly within their school is a major benefit for all.
2. Responsibility. Most children like to learn about being responsible and what better way than at the start of their school day to teach them to take control of their responsibility duties and store their bike so that it is safely stored instead of laying on the playground floor or falling over from leaning against a fence.
3. Healthy lifestyles. Cycling to and from school is a great way to kick starting a healthier lifestyle for children and parents. Knowing that they can store their bikes safely will encourage them to cycle to school more and parents will be happier too knowing that they can cycle with their children and get fitter and healthier themselves.
4. Safety. Your school’s health and safety policy will be adhered too further by having a safe and secure store for pupil’s bikes. This is always a great part of school procedure to enhance as it is a major part of Ofsted regulations.
So as you can see, having a simple structure such as a cycle rack or two installed at your school will benefit you greatly.
With the government now encouraging schools to become healthier by making various amounts of funding available for this type of construction, you should at least consider having one installed.
Your parents and pupils will be grateful and I’m sure you will enjoy the usage that they will bring for many years to come as new people attend your school.
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