Travel Green

Life-changing ideas to help you burn less carbon on your commutes to school.

Transport is the largest emitting sector of greenhouse gas emissions, producing around a third of the UK’s total emissions.

Reducing travel or maximising vehicle occupancy, such as using public transport that carries many people, helps lower carbon emissions. This is because the same amount of carbon is emitted, but it is shared among more passengers, making it more efficient, reducing individuals’ carbon footprint.

The Solar for Schools team has cut transport emissions by working remotely, eliminating the need for daily commutes to an office. Instead, we collaborate efficiently using Microsoft Teams.

We’re also exploring the installation of EV charging points connected to our systems and batteries—stay tuned for updates!

Ideas

Use public transport

Promote sustainable travel by encouraging and rewarding the use of public transport in your school. Provide public transport training to ease anxiety and social phobias. You could even use public transport for school trips!

Bikeablity

The Bikeability Trust aims to activate a nation of cyclists by ensuring everyone has the confidence to enjoy the life skill, independence and fun of cycling.  The Trust aims to give everyone the competence and confidence to cycle more, making cycling the norm for short journeys.  

'Walk to School' Week

Introducing a Walk to School Week encourages daily exercise, provides quality social time, and helps instill lifelong walking habits from a young age.

Walking Bus Scheme

A walking bus is a supervised group of children walking to or from school along a set route, picking up or dropping off at designated points. It promotes daily exercise, teaches road safety, provides social time, and supports healthier, more sustainable travel.

Park 'n' Ride

Introducing a Park and Ride service allows part of the school commute to be car-free, helping reduce pollution and ease congestion.

Get storage solutions

Create storage spaces for bikes and scooters to encourage pupils to travel sustainably to school.

'Switch off when you stop'

Encourage parents to turn off idling engines during school pick-up and drop-off to reduce exhaust emissions.

Car sharing

Implementing car sharing schemes allows teachers and pupils to car-pool, reducing the number of vehicles on the road, cutting down on emissions and easing traffic around the school.