http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ CityCyclingEdinburgh Forum » Topic: Well done Sciennes!! en Sat, 16 May 2026 02:49:23 +0000 http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=2608#post-28025 Mon, 28 Mar 2011 16:25:29 +0000 kaputnik 28025@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p><a href="http://www.guardian.co.uk/edinburgh/2011/mar/28/oxgangs-cycle-school-sustrans">Oxgangs, the pedal powered primary</a> (from Gruaianiad blog) </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=2608#post-27970 Mon, 28 Mar 2011 11:08:56 +0000 alibali 27970@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Oxgangs does P6 cycle training in school time too.</p> <p>Younger children are led on "traffic trails" to highlight hazards and safe routes they can use to walk or cycle to school.</p> <p>Depends on interested staff members though, who could probably use some more praise and support.</p> <p>Before the PPP re-build there used to be playground junction markings for off-road training. Do any schools still have these? </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=2608#post-27968 Mon, 28 Mar 2011 11:08:29 +0000 spytefear 27968@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Morningside was another of my haunts. Again a nice place to be </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=2608#post-27961 Mon, 28 Mar 2011 10:39:22 +0000 chdot 27961@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Morningside does it school time. </p> <p>A pattern is emerging... </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=2608#post-27959 Mon, 28 Mar 2011 10:30:26 +0000 mgj 27959@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>James Gillespies does it in P5, 8 weeks of guidance, in school time </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=2608#post-27852 Fri, 25 Mar 2011 22:22:02 +0000 chdot 27852@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>"Balerno does the Cycle Training for all P6 in school time"</p> <p>Great!</p> <p>It's still unusual. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=2608#post-27851 Fri, 25 Mar 2011 22:07:59 +0000 gembo 27851@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>chdot - Dean Park in Balerno does the Cycle Training for all P6 in school time but it will never get 231 bikes in the playground alas. Balerno Bike Day did pull in £250 in second hand bike sales tho. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=2608#post-27848 Fri, 25 Mar 2011 19:57:27 +0000 Nelly 27848@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>chdot - My son is at Sciennes, and they also wanted Teachers, and Parents to bring their bikes this morning (they got extra points for their 'House' and that includes the teachers who are all allocated toa house in their year - so a fair few of them did cycle as well) - it was a bit of a scrum, we got there early to get somewher to chain his wee bike but great to see !!</p> <p>FYI, there are in excess of 600 kids at sciennes - biggest roll of a primary in Edinburgh.</p> <p>p.s. Agree with Spytefear - I always hated school but Sciennes has a great vibe - I wouldnt want him anywhere else. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=2608#post-27779 Fri, 25 Mar 2011 12:12:38 +0000 chdot 27779@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>"I thought I saw an unusually high number of child cyclists this morning!"</p> <p>Don't worry, it's only once a year... </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=2608#post-27778 Fri, 25 Mar 2011 12:11:19 +0000 ruggtomcat 27778@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>I thought I saw an unusually high number of child cyclists this morning! </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=2608#post-27770 Fri, 25 Mar 2011 11:42:17 +0000 spytefear 27770@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>I used to work there, walking out of the school was an assault course when they had the cycle proficiency training on!<br /> One of my favourite schools of all time mainly down to the staff always offering me a cuppa and the place having a pool! </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=2608#post-27768 Fri, 25 Mar 2011 11:39:15 +0000 chdot 27768@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p><img src="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5266/5558367290_9ca94470f6_o.jpg"></p> <p>"Bike to school day today. 231 bikes in playground."</p> <p>That must be more than 1/3. </p> <p>Wonder how many teachers...</p> <p>Sciennes is probably the most consistent school in Edinburgh for encouraging cycling - been doing it for over 12 years. </p> <p>STILL one of the few (Edinburgh) schools that does Cycling Training <em>in school time</em> AND for <em>all</em> (P6) pupils. </p>