What is accreditation?
STAR is a strategic framework that encourages and rewards school to adopt safe and active travel behaviour. The London School Travel Plan Accreditation Scheme was created in 2007 to set a recognised standard for schools with travel plans that not only promote safe and active travel but achieve it as well.
The scheme has three levels;
- Sustainable
- Higher Standards
- Outstanding
The accreditation scheme has the following objectives:
- To target schools in London that have impact on the road network in terms of congestion, safety and public transport delay to meet the minimum standard to become accredited for travel activity
- To guide and encourage schools to deliver against core TfL aims to increase walking and cycling levels and reduce the number of collisions involving young people on London roads
- To encourage schools to work independently as a community and to commit to monitoring and evaluating travel activity through an online toolkit
