Before our pupils can access the Bikeability course in Year 5 they have to be confident with handling their bike. To ensure these skills are in place our cycling curriculum takes pupils from Cycling Awareness Days - where they practice balancing on their scooters and stabilisers - to Ditch the Stabilisers and then Learn to Ride sessions.
In this session the pupils learnt to develop their:
In this session the pupils learnt to develop their:
- ability to ride at speed and then stop suddenly
- confidence at riding slowly and navigating obstacles
- signalling while moving
- adeptness with controlling brakes and gears
I feel so much more confident. Before I would wobble and fall off if I went slowly. Now I stay on my bike.
Shelby
We look forward to seeing this latest batch of confident riders at our Bikeability sessions in the near future.
