Cycling is well known as an essential part of sustainable transport planning. This public lecture from Peter Cox, Emeritus Professor at the University of Chester and internationally acclaimed writer on cycling and sustainable travel, will explore the implications of taking walking and cycling as the starting point of thinking about movement; not just including them in travel plans.
With research indicating that 90% of children own a mobile phone by their eleventh birthday, but increasing concerns about their effect on mental health and online safety, how do we find the right balance, and how do we implement policies that are manageable for schools and supportive of both the education and wellbeing of children and young people? With increasing pressure on schools to act, what are the challenges they face and how might these be addressed?