The October 2024 campaign is being supported by the Derby and Derbyshire Road Safety Partnership.
Pupils, parents and carers will be encouraged to follow the SMILERS ways to wellbeing for a Science, Technology, Engineering, Art and Mathematics themed week of safer, active, environmentally friendly and wise ways to Travel Smart on the school journey during the week 21 to 25 October 2024.
Each day of Travel Smart week will have a SMILERS wellbeing focus alongside an art activity and a science, technology, engineering or mathematics idea to help pupils discover how to make a healthier and safer school journey which is good for them and the world around us!
The SMILERS ways to wellbeing are:
- Stay connected - having healthy relationships with people and pets to help you to feel happy
- Move - being active releases chemicals in your brain which boosts your mood and makes you feel good
- Interest - having special interests and learning something new to help keep your brain busy
- Look - using your senses to notice what is around you to keep you in the moment
- Eating well - eating a balanced diet to make you feel good and also to help you stay healthy and strong
- Rest - getting a good night's sleep to improve your memory, mood and mental health
- Support - supporting others to make us feel positive and to make them happy too!
Themes for each day
Stay connected Monday
Where pupils will be reminded that travelling together, whatever the weather, with your friends and family is a great way to chat and socialise.
Move more on Walk and Wheel Tuesday
Where pupils will be encouraged to travel with a push, pull, stroll, roll, glide, stride or ride, as well as researching how a bicycle works and what forces make you travel faster or slower.
Discover interesting things on Wonder Wednesday
Where pupils will consider the time taken and distance travelled on their school journey and how they can measure this.
If travelling by car, drivers and passengers will be encouraged to give themselves extra time to leave the car away from school so they can park and stride.
Look out on Watchful Thursday
Pupils will be reminded that it's important we all look out for each other when travelling, and that bright and reflective materials help things to be seen more easily.
Show support on Wellbeing Friday
Pupils will be reminded that active travel, taking the bus, and encouraging drivers to park responsibly with their engines turned off, helps to keep the road clear for those who need to get by, and helps to keep the air cleaner too.
School staff and parents can share the activities they undertake on the Travel Smart X account and Derby and Derbyshire Road Safety Partnership on X.