We had our second cycle workshop today with Ciaran from Crank and Cog Ireland.
As part of our Green School Flag for Travel, we are holding a cycle workshop in the school for the next few weeks.
As part of our Green School Flag for Travel, we are holding a cycle workshop in the school for the next few weeks.
The Cycle Right programme caters for primary school children from 4th to 6th class age groups. Training takes place in the classroom, school yard and also an on-road component over a period of 8 hours. The course content involves bicycle and road skills training, mixed with theoretical and Rules of the Road instruction. We supply bikes, helmets & high vis vests for your class.
Course Content :
- Theory 1: What keeps you safe when cycling including awareness of surroundings and speed control
- Theory 2: Rules of the road; rights of way, signs, road marking, infrastructure, overtaking, junctions & roundabouts, blind zones for large vehicles.
- 4 Checks before cycling: clothes, helmet, bike & conditions.
- Pedalling, Braking, Balance and Cornering
- Awareness of surrounding: Looking all around and listening
- Positioning and group cycling / sharing the road
- Junctions: T junction, Left and Right major to minor
- Road simulation in yard including junctions
- Games / skills practice
- On Road trainer lead guided cycles, giving experience of all techniques practiced in the yard and covered in the theory sessions.
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