SCHOOL STREETS
The School Streets scheme began in January 2023. Under the scheme, streets outside the school gates are closed to traffic during the morning drop off and afternoon pick up times in order to create a safer and healthier environment for pupils and their families. As well as enabling children to be more active by walking, scooting or cycling to school, the scheme is also expected to benefit neighbouring residents by reducing levels of parking and congestion.
UNDERSTANDING OUR ISSUES
We have been working closely with Sustrans and the Local Authority to share the main safety and environmental issues facing our children in school.
- Dangerous pavement parking
- No barriers in front of school gates and poor markings on road
- Cars blocking access
- Idling cars causing pollution outside the school playground
- Busy streets
- Unsafe roads and access for cyclists, scooters and skaters
- Air pollution
- Litter
Rain Garden- Funded by North East Combined Authority
The first of two facilitated creative workshops took place at Chillingham Road Primary School in November 2023. Layer.studio and Harper Perry worked with children from Year 6 and their teacher to consider the site and imagine how it might change. During the workshop participants were asked to draw, write or make their response to a series of three questions:
• Draw or describe… one thing about the space. What is in the space? What are the materials, sights or smells that you remember? When have you been in the space and what were you doing?
• Draw or describe… one thing you would like to happen in the space. How would you like to be able to use the space? What do you think could happen there?
• Imagine… think about how the site could change in order to support your use of it… How might it look or feel different? What elements could it include?
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The second of two facilitated creative workshops took place at Chillingham Road Primary School in February 2024. Layer.studio and Mawson Kerr worked with children from Year 6 and their teacher to consider the initial concept design for the site and the living things which might populate it.
