£13 million boost for children’s cycle training
The Bikeability scheme, which teaches children how to ride, has been given a £13 million government investment.
Bikeability training is offered at 3 levels based on a child’s age and experience. Training starts with basic bike-handling skills in a traffic-free, controlled environment and builds to managing a variety of traffic conditions on different types of roads.
Around 400,000 children had completed the scheme in the year up to April 2019 while the total number trained since Bikeability was launched in 2006 has now reached 3 million.
The funding will ensure the programme is able to continue for another year. This means approximately 50% of primary schools across England will be able to access the programme.
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