Agenda item

14.1

The Committee considered a report of the Executive Director-City Futures that sets out the aims of bringing together all school related Active Travel projects under one team managed by Sheffield City Council to maximise efficiency. We will use funds to enhance active travel in primary schools by commissioning external support from additional project officers to so as to deliver the ModeshiftSTARS award scheme. By expanding the current Modeshift STARS support provision for Sheffield Schools, we would be able to maintain and build on the successes and achievements of 2022 in increasing Active Travel in schools.  

14.2

RESOLVED UNANIMOUSLY: That the Transport, Regeneration and Climate Policy Committee:

i.              Approves the use of funding to support the continued delivery of the Active Travel in schools scheme.

ii.            Approves an increase to the total funding for the scheme to £289,960.67.

iii.           Approves the commissioning of additional external staff to support the delivery of the scheme at a cost of £273,460.67. 

14.3

Reasons for Decision

14.3.1

The investment in supporting schools to promote and enable active journeys to school will ultimately help to address the ambitions of Members and delivery against the requests of the Sheffield public to improve safety on the journey to school for all.

14.3.2

The expected benefits from this project are multiple. Including an increase in

safety, and perception of safety, enhancing environmental amenities and

improving health by supporting safe active travel movements.

14.3.3

The programme takes advantage of utilising external funding sources where

possible to deliver impactful change to the transport system, considering

environmental, economic, and societal needs.

14.4

Alternatives Considered and Rejected

14.4.1

‘Do nothing’ has been considered but is not deemed appropriate.

14.4.2

Without this approval Sheffield will see a drastic reduction in resources. From September, we will go from having a team of three to a single part-time officer working on the project. This is insufficient resource to support Sheffield’s 180 schools in any meaningful way. The impact of this would also include:

• a significant reduction in outputs

• little or no activities delivered in schools.

• a significant reduction in the number of schools engaged in the

project.

• detrimental impact on the strategic running of the project

• unable to build on past success due to lack of resource.

• difficulty in re-engaging with schools in the future once confidence

has been lost in SCC to deliver this project.

14.1

The Committee considered a report of the Executive Director-City Futures that sets out the aims of bringing together all school related Active Travel projects under one team managed by Sheffield City Council to maximise efficiency. We will use funds to enhance active travel in primary schools by commissioning external support from additional project officers to so as to deliver the ModeshiftSTARS award scheme. By expanding the current Modeshift STARS support provision for Sheffield Schools, we would be able to maintain and build on the successes and achievements of 2022 in increasing Active Travel in schools.  

14.2

The Chair recognised the significant achievement of Phillimore Community Primary School in being recognised as the National Modeshift STARS Primary School of the year and the committee thanked the officers for their hard work on this scheme.

14.3

RESOLVED UNANIMOUSLY: That the Transport, Regeneration and Climate Policy Committee:

i.               Approves the use of funding to support the continued delivery of the Active Travel in schools scheme.

ii.              Approves an increase to the total funding for the scheme to £289,960.67.

iii.             Approves the commissioning of additional external staff to support the delivery of the scheme at a cost of £273,460.67. 

14.4

Reasons for Decision

14.4.1

The investment in supporting schools to promote and enable active journeys to school will ultimately help to address the ambitions of Members and delivery against the requests of the Sheffield public to improve safety on the journey to school for all.

14.4.2

The expected benefits from this project are multiple. Including an increase in

safety, and perception of safety, enhancing environmental amenities and

improving health by supporting safe active travel movements.

14.4.3

The programme takes advantage of utilising external funding sources where

possible to deliver impactful change to the transport system, considering

environmental, economic, and societal needs.

14.5

Alternatives Considered and Rejected

14.5.1

‘Do nothing’ has been considered but is not deemed appropriate.

14.5.2

Without this approval Sheffield will see a drastic reduction in resources. From September, we will go from having a team of three to a single part-time officer working on the project. This is insufficient resource to support Sheffield’s 180 schools in any meaningful way. The impact of this would also include:

• a significant reduction in outputs

• little or no activities delivered in schools.

• a significant reduction in the number of schools engaged in the

project.

• detrimental impact on the strategic running of the project

• unable to build on past success due to lack of resource.

• difficulty in re-engaging with schools in the future once confidence

has been lost in SCC to deliver this project.