Compulsory cycling lessons for all children

The report from the APPCG (All Party Parliamentary Cycling Group) stated that all children should have access to cycling lessons and now the debate as to whether children should have compulsory cycling lessons has re-emerged. 

It is being argued that cycling should have the same status on the National Curriculum as swimming and children should be having lessons from the age of 5 years old, as it is an essential life skill. 

‘Bikeability’ is the National Standard for cycling training, however just half of children in the UK get access to it, through schools.

It is argued that by the time children are age 5, they should be capable of controlling a bike in off-road conditions and at age 14, pupils should have knowledge of riding on local roads, be able to communicate with other drivers and have a basic understanding of the Highway Code.

With National Bike to School week is just a few months away (June 10^th -14^th) and this could be many schools opportunity to trial out cycling lessons with their pupils.

One problem that schools have with cycling and pupils cycling to school is that few schools have ample bike storage for all students. If your school is in need of more bike storage, Asgard have a wide range of cycle racks available in a variety of sizes.