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Cycle Maintenance & Proficiency

For the cycling proficiency element of the project we have decided to adopt the guidelines for the National Standard for Child Cyclist Training

The national standard is the expected competency of the child cyclist upon completion of a training course. Children achieving the level 2 standard must also be able to achieve the level 1 standard as the latter is inherent in the former. They should be able to do the following consistently:

Level 1A

  1. Get on and off the bike without help
  2. Start off and pedal without help
  3. Stop without help
  4. Ride along without help for roughly one minute or more
  5. Make the bike go where they want

Level 1B

  1. Use their gears
  2. Stop quickly with control
  3. Manoeuvre safely to avoid objects
  4. Look all around, including behind, without wobbling
  5. Signal right and left without wobbling
  6. Carry out a simple bike check
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Level 2

  1. Start an on-road journey
  2. Finish an on-road journey
  3. Be aware of everything around them, including behind, as they ride
  4. Understand how and when to signal their intentions to other road users
  5. Understand where to ride on the roads they are using
  6. Pass parked or slower moving vehicles
  7. Pass side roads
  8. Turn right into a major road and left into a minor road
  9. Turn left into a major road and right into a minor road
  10. Be able to take the correct carriageway lane when they need to
  11. Decide where cycle lanes can help their journey and demonstrate correct use (if cycle lanes can be incorporated within the training)
  12. Explain why they have made decisions during riding and thereby demonstrate understanding of safe riding strategy
  13. Demonstrate a basic understanding of the Highway Code, in particular how to interpret road signs

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