Cycling Proficiency SchemeParents! Did you know that your child could be formally trained in how to ride a bicycle safely, learn some rules of the road, and how to negotiate junctions, whilst still at primary school?
The Cycling Proficiency Scheme is an initiative of the Department of Environment Road Safety Education Officer Service, sponsored by Centra. Each year thousands of primary school children in Northern Ireland receive training and are tested.
 The Road Safety Education Officer Service provides the teachers/schools with all the training and resources necessary to allow them to run the scheme with their P6/7 pupils. In some circumstances P5’s can undertake the training but must be nine years old to be tested. Each child who is trained and reaches the required standard on the day of the test, receives a certificate and badge in recognition of their achievement.
Why not ask if your child will have the opportunity to take part in the Cycling Proficiency Scheme.
To find more general information for young road users, a junior version of the Highway Code can be found at: www.thinkroadsafety.gov.uk/arrivealive
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