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Balance bike lessons on the National Curriculum for all Early Years children.

Submitted on Tuesday 8th March 2016

Published on Wednesday 9th March 2016

Current status: Closed

Closed: Friday 9th September 2016

Signatures: 83

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Child ~ Children ~ National Curriculum ~ NHS ~ Sport ~ UK

Petition Action

Balance bike lessons on the National Curriculum for all Early Years children.

Petition Details

If you love seeing children cycling, and want every child in the UK to ride a bike before they are six, then please sign this petition and help The Bicycle Society achieve their mission: cycling to become a compulsory part of the National Curriculum for Nursery, Reception and Year One children.

Additional Information

Balance bikes are light with no pedals or stabilisers. With proven teaching methods, children will learn to balance and pedal competently, confidently and consistently. Highly engaging teaching and enjoyable games pin positive emotions to cycling, moulding our cyclists of the future.

Benefits:

-Increased cycle safety/Bikeability.

-Contribution to sustainable transport.

-Improved long-term health.

-Healthier communities.

-Reduced cost to NHS.

-Sport legacy.

Every child deserves to cycle.


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