UBHS is the UK Secondary School of the year for the Modeshift STARS Education Scheme, we have Gold status which means we actively promote safe and sustainable travel, including walking and cycling to/from school. We encourage all learners to travel actively to maintain their fitness and health. This approach also plays a vital role in reducing traffic congestion around the school during peak times: 8:00–8:30 am and 3:00–3:30 pm. By choosing to walk or cycle, we collectively lessen the volume of traffic and the associated strain on our local roads.

We greatly appreciate your continued support in reinforcing this agenda by encouraging your child to walk or cycle to school whenever feasible.

Guidance for Drivers: Safety and Consideration
For families who need to drive, we ask for your full cooperation in ensuring the safety of our children and maintaining a respectful relationship with our neighbours:

A few reminders:
Please remind your children to be particularly vigilant on the roads, especially as the evenings draw in. They should always look both ways before crossing and utilise bright or reflective clothing when walking or cycling to enhance their visibility.

When dropping off or collecting your child, please do not block residents' driveways or park illegally (e.g., on double yellow lines or on the zigzag markings outside the school entrance). These measures are in place for safety and to respect our community.

If driving is unavoidable, we strongly recommend considering parking slightly away from the school site. By parking a few streets away and walking the final short distance, you significantly ease congestion directly outside the school gates, making the environment much safer for all our children.

It is also crucial that parents/carers don’t come up the school drive each morning to drop their child off as this causes unnecessary problems for staff and visitors to access the school site.  

Thank you for your ongoing commitment to making the UBHS community a safer and more considerate environment for everyone.

Aman Singh Kang