Play on Pedals (Cycling Scotland)
What is Play on Pedals?
Play on Pedals is a national programme of cycle orientated games and activities, accredited by Cycling Scotland. The programme:
- Supports and develop the cycling skills of nursery aged children.
- Can be used across learning areas, from physical literacy and wellbeing, to communication and teamwork.
Play on Pedals Dumfries and Galloway Council offers free training and support for ELCs to deliver this programme. The support we offer is guided by the needs of each setting and based on the following process.
Play on Pedals Training
Play on Pedals training is for practitioners working with pre-school children.
This is a relaxed and friendly one-day training course with a mixture of classroom and practical sessions. It will equip you with skills and ideas to deliver fun and safe learn to ride sessions with groups of pre-school children. It will also provide you with information linking the activities to the Curriculum for Excellence, as well as next steps for both you and your group of children.
Spaces on the training course are limited to two practitioners per ELC setting. There is no need for instructors to be competent at peddling a bike themselves.
Support after Training
After the training, ELCs will have access to further resources and support to plan and deliver sessions.
Each ELC will have access to a loan fleet of bikes including:
- 3 balance bikes
- 2 first pedal bikes
- 5 helmets
- Supporting accessories
The length of the loan will vary depending on the needs of each setting. Once the loan period is over, we provide support ELCs to purchase their own fleet (investigate funding sources, provide bike specification details, suggest where to buy) so we can eventually move our fleets to the next group of ELCs who are going through the training.
Interested and Want to Know More?
To register your interest, find out further information or chat about how we could support you please contact our Play on Pedals Coordinator Sian:
Coordinator: Sian Comerford
Email: Sian.Comerford@dumgal.gov.uk
You can find out further information on the Play on Pedals programme via the following link: https://cycling.scot/what-we-do/training/play-on-pedals/about-play-on-pedals
