Travel Smart Travel Safe confidence building programme launched

This week we were excited to launch ‘Travel Smart Travel Safe’, a confidence building programme for Year 6 children in partnership with Brighton & Hove Museums.

The brand new programme provides a completely unique educational experience, inviting all schools in Brighton & Hove to bring Year 6 children on a free visit to Brighton Museum or the Royal Pavilion and to our travel hub on North Street to take part in an engaging confidence building workshop about bus travel.

Year 6 is a time when most young people move to larger schools that may be further away from home and require bus travel. The workshop therefore, provides crucial guidance for these young people on how to travel safely and with confidence by bus across the city. It is also a crucial stage in their personal development when support in building their confidence can really help and lead to more independent and safer travel for school journeys and other times too, such as meeting up with friends in town and attending after school activities.

Ed Wills, Managing Director for Brighton & Hove Buses said: 

 “As a major transport provider in the city we support children, students, parents, and guardians in getting to school, college, and university safely every day. We want to provide young people with excellent skills in travel planning and effective journey management so they can travel safely and with confidence to enjoy a fully connected life.”

The trip includes a free educational experience at Brighton Museum or the Royal Pavilion where the young people complete educational worksheets as they walk around. At our North Street travel hub travel confidence building is provided in the form of an engaging workshop designed specifically for young people following feedback from local ambassador teachers. The session includes short films acted and narrated by young people from Downs Junior School along with lively discussions on journey planning, waiting at bus stops, boarding, and travelling by bus. Sessions usually last around 40 minutes and include an educational booklet and high visibility snap band to take away after the travel hub session.

Hedley Swain, CEO of Brighton & Hove Museums said:

"We’re delighted to partner with Brighton & Hove Buses on this innovative programme to support young people at such a critical stage in their development. By combining an engaging workshop on travel confidence with the unique educational experiences offered at the Royal Pavilion and Brighton Museum, we’re helping to equip Year 6 students with essential life skills while inspiring their curiosity about the city’s rich heritage. It’s a collaboration that not only fosters independence and safety but also connects our young people more deeply to their community."

The scheme is entirely funded by Brighton & Hove Buses and Brighton & Hove Museums. To book a session, click here.