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One of the schools was previously told they 'did not meet the criteria'.

Children across Northern Ireland set off to school on foot or using their own wheels this morning to compete with pupils across the UK in the largest inter-scho...

Derry primary school praised for encouraging pupils to get on their bikes Steelstown Primary School win four awards in Sustrans programme Staff and pupils at Steelstown PS receive their prizes. Reporter: ');  '); A Derry primary school has been praised for encouraging pupils to get on their bikes more. Steelstown Primary School won four of the seven prizes in the Sustrans North West Area’s Active School Travel Programme last week. ‘The Big Pedal’ initiative saw the schoolchildren, their parents and teachers taking part and learning about bike safety and the importance of keeping activ...

Sustrans, a charity which encourages people to walk and cycle, said the figures needed to change dramatically. It comes after a Department for Infrastructure report showed the number of primary school children walking to school has fallen from 31% to 19%. This is despite the fact that just under half of children live less than a mile from their school. "That is shocking", Sustrans said. Of the 968 children for whom parents were surveyed, 523 attended a primary school and the remaining 445 attended a post-primary school. It found that 68% of primary school pupils were driven to and from sch...