Te eke pahikara kia haumaru Cycling safely

Background

BikeReady is about having the skills and experience to bike for life. It is New Zealand’s national cycle education system and includes curriculum-based learning. 

It incorporates practical training, delivered by local providers, with curriculum resources.

Note: Cycle skills training sessions for the Wellington region are coordinated by our Pedal Readyopen_in_new team. Contact them: bookings@pedalready.org.nz

Curriculum resources

Curriculum-based learning resources were developed by Pam Hook and revised in 2022. They use best practice strategies and activities to learn problem solving and risk management in the context of bike riding. These are available in English and Te Reo Māori, as word or PDF downloads. They include an introduction, prior knowledge, 6 lessons that expand on the content of cycle skills training sessions and transfer activities.

• Intro to BikeReadyopen_in_new classroom learning
• Download the resources here: Education portal - BikeReady resourcesopen_in_new.

Pedal Ready is a fully funded programme to teach your students cycle skills.  Our instructors teach cycle skills compliant with the BikeReady Cycle Skills Guidelinesopen_in_new. 

In the Wellington region, Pedal Ready provides practical training for schools, from year 5 (grade 1) and year 6 (for grade 2).

Visit Pedal Readyopen_in_new for more information or bookings.

We also have a page of useful resources for use in your school, including safety posters and instructions for how to build a recycled bike rack:

• School resources | Pedal Readyopen_in_new
• ReCycle Rack | Pedal Readyopen_in_new

The BikeReady curriculum resources below, help support student learning in class, before and after, practical training.

Bikes in Schools is a programme run across our rohe to provide more tamariki with a chance to get out and have fun on two wheels. 

The benefits to a Bikes in Schools programme are numerous. As well as the obvious skills development, ākonga develop confidence physically and socially, they become more aware of their surroundings, and they come back to the classroom refreshed and ready to learn. 

• Learn more about Bike in Schools and the trust behind this fantastic programme, on the BikeOnopen_in_new website. 
• Visit BikeOn's Teaching resourcesopen_in_new page for links to games, activity cardsopen_in_new, instruction videos and more. 

Greater Wellington's Bikes in Schools pageopen_in_new has videos, maps of tracks near you and information on how to get funding for events or to build a track.