Warwickshire County Council’s road safety education team has launched a new initiative offering free practical scooter training to children across the county — promoting both safe travel and active lifestyles.
The training is currently being delivered in schools that are actively engaged with Warwickshire’s Safe and Active Schools Programme, as well as through Warwickshire’s Holiday Activities and Food (HAF) Programme.
The training, delivered by qualified road safety officers, focuses on developing essential skills for safe scooting, including:
- Identifying scooter parts and using safety gear correctly
- Mastering balance, pushing, and turning techniques
- Practicing controlled stopping at different speeds
- Navigating around obstacles
- Learning one-handed signalling
- Understanding basic road safety rules
The initiative is designed to encourage children and families to consider active travel options, such as scooters, for short journeys — including the school run. By building confidence and competence through hands-on training, children are empowered to travel safely and independently, while developing lifelong habits that support health, wellbeing, and sustainability.
In a show of support, Micro Scooters has donated 20 scooters and helmets to the road safety education team. These will be made available to schools following training sessions, helping to remove barriers to participation and ensuring all children have the opportunity to learn and travel safely.
Through these training sessions and its partnership with Micro Scooters, Warwickshire County Council aims to inspire more families to embrace active travel — contributing to a healthier, safer, and happier Warwickshire.
Ben Gibson, managing director at Micro Scooters UK, said: “We’re delighted to bring Scootability classes and our scooter access programme to Warwickshire.
“Teaching children how to scoot safely while giving them more opportunities to get active supports their wellbeing now – and into the future. We’re excited to play a role in encouraging more active travel across the county.”
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