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OUR SUSTAINABLE PROGRAMMES OFFERS EVERY MEMBER OF YOUR TEAM THE OPPORTUNITY TO UP-SKILL AND BECOME A CONFIDENT CYCLE INSTRUCTOR WITHIN YOUR SCHOOL SETTING.

DEVELOP FUNDAMENTAL, FINE AND GROSS MOTOR  SKILLS

IMPROVES OVERALL HEALTH AND FITNESS

SUPPORTS PUPILS OVERALL WELL-BEING

ENHANCES ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE

MEETS UKS CHIEF MEDICAL OFFICERS DAILY ACTIVE MINUTES

LAUNCH YOUR SUSTAINABLE CYCLE PROGRAMME WITH ONE OF OUR  AFFORDABLE PACKAGES.  YOUR TRAINING DAY WILL KICKSTART YOUR JOURNEY AS A BORN2RIDE MEMBER SCHOOL, WHERE YOU WILL RECEIVE EVERYTHING YOU NEED TO CREATE A VIBRANT CURRICULUM AND EXTRA-CURRICULAR EXPERIENCE.

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Packages - Born2ride packages for schools

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Born2Ride Ltd courses enable schools to introduce and engage pupils in fun cycling sessions based within the school environment to offer all pupils the opportunity to gain a life skill.

Professional CPD for teachers, teaching assistants and volunteers.  No limit to the number of staff you wish to attend the training.

Our whole day of face to face courses cover the theory of cycling techniques, basic bike safety and maintenance, practical coaching skills and games and activities to enable cycling provision to take place within your school.

All courses include full lesson plans, access to further cycle games and activities via our B2R Padlet, risk assessments and policies and assessment level certificates for your pupils.

Balance Biker Course – £900+ VAT

This course enables trained staff to deliver and teach Balance bike activities to EYFS, Year 1 and Year 2. Includes Balance Biker and Balance Glifer Award Certificates and Badges.

Balance2Pedal Course – £795 +VAT
This course enables trained staff to transition pupils directly from Balance to Pedal Bikes developing young riders confidence and competence on a pedal bike.

Road Ready Course – £900 +VAT
This course will enable your staff to teach and deliver high quality cycling sessions as an extra-curricular activity that prepare your pupils for their Bikeability Level 1 and 2 Award. Includes Road Ready Award Certificates and Badges.

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Dare2BeU provides schools with a professional development offer aimed at equipping anyone working with young people to universally provide a trusting and safe environment through emotionally intelligent activities using physical activity as the medium.

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The ability to perceive, regulate and manage emotions, your own and those around you.

Learning to become emotionally intelligent is to develop awareness, recognise triggers and causes to be able to take steps to change your own mindset and behaviour.

The Worrying Statistics

1 in 6 Children aged 5 to 16 are identified as having a probable mental health problem. That's FIVE children in every classroom.

The National Association of Head Teachers finds that mental health problems among pupils has reached record high numbers including low self esteem (86%), depression (76%) and constant feelings of anger (68%)

Using physical activity as the medium complemented with hidden emotional intelligence (EQ) strategies

Dare2BeU supports and targets your whole school approach to pupils health and wellbeing, along with therapeutic interventions such as The Dog Mentor, Play Therapy, Lego Play etc.

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Between us we have been Passionate Educationalists for over 45 years

Directors of Born2Ride Ltd / Dare2BeU

Qualified in Physical Education for Primary, Secondary and SEND

Specialist in PE and Sport and Physical Activity

National Qualified Cycling Instructors

Qualified Mental Health and Well-being Mentors

Experienced Dog Mentors for 12 years

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Hannah Campbell - SENCO

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Empower Me is a whole class leadership opportunity developed to promote emotional literacy for all children and young people.

The programme is designed to help pupils understand themselves, appreciate others and enable them to have the confidence to make their own life choices.

Fun and engaging this course uses physical activity and sport to develop and improve pupils self-belief, communication, teamwork, self-management and problem solving skills.

Through developing leadership skills pupils have the opportunity to discover, explore and celebrate their own uniqueness.

Empower Me supports learning through:

effective communication

transforming relationships

problem solving

conflict resolution

being able to respond appropriately

developing resilience and perseverance

Course Takeaways

Equipment bag

Pupil Skills Portfolio

Empower Me Padlet

Meets UKs Chief Medical Officers physical activity guidelines

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Founded by Kerry Jewiss and Andrea Kitchener, Born2Ride is a small company based in Kent offering professional CPD and sustainable physical activity programmes to schools across the UK.

Our Vision: to support children and young people’s mental and physical health using emotional intelligence strategies through physical activity and sport.

Our Mission: to train and support Teachers and AOTTs to be able to deliver positive and meaningful experiences for all pupils to support improvements in their physical literacy and social emotional well-being.

The Magic: by creating positive relationships with physical activity, together we can empower children and young people to develop and master the skills of confidence, competence and motivation to succeed. But more importantly to be healthy both physically and mentally throughout their life.

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Become an emotionally literate school with the Power of Five Toolkit (Self-Awareness, Self-Regulation, Motivation, Empathy and Social Skills).

Created with a here and now focus, our toolkit provides schools with a physical activity and skills-based approach to help guide children through a range of strategies and techniques that help them to understand and explore the link between their thoughts, feelings and behaviour.

Laying the foundations to create emotionally intelligent young people through the Power of Five.

Self-Awareness - The ability to recognise your own emotions (and how they affect not just yourself but

others around you).

Self-Regulation - the ability to remain in control of your actions, whatever emotions you may be feeling.

Motivation - the ability to persevere in your pursuits, even in the face of difficulties.

Empathy - the ability to understand and respond to the emotions of others.

Social Skills - the ability to use emotional intelligence in the context of interpersonal relationships.

Courses/CPD Available

Inset Days

Twilight Training

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Our therapeutic intervention sessions provide a holistic learning experience for your pupils, helping them understand and explore the connection between their thoughts, feelings and behaviour.

Each session is designed to fully engage children through meaningful, hands‑on experiences. We create an enjoyable, supportive environment that encourages pupils to discover more about themselves and those around them, equipping them with practical skills and strategies to navigate everyday life.

Benefits

Develops self‑awareness

Builds positive relationships

Teaches children how to manage and resolve conflict

Promotes empathy

Nurtures physical and mental well‑being

Empowers children with healthy coping strategies

Therapeutic Intervention Programmes

KS1 Balance Bikes

KS2 Cycling

Unspoken Bonds - animal assisted therapy (see information below)

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Unspoken Bonds - Enhancing Pupil Wellbeing Through Therapeutic Animal‑Assisted Intervention in Schools

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We offer specialist expertise in childhood bereavement and attachment‑related difficulties, delivered with or without the support of one of our trained assisted therapy dogs.

Our gentle, targeted sessions provide a safe space for pupils who are grieving, experiencing trauma, or finding it difficult to engage with traditional talking‑based interventions.

When a therapy dog is included, their calm and reassuring presence offers grounding, comfort and a relational bridge. Many children are able to open up more easily with a dog beside them, especially when other approaches have felt overwhelming or ineffective.

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Testimonial - St John's Catholic Comprehensive School

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Testimonial - St John's Catholic Comprehensive School

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Mrs Odette Kelham – Senior Assistant Headteacher, DSL and Mental Health Lead

Bereavement Support

We have been struggling to get any targeted support for those pupils who have suffered bereavement.  A lot of parents and carers have asked for bereavement support but although there is literature available there is very little face to face support and the support that is available there is waiting list.  We have also noticed that there are a lot of families who are losing grandparents in recent years.

Unspoken Bonds Service

Andrea has started working with 4 young people who have suffered losses.  Some have lost parents and others have lost grandparents.

They are having a 30 minute session and we have noticed an improvement in their overall wellbeing, their attendance has improved and they have finally been able to talk about their loss.

They are more focused in their lessons.  After the first session, one young person (she was only doing one sessions as a pupil wasn’t in) found me and asked to continue to see Andrea as it had made such an impact.

I am also aware that Andrea can have a therapy dog on site as well but we don’t avail of that service.

Impact

We now have a waiting list of pupils who want to see Andrea as the pupils have engaged so well and have spoken so highly of her and the support that she has given.  As a school we have found Andrea to be approachable and very dedicated to her work, she will also give us updates on each pupil without betraying any confidence.  We will be hoping to have Andrea continue to work in our school over the next academic year.