Transport for London Explorers

Transport for London Explorers 2025-2026

TfL Explorer Ambassadors is the new scheme introduced through the TfL Travel for Life programme. This programme supports, guides and provides ideas for promoting, encouraging and sharing sustainable travel tips, ideas and activities in order to reduce our carbon footprint and make better informed travel choices.

Our TEA's are actively involved in supporting the school's travel plan, climate action group and working together with the BeDifferent Future and Eco Warriors team. Considered as an integral part of the citizenship curriculum, this role helps to further reduce car congestion around the school and explore ways to improve road safety and air quality. The programme promotes peer-led projects and leadership opportunities for our children.

Our priorities include:

  • The implementation of annual 'themed events' that support our Wellbeing Award, Green Flag Award, Travel Plan Gold accreditation and Food for Life initiatives
  • A calendar of events to promote environmentally friendly travel
  • The retention of our Gold accredited School Travel Plan
  • The promotion and utilisation of our role as TfL Explorer Ambassador's (formerly JTA) in increasing the number of children that scoot/cycle/walk to school
  • The engagement the school community in understanding the benefits of being physically active
  • A range of 'active' initiatives to encourage the families to leave their car at home
  • Involving the TfL Explorer Ambassadors and Head Boy/Girl team in the celebration and promotion of new initiatives

Across the year, there are a number of activities that will be planned to support our agenda. We are certainly kept busy in our roles!

Dates Activity
September and October

Advertising the role of the Transport for London Explorers and Recruitment. Former JTA's to present the job description to children from Year Five and explain the purpose ofT TEA's and their roles in school, with support from the Head of School. Expectations to be shared with the children and an opportunity provided for the children to ask questions about what the role entails. Previous members of the JTA team will liaise with the Head of School to select six suitable candidates for the role, based on their applications. Two applicants will be selected from each Year Five class.

  • Staff 'cycle to work' scheme shared with the team to promote active travel
  • Parental travel survey forms to be circulated to families
  • Active and sustainable travel methods planned for school visits
  • Development of in-school notice boards for children
November

Road Safety – Let's talk about Speed
Assembly promoting safety when out and about; talk about ways to make a bike safe during the winter months e.g. be safe, be seen
Competition – Scavenger Success

  • Brake Kids Walk
  • Road safety survey
  • Bike safety checks
December

Brighten Your Bag design competition – all children to be invited to design a bag that can be used in the winter months, whilst travelling both safely and actively.

Spring term

The Big Walk and Wheel annual event Review and development of our school Travel Policy

Please look out for further information across the year and to consider the different ways that you can be involved.

Renée, Evelyn, Norah, Elijah, Adi and Noa