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Saw this blog post from 'Administrate' which highlights the need to reflect on teaching and suggests some questions to ask:
Their examples include:

How did my students respond to that lesson?
Was there meaningful student involvement?
What aspects of the class were positive? Negative?
Are my students willing to take risks?
What evidence is there of students learning?
Are my students working cooperatively with others?
Was I giving enough wait time?
What should I do differently tomorrow?

To what extent do these ^questions work for cycle training?
What other questions are worth asking for our job?

Like his red trousers. hear he's doing good things to encourage cycling in Bristol. Does he fund much Cycle training for adults outside the Bikeability funding?

Yes. There will be some good practice tips which Fiona of SDG who minuted the session will put together with me.

We will also run a further ITO session for nsits at TABS conference

Thanks James. Great idea.
I work for Cycle Training UK and am on TABS board. I live in hackney, (a great borough for cycling) and ride a Surly Fixed gear bike. I was a teacher and have been an instructor since 2002

One thing that was apparent from yesterday was a degree of different interpretation of delivery methods (and even of outcomes) between ITOs which we suspected. While a variety of delivery methods is acceptable within the National Standard there is good practice and better ways of doing things. Having the opportunity to discuss these issues between ourselves was a brilliant way of ironing out some issues. I felt most people went away with some fresh ideas. (I lead the course yet also picked up some great tips (especially from Mark from British Cycling)

(Lunch from 1300)
(Agenda to be posted shortly)

Yesterday many ITOs attended a seminar exploring issues about consistency of delivery between ITOs and ultimately ITOs responsibility in ensuring high quality delivery of good practice on the ground. It would be good to hear people's thoughts

depends on the ability of trainees. I suppose the long theory discussion that could result from joined up outcomes should be avoided by demonstrating rather than talking

Many schemes have now had a QA visit. It would be good to know what instructors thought of this experience.
How much feedback did you get from the assurers?
Was the experience intimidating or supportive?
Were you debriefed by your scheme manager?
Any other thoughts?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dBC-nnvixHc

Thanks Charlie
Liz Clarke of Bikeright will pick this up

Yes. +shannonBall If something happens then insurers will wish to see what you have done such as any bike adjustments and info about the trainees health, fitness etc. You can be more flexible with the road survey and note the general area rather than specific sites

Yes agree
Young people struggle with such measurements.

Yes I agree that this needs clarifying

I have always understood that riding primary when the rider can match the speed of the moving traffic or because they need to due to a hazard (Narrowing, Parked cars etc) is evident from the inception of the National Standard. Other terms such as Normal riding position meaning left hark back to cycling proficiency and are best avoided.

In this time when our towns and cities are looking at how cyclists are accommodated and 20mph are being considered and rolled out. teaching people to be part of the traffic (and pass queuing traffic on the right, not left) makes encouraging cyclists to ride as part of traffic claiming the space they need is more crucial.

And an invitation to a Best Practice Seminar:
http://us4.campaign-archive1.com/?u=4525dca69204e352e5838fce1&id=11b6b5dc98&e=a8d1ec9ade

Here is a report of QA best practice findings : http://www.dft.gov.uk/bikeability/wp-content/uploads/130906-External-Assurance-Review-of-Good-Practice.pdf

How can TABS contribute to these initiatives. Don't CTC and Sustrans do >a lot of stuff like this?

Yes Sustrans and CTC do great work in promoting cycling to schools. TABS members generally have close contacts with schools built over time and trust. TABS is working with DfT, CTC and Sustrans on developing a national scheme for encouraging cycling in schools.
We'll post more shortly

http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8489/8224463296_3d0504165d.jpg

TABS summer Campaign is to offer Bikeability training to the MP local to your scheme.

Many of TABS board have done this and will be posting the story and pictures here. We are looking forward to stories from schemes across the country about the response from their MPs.

Training will give you a chance to encourage your MP to attend the Parliamentary debate about cycling on 2nd September and to contribute from an informed position about the value of Bikeability.

I would like to think they know.
TfL are doing a lot of work on HGV cyclists collision.
There is often issues with parallel research happening . There must be some portal where researchers can announce their work and check what else is going on?

Which are the key cycling organisations that TABS need to meet with and discuss joint working?
CTC, BC, Sustrans, Some local campaigns (London Cambridge), Electric Bike Network...
Who else?

Went to visit the TRL (with a group of transport experts) today to see the 'Dutch style' roundabout they are testing there and some other things.

Firstly we saw a lorry fitted with a sensor that picks up a chip fitted to a bike and bleeps to the driver and flashes lights when a cyclists is riding close down the near-side.

Then we were shown a surreal traffic light junction in the middle of a wood

They were testing behavior at different types of advance stop box. They are also testing an eye level traffic light designed to riders a 2-5 second start before the lights for drivers go green.

We then went to have a go on a driving simulator. I had a go. So realistic. They test things like the effect of alcohol and talking on mobiles on drivers (Mobiles are much more distracting than booze it seems) as well looking a how drivers behave around cycle lanes.

Finally we went to the roundabout. There was a lot of paint.

They are thinking of putting this at the north end of Lambeth bridge, London. Cyclist have an orbital cycle lane going round the outside of the roundabout and drivers are meant to give way as they enter or leave the roundabout.

I thought the roundabout was confusing and increased potential conflict with drivers, also the planned location too busy with both bike and motor traffic (which one of the TRL guys also said since these are used in Holland where there is light traffic). TRL will be reporting TFL who will need to decide whether or not to implement this in London.
More pics

If government funding of £40 / person for parents and carers were available to deliver at or around the time children received training how effective would this be in encouraging children to cycle on roads after their training?

Has any research been done on this?

Good question. There has been research (in London) that showed that parents are the main barrier to allowing trained children to ride to school. There would need to be funding to promote such a concept making in clear to parents why they should access training.

Question from Jason:

it would good to hear how the scheduling of these visits will happen,
as March was the start, have schemes been timetabled or is it on a >rollling programme of assessment?

Some are based on relative risk (such as a big scheme which runs masses of training), some random, and some based following an issue or complaint. All will be done once at least over the first 3 years since the launch of QA. There will be a detailed summary of this issued with the notes from TABS conference.