Event: Cycle Skills Training Programme
Dates: Thursday, 31st October & Friday, 1st November 2024
Location: Kaitere

Join us for the Kids Can Ride Bike Ready cycle skills training programme, delivered by Tauranga City Council. This training is a fantastic opportunity for our tamariki to learn essential cycling skills in both non-traffic and traffic environments.

Two grades of training will be delivered:

Grade 1 is taught in a non-traffic environment to enable skills to be developed.

Grade 2 builds on the skills of Grade 1 and is taught on lightly trafficked, single-lane roads.

Each student’s skill level will be assessed prior to training on the road, and full risk management procedures are followed to ensure the safety of all children.

Grade 1 trainees develop balance and bike control skills for: 

• starting/stopping and steering 

• riding with one hand to signal 

• looking all around (including behind). 

  They begin to build their knowledge of: 

• what makes a safe bike and helmet? 

• the legal requirements for cycling on-road • bike control skills and observation techniques.

Grade 2 trainees refine their bike handling skills to:

• be able to ‘look, signal, look again, move’ when making turns 

• develop observation techniques and hazard awareness  for cycling on the road 

  They build their knowledge of: 

• defensive cycling strategies 

• basic road rules 

• how to cycle on the road, including the importance of  cycling in the appropriate lane position (to ‘see and be  seen’) and in a variety of simple traffic situations.

Your child will need:  

☑ A bike in good working order. It’s a good idea to undertake a simple bike check prior to the training to identify any major faults. A bike and helmet check sheet will be sent home along with this letter. 

☑ A regulation standards-approved helmet that fits well 

☑ Closed toe shoes

Thank you for your support of cycle skills training.

Please fill out the online consent form below by Friday 27th September.