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LAUNCHING A SUCCESSFUL WOW CHALLENGE!

On this page you will find everything you need to launch WOW:

  1. VIDEO GUIDES AND ENGAGEMENT CONTENT
  2. RUNNING WOW FAQS
  3. DOWNLOADABLE LAUNCH MATERIALS
  4. SOCIAL MEDIA SHAREABLES
  5. FREE LESSON PLANS AND ACTIVITIES 
  6. WOW TOP TEN
  7. WOW AMBASSADOR

If you can't find what you were looking for below, don't hesitate to get in touch at [email protected]

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1. VIDEO GUIDES AND ENGAGEMENT CONTENT

WHAT IS WOW?

Share this video with teachers and parents to help explain what WOW is and why your school is taking part.

LAUNCH WOW

Watch this fun and quick video to help explain to your teachers, school staff, and pupils how WOW works, why walking is important, and how to launch and run WOW.

LANSIO WOW

Gwyliwch y fideo hwyliog a chyflym hwn i helpu i esbonio i'ch athrawon, staff yr ysgol, a disgyblion sut mae WOW yn gweithio, pam mae cerdded yn bwysig, a sut i lansio a rhedeg WOW.

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WOW ENGAGEMENT VIDEO

Watch this video with your pupils as a fun way to discover the importance of walking and the impact it can have on our health, wellbeing, and the environment.

WOW TRAVEL TRACKER VIDEO TUTORIALS

Access a selection of useful WOW Travel Tracker how-to video tutorials. From adding holidays, awarding badges, managing school and pupils data, we've got it all covered.

 

 

2.FAQS

1. WOW Champion/s introduce WOW to all pupils and school staff. Remind everyone of the importance of walking to school. A WOW Champion is a member of school staff in charge or running WOW at your school. 

2. For a more pupil-led challenge, select your pupil WOW Ambassadors to help run WOW in your school.

3. Log in to the WOW Travel Tracker at traveltracker.org.uk using your three-word classroom access code and set up your classes. You will use the Travel Tracker every day to record journeys.

4. At the end of each month the WOW Travel Tracker will tell you who has earned a badge. Hand these out and encourage pupils to keep going in order to collect them all.

N.B. Our ‘Walk/ Wheel’ icon on Travel Tracker counts as an active journey. This icon includes pupils walking with the use of mobility aids, including wheelchairs or wheeled walkers. 

The WOW Travel Tracker is our award-winning software that your school will use to record pupils' daily journeys to school. It also tells you who has earned a badge each month, it shows you how your school is doing on the local and national leaderboard and much more.

  • If you used the WOW Travel Tracker last academic year, your log in details will be the same. If you’ve forgotten your password, you can reset it on this page. Data from previous year/s has been removed but classes are still on the system. You can either move them up a year or delete and start again.
  • If you’re new to the WOW Travel Tracker, you will have chosen log in details when you registered (if you haven’t registered yet you can do so here), just set up your classes and you’re ready to go.

Check out the tutorial videos above to become a WOW Travel Tracker pro!

The WOW Travel Tracker will tell you which pupils have earned a badge each month and there are a couple of ways to find out.

  • You can either go to the 'Badges' tab, select  'year', 'class', 'month' to see a list of pupils who have earned a badge on that given month. If you want to see who has earned a badge across all classes at your school, only select the 'month' from the drop down. From this tab you can also print the list of all pupils who have earned a badge.
  • Alternatively, from the record page of the WOW Travel Tracker, you will see a little badge icon appear next to the pupils who have earned one that month.

Note: pupils can continue recording trips beyond the minimum threshold required to earn a badge. All active trips will contribute to place you higher on the leaderboard!

We understand that walking to school isn’t an option for everyone and so aim to adapt WOW – our walk to school challenge – in these situations, so that all pupils have a chance to be awarded a WOW badge.

WOW is most effective when delivered flexibly and where it is adapted to suit the needs of a diverse school community. Our schools team can work with school staff, including SENCO, to establish a bespoke approach to WOW that works for them and their school community’s needs. Here are some examples of ways we’ve done this in the past. 

If you have any questions on the adaptability of WOW in SEND schools or have suggestions of how we can improve, please email [email protected]

 

4. SOCIAL MEDIA SHAREABLES

Download any of the social media shareables below and shout about your walking journeys with WOW. Don't forget to tag @LivingStreets and hashtag #WalkToSchool

 

5. FREE WOW RESOURCES

As a WOW schools, you get exclusive access a full library of learning resources, activities and lesson plans covering different themes and interesting topics, both for classroom and at-home use.

WOW resources

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6. WOW TOP TEN

The WOW Top Ten is a simple idea to boost your pupils’ engagement in WOW and increase your school’s walking rates.

With a few challenges scattered across the school year, the WOW Top Ten will support pupils’ health and wellbeing while reducing congestion and pollution around the gates. Step this way to find everything you need to run a successful challenge with the aim of making it in the WOW Top Ten locally or even nationally.

WOW Top Ten

 

7. WOW AMBASSADORS

A WOW Ambassador is an important role a pupil can take on to support the delivery of WOW in your school. Their key role is to champion all things WOW in their class and across the school, encouraging other pupils to walk or travel actively to school. They may also assist with recording journeys on the WOW Travel Tracker awarding WOW badges each month.

Explore our WOW Ambassador page to find everything you need to run a successful WOW Ambassador scheme at your school.

WOW Ambassadors