Islington Council offers free Bikeability cycle training for children aged 5-9 years old in the school holidays at Rosemary Gardens (N1) and Wray Crescent (N4). Our next courses are running during the summer holidays (20th to 31st August) and these courses can be booked below. Scroll to the bottom of this page for information about our year 7 transition week course in August.
There are three courses available to suit your child’s age and ability.
Beginners – learning to ride (age 5 and up)
A short course (2 x 1hr sessions) for complete beginners who have never cycled before, or have only ridden a bike with stabilisers (training wheels).
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Venue |
Dates |
Times |
Book |
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Wray Crescent |
20 and 21 August |
10.00 – 11.00 |
Fully booked |
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Wray Crescent |
20 and 21 August |
11.00 – 12.00 |
Fully booked |
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Rosemary Gardens |
20 and 21 August |
13.00 – 14.00 |
Fully booked |
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Rosemary Gardens |
20 and 21 August |
14.00 – 15.00 |
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Rosemary Gardens |
22 and 23 August |
10.00 – 11.00 |
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Rosemary Gardens |
22 and 23 August |
11.00 – 12.00 |
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Wray Crescent |
22 and 23 August |
13.00 – 14.00 |
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Wray Crescent |
22 and 23 August |
14.00 – 15.00 |
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Wray Crescent |
28 and 29 August |
10.00 – 11.00 |
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Wray Crescent |
28 and 29 August |
11.00 – 12.00 |
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Rosemary Gardens |
30 and 31 August |
10.00 – 11.00 |
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Rosemary Gardens |
30 and 31 August |
11.00 – 12.00 |
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Wray Crescent |
30 and 31 August |
13.00 – 14.00 |
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Wray Crescent |
30 and 31 August |
14.00 – 15.00 |
Level 1 Bikeability – off-road control skills (5-9 years)
A two-day course (2 x 2hr sessions) for children who can already ride (without stabilisers). This course helps develop all the skills that you need to cycle on the road, but the training takes place off road.
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Venue |
Dates |
Times |
Book |
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Rosemary Gardens |
20 and 21 August |
10.00 – 12.00 |
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Wray Crescent |
20 and 21 August |
13.00 – 15.00 |
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Wray Crescent |
22 and 23 August |
10.00 – 12.00 |
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Rosemary Gardens |
22 and 23 August |
13.00 – 15.00 |
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Rosemary Gardens |
28 and 29 August |
10.00 – 12.00 |
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Wray Crescent |
28 and 29 August |
13.00 – 15.00 |
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Wray Crescent |
30 and 31 August |
10.00 – 12.00 |
Level 2 Bikeability – an introduction to road cycling (9-12 years)
A four-day course (4 x 2hr sessions) for children who can cycle well, but have little or no experience of road cycling. This course begins off road and once basic skills have been covered, the training will move on to local roads, where the children will work on road positioning, basic manoeuvres and communication with other road users.
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Venue |
Dates |
Times |
Book |
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Rosemary Gardens |
28 to 31 August |
13.00 – 15.00 |
Fully booked |
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Wray Crescent |
28 to 31 August |
13.00 – 15.00 |
Nearly every Islington school offers free Level 2 courses for its year 5 or 6 pupils – please speak to your child’s teachers or contact us to find out about your school’s next course.
If there are no courses listed above, or if all courses are fully booked, please contact us to be added to our waiting list. We will alert you when new course dates are announced.
Secondary school transition weeks
We are running Level 3 Bikeability training during secondary school transition weeks in August, for children entering year 7. If you have a code to book these courses, please click on your school: