As well as delivering Bikeability during term time at local schools, we also offer holiday courses for school-age children (secondary and primary) during the school holidays. When scheduled, the courses will be visible below and you can book them directly online.
Choose the correct course for your child’s riding skill level. We cannot give a refund if your child is booked on the wrong course, or if you book and can no longer make the course, as we need to cover our costs.
Learn to ride – learn to balance and pedal a bike without stabilisers. Age 6 and above.
Level 1 – cycle control skills — learn how to confidently control your bike. This includes starting and stopping, riding with one hand, emergency stops and riding in a group. Age 7 and above. Participants must be able to ride a bike for 1 minute for this course and be able to start and stop independently.
Level 2 – riding on residential roads. Your child will learn to ride on relatively quiet roads, where we will cover essential skills such as observation, communication, when to give way and road positioning. Age 10 and above. This course will include a Level 1 off road assessment which the child must pass before progressing to Level 2. Riders must attend the whole course even if they have already completed Level 1 elsewhere.
Level 3 – on busier roads – up to 50 mph with traffic lights and multilane roundabouts. Confident, experienced riders will learn to negotiate traffic and more complex road infrastructure on this advanced riding course. They should have completed Level 2 during a previous course.
For more information on how to book a course, please read our instructions below.
These courses are held at venues in Reading, Wokingham and Bracknell. If you would like to organise a course at your holiday club or for a homeschooling group, please contact us.
HOW TO USE THE BOOKING SYSTEM ON THIS SITE
Review, book and pay for your course online quickly and directly:
- Browse through the courses scheduled
- Select the course you want and click view details
- Read the course details and instructions for the course, including age restrictions and cycling ability.
- If you wish to book that course, you can follow the instructions and complete all of the mandatory fields (including medical information and emergency contact)
- Add any additional participants
- Follow the payment instructions to pay via Paypal, as a guest or with your account
- Please ensure your pop-up blocker isn’t stopping you from making payment.
If you have booked and cannot attend the course, please don’t ask for a refund as we need to guarantee places to avoid making a loss.
If the course is full, you can join the waiting list and we may be able to inform you when we publish another course.
If you are having problems booking, please email us at info@avanticycling.co.uk Allow 5 days for a response in school term time.