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3 From Wheels for All to Pedal Away - Knowsley els for All to Pedal Away - Knowsley Wheels for All can be a broad range of engagement options to ensure people of all abilities are able to cycle and to progress wherever possible. This has been evident in our work with a number of groups of young people who have attended Wheels for All sessions at Halewood Country Park in Knowsley. At these sessions we have actively encouraged the young people to challenge themselves, and wherever possible progress onto two wheels and more structured cycle rides. The use of bikes is so inclusive, allowing growth and development for each learner. Rachel Riley - teacher from Knowsley Community College who we trained on Wheels for All said: “We have been coming to Wheels for All sessions for around 2 years now. The sessions open up so many learning opportunities for my learners. The way the use of the bikes is so inclusive allows growth and development of each learner. The students fully enjoy coming to the sessions each week and often ask to go. The staff are so accommodating and helpful. The bikes allow learning to take place for learners who do not always fully thrive in a classroom environment. Some of my learners are completely different when out on the bikes. They become confident happy individuals who initiate a conversation with you, answer and ask questions they fully throw themselves into their surroundings which doesn’t always happen in a classroom environment. Wheels for All has so many positives for young people with learning difficulties and I can’t thank the programme enough for what it has given my learners over the past few years.” We look forward to having more sessions next year! Knowsley Pedal Away Co-ordinator Nancy Waine nancy.waine@cycling.org.uk