It was Health and Well-being Week at Peel Clothworkers’ Primary School, which saw students seeing the importance of mental and physical health.

Swimming, aerobics and the Wallabies Gone Wild art trail were some activities covered.

We visited the Peel school to speak to pupils taking their National Standard Cycling Training (NSCT).

’This is our last day of the test so we get to see if we pass and go for a ride around some of the estates,’ Chloe Gelling, 10, told the Examiner.

’Sometimes I feel a bit scared on the roads because I know some cars can act a bit stupid, but I’m excited because I know one day I’ll be able to do it as a hobby. I think cycling is really fun because you get to go somewhere you’ve never been before.’

When asked what she does to stay healthy, she replied: ’I like playing football with my brother in our garden, cycling, and I do a bit of running if I feel like it.’

Noah Harding, 10, said: ’We’ve been practising our hand signals. It’s getting easier, I can do my left hand but I’m working on my right. Cycling on the roads makes me a little nervous, but I’m growing in confidence. I didn’t cycle much before this but now I do quite a lot.

’I’ve got a new bike. Everything on it was back-to-front, so I gave it to one of my friend’s dads to fix it. Once my pedal fell off so my dad had to put it back on. I don’t know how he did it.

’We’re not allowed to take our bikes back home yet but when we are allowed to we will be practising riding up the roads.’

Matthew Parton, 10, said: ’The training’s really helpful and has taught me to mount a bike properly, dismount and set off. I feel really confident cycling on the roads.’

Adam Buck, 10, said: ’If we didn’t have the cycling tests maybe something bad could’ve happened on the roads. Every time I play out I go cycling, so basically every day. I’ve not had any scary moments when I’ve been cycling.

’I like that the school is trying to make us healthy, we’ve been playing rounders and had a sports day.’

Kayla Henley, 10, said the training has been ’cool’.

’It’s fun because you get to see everyone else do it as well,’ she said. ’I feel quite safe because when my nana and I used to go out on bike rides she would show me what to do. It feels better when you have someone with you.’

Ria Kelly, 10, said: ’I like that we got to cycle in school time. I’ve learned that knowing the shape of signs is very important. If it snows and covers the signs, just look at the shape of it and then you’ll know. You also have to wear hi-vis to make you stand out.’

Instructor Clive Bush said that the NSCT was introduced at the end of 2017. Instructors are now sent to the UK where they are assessed before they are fully qualified to a national standard. There are seven instructors that work as part of the road safety team for the constabulary.

He called his job ’brilliant’, adding: ’The children are wonderful and it’s surprising how quickly they pick it up and they are all very keen to learn. This job is very rewarding.’

He asked drivers to approach those taking their tests ’normally, but with caution’ and not to stop and wave them on as it could create a dangerous situation.