Independent travel skills are vital for a young person who is starting work. Employers expect that their staff arrive on time for work, and this means planning ahead! For young people who are developing independent travel skills, a timeline can help them get started with planning their trip so they know they can confidently arrived well in time for the start of their work day, ready to go. Many young people find it extremely stressful if they are running late, so building in some extra time can help alleviate that stress and mean they arrive feeling relaxed and confident, rather than frazzled and anxious.
A timeline can be a simple document that sets out the times for each activity in the travel journey. You may like to begin at the end of the journey and work backwards to the start point, rather than the other way around. This means knowing what time a young person needs to be at work, and then planning each step back from that time so they can start their journey at the correct time to reach each point along the way.
Like this:
Tuyet starts work at 9am as a retail assistant. She knows it takes her 15 minutes to walk from the bus stop near her work and to unpack her bag in her locker when she arrives. She also knows there is a bus which leaves the bus stop at 8am and that it takes 10 minutes to walk to the bus stop from her house. She allows an extra 5 minutes to wait for the bus at the stop. Here is Tuyet's timeline for catching the bus to her work:
You can see that Tuyet should leave home at 7.45am to arrive in plenty of time for her work day at 9am. By working backwards from her arrival time, Tuyet can develop a timeline that will mean she is ready for her work day as a retail assistant, rather than feeling worried that she might be late.
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