Parking around school

[Tommy]

Any experience out there of organised school parking? Our school is a big primary, near to city centre with only street parking around it. Parents are always getting into trouble for blocking drives, parking on restricted areas etc and situation is, IMO, potentially dangerous for the children.
I have been set the task of trying to find some solutions (from governing board - I am a Foundation Gov)so I thought I'd see if anyone else has done anything similar - eg any assistance from local council re parking in restricted areas for drop off or pick ups?
Personally, I think more people should walk/use public transport or walking bus but I am a SAHM who lives 10 mins walk away so I appreciate that it's not quite so easy for others.
Any ideas or suggestions gratefully received

I walk my three down roads with no pavements to school (well one is still in a pram). We have no pavements and they need to learn how to walk safely - I'm not going to be ferrying them as teenagers - the school run is an ideal place to start. We also change from wellies and waterproofs at school - the mud is more of a problem than wet I find. I meet up with a couple of other mums, but we can't be an official walking bus because under 7s have to hold an adults hand when no pavement and we all have prams so can't do that, but manage to control ours OK. Used to take a neighbours little boy sometimes - but only on a wrist strap - he had no road sense and I'm glad I don't bring him any more. Drive them home though - the distance and the hill are too much after school. Think if your nearest school is more than 2 miles you are entitled to free transport - so rural schools ought to have buses (and some do).

Bozza, yes it would be great.
We ar epart of a walking bus twice a week. DH is on the team on a Thursday every other week. The more people that come forward the less of a commitment for everyone.
It's fine, really, we are not talking about mad toddlers after all. Most 4-5 yos I know have enough road sense and discipline to walk hand-in-hand for 10 mins.
And it's a nice way to meet mums/kids in nearby streets!

The primary school here (quite narrow residential road) tells the parents to only enter and leave in a particular direction. Seems to make things a bit better (except when residents like me are heading out for a different school and forget that's it's an unofficial one-way street--then I get the hard cold stare and refusal to let me have my right of way because they think I'm a parent ignoring the school rule!) ...

Stand your ground Lionhearted... it's dangerous to have one way workings - especially unofficial ones in the vicinity of a school.

unofficial ones rather

Yes, I know I should but if it's just me driving the 'wrong' way and a procession of four cars coming at me it's easier for me to reverse even if I have right of way. Plus, they are in sight of the school and have that manic-panic must get my child their on time look about them ...
Hate to be the only one standing between a child and an education!!!