Post-16 Transport Policy Statement 2024/25

Transport is only provided Monday to Friday. The only exception to this may be instances where weekend travel is required for students who are boarders at residential schools. Transport is provided at the start and end of the normal school or college day. Transport will not be provided for journeys made during the school/college day.

Travel assistance will not be provided outside of the pre-agreed timetable. Examples of circumstances where travel assistance will not be provided are:

• to enable students to undertake work experience, work placements, apprenticeships or traineeships
• to enable the student to attend any off-site provision arranged by the school/college
• to transfer the student between the main school/college site and a satellite site during the normal school or college day
• for induction or taster days
• to take students home after extra-curricular activities or detentions
• for students who are taken ill at school/college to enable them to return home
• to enable students to attend medical or dental appointments

In the above circumstances the school, college or parent/carer, as appropriate, must make their own arrangements and pay for transport.

Appropriate transport arrangements will be made based on the age and needs of the young person. Pick-up and drop-off times cannot be rescheduled to take into account other family commitments. Parents/carers who are unable to be home at the specified pick-up and drop-off times and location will have to make alternative arrangements.

The pick-up/setting down point for SEND students may be a short distance from the home address.

Parents/carers are responsible for ensuring their child is at the pick-up point near their home and for accompanying their child to/from this point where required. SEND transport guidelines are published on our website.