Terms and conditions of travel

1. Transport may be withdrawn for a child whose behaviour is not acceptable on the journey.

• following an instance of bad behaviour, the parent/ carer will receive a written warning letter.
• if the child continues to misbehave on transport, they will be given a five-day ban, followed by a ten-day ban and finally, the transport provision can be withdrawn permanently.
• it will then become the responsibility of the parent/ carer to ensure their child’s attendance to school.
• if the incident is considered serious enough then the Council reserves the right to withdraw the child from transport immediately.
• when warning notices are issued to parents/ carers it is expected that they will check with their child that behaviour is appropriate.

2. If travelling on a bus, pupils must carry their bus pass at all times as they will be required to show them when they board the vehicle. Failure to produce a valid bus pass when boarding will result in the pupil being refused travel.

Defaced, out of date, or passes intended for other users or other services will be retained by either the driver or other transport service staff. Pupils on taxi transport are not usually issued with passes. Pupils must not attempt to board any taxi unless a seat on that taxi has been approved (either as an entitled passenger or as a spare seat passenger). Children not eligible to travel will not be able to board. Please see clause 7 below.

If your child loses their bus pass a five-day temporary bus pass can be got from their school office. This can be used whilst you order a replacement bus pass for your child. If the bus pass is lost before boarding transport in the morning, transport will need to be arranged by the parent/carer at their own expense.

3. Pupils are requested not to eat or drink on the transport for health & safety reasons.

4. Pupils must not smoke on school transport vehicles.

5. Pupils are expected to comply with the driver or passenger assistant’s instructions.

6. Vehicles must be left tidy by pupils at all times.

7. If your child is found to be travelling without a valid bus pass and/or payment is owing, a fine of £100 will be given for each occasion this happens unless we have been notified and have authorised the travel. The £100 fine will be reduced to £75 if paid within 28 days of the letter. Payment of a penalty does not entitle the student to use home to school transport services.

Applications for Spare Seat transport will not be considered until all outstanding penalties have been resolved.