Guide: Transport for children with special educational needs
Types of transport and support available
We provide coaches, wheelchair-accessible vehicles, mini buses, taxis or pay a parental acknowledgement to carers, depending on the needs and location of the young people requesting transport. Passengers will be issued with booster seats where required.
Where appropriate, we also provide Independent Travel Training (ITT) and support to enable young people to gain further independent life skills and build confidence. ITT may be to assist a young person in learning road safety, walking safely to a pick-up point, or to be able to travel on public or coach transport.
Disability pass holders can be provided, if required and requested, to those pupils issued with a bus pass. These can be used to notify the driver that they are a young person with a disability.
Our Transport Co-ordination Officers will work with families to discuss a young person’s needs when traveling and identify which transport can be utilised. Transport arrangements are regularly reviewed to adapt to the needs of all pupils traveling.
Should an Escort be required, a Transport Co-ordination Officer will discuss with families, schools and professionals who know the young person, what the escort needs to do to ensure the safety of passengers is maintained while traveling. This could be to provide basic medical support or to help maintain safety in the vehicle that could be at risk due to the behavioural needs of the passengers traveling. The requirement for an escort to travel in a vehicle is considered on a case-by-case basis.