Here you will find advice about entitlement to home to school transport, transport for children with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND), information for parents, and information about bus services.
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If your application for transport assistance for your child is declined, you will be sent an email explaining why. You have the right to ask for a review of this decision and further details about the Council’s school/college transport appeals process can be found here. Further information about school and college transport is provided via the Council’s school transport webpage.
If your application for transport assistance for your child is declined, you will be sent an email explaining why. You have the right to ask for a review of this decision. The review is a two-stage process. At stage one you can challenge a decision about:
You can also appeal when the provision of transport has been agreed by the county council, but you want the travel arrangements offered reviewed. A request for a review must be made clearly, in writing, about why you believe that Northumberland County Council should reconsider their decision, including any information that might support your case. More information about the appeals process can be found in section 20 of the Home to School Travel and Transport Policy, and section 14 of the Post-16 Transport Policy 2021-22. Download the school/college transport appeals process here.
Updates will be provided via the following:
It's important to be prepared in the event of disruption to the school transport service:
Suitable clothing Ensure your child is warmly dressed, just in case the school transport is running late, or the journey is slow.
Waiting time During periods of severe weather, a child should wait 20 minutes after their normal pick-up time for school transport. After 20 minutes, it is advisable for the child to return home.
Communication Let the school know that your child has returned home after waiting 20 minutes for transport to arrive. Make sure that you have the contact details of your transport providers and that they have emergency contact numbers for you.
Responsibility If you take your child to school, it is your responsibility to collect them in the afternoon.
Forward planning It’s important for parents to have a plan in place, if they are not home when a child returns. For example, a buddy scheme, or a family friend or relative who the child can go to until the parent or carer returns home. PLEASE NOTE: More information about the operation of school transport during bad weather can be found in section 18 of the Home to School Travel and Transport policy.
The local bus service providers below will be able to provide further information on their ticket offers for students:
Arriva - post-16 school travel - zones and tickets
Stagecoach - post-16 school travel
Go North East - post-16 school travel
Glen Valley
Border Buses Ltd
Travelsure Coaches Ltd
If your query relates to the travel arrangements for students in Post 16 education then please email either post16.transport@northumberland.gov.uk or (if your child is in receipt of an Education, Health & Care Plan) transport.referrals@northumberland.gov.uk
We also have a telephone "hunt group" number, 01670 624839 with different options for you to choose depending on your query.
How we handle your information provides details about what information we collect and what we use it for etc.
If your child has lost or damaged their bus pass, you will be required to replace it at your own cost. Northumberland County Council
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