On other websites…

• Directgov – School transport
• Department for Transport information on school travel

School transport

Financial help with home-school travel

Some children are automatically entitled to free transport to school. Other children in special circumstances may also qualify for help. Find out more.

Walking Buses

A Walking Bus is the name given to a line of children walking to school in pairs, escorted by at least two adults along an approved route. Parents can volunteer to help.

School crossing patrols

Volunteers are always needed. Our Road Safety Team co-ordinates a service which helps children cross the road safely at 80 schools in the county.

School travel plans

Schools decide on a series of practical steps for improving children’s health and safety on the way to school.

Pedestrian training for young children

Footsteps is a pedestrian training scheme for young children which aims to develop their awareness of roads. Children – usually from the reception class and years one and two – are taken outside their school with a trained tutor to observe local traffic and talk about road safety.

Cycling to school – training and awareness

A cycling awareness course gives children the skills they need for riding their bikes on the road. The aim is to encourage children to think independently and make their own informed decisions.

School travel policies and strategies

Our policies and strategies about financial help for school travel and how we plan to assess, develop and promote sustainable travel to school.