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Staffordshire's Yellow School Buses |
Staffordshire County Council service transports around 14,000 pupils and students who are entitled to transport assistance safely to school and college each day on county contracted vehicles and local service buses.
To find out more, click on the links on the left.
For enquiries about eligibility for transport please contact
Schools Admissions and Transport Service
Directorate for Children, Young People and Families
Tipping Street
Stafford
ST16 2DH
Telephone 01785 278593
Email: transport.entitlement@staffordshire.gov.uk
For queries about the day to day operation of transport, such as queries about the route you have been allocated to, the pick up or drop off point, or if you have lost your pass, please contact
Integrated Transport & Planning Unit
Development Services Directorate
Staffordshire County Council
Riverway
Stafford
ST16 3TJ
Telephone
01785 278679 (north of the county - Newcastle and Moorlands area)
01785 278678 (east of the county including Lichfield and Tamworth)
01785 278718 or 278719 (west of the county including Stafford, Cannock and South Staffs)
Email: student.transport@staffordshire.gov.uk
Staffordshire County Council would prefer children to be able to walk to and from school wherever possible, to encourage sustainable travel and promote health and exercise. Safer Routes to Schools and school/college travel plans are developed to make this easier for pupils.
For reasons that vary across the county it is not always possible for children to walk, and the journey to school should merit some careful consideration for both parent and pupil when choosing a school. Travel options should be investigated to ensure that suitable public transport is available or the school is within walking or cycling distance from home if you are not entitled to free home to school transport. Parents need to be aware of any problems surrounding parking at schools leading to peak hour congestion and safety issues.
To encourage walking and cycling to school there are a number of initiatives that will be of benefit. In excess of 100 primary schools in Staffordshire operate 'Walking Buses' which may be able to help if parents are unable to accompany pupils on the journey to school, and the Council has recently launched its' 'Bikeability' scheme which helps to promote cycling and appropriate training.
The Council would also prefer pupils to use existing public transport services instead of travelling by car. This will help to reduce peak hour congestion and limit environmental effects.
Every parent/carer has a responsibility to ensure their child's regular attendance at school and this may involve accompanying your child all or part of the way to school.
Sustainable School Travel Strategy
The County Council is in the process of developing a Sustainable School Travel Strategy in line with the requirements of the Education and Inspections Act 2006. This Strategy will build upon the substantial amount of work to date in encouraging more sustainable modes of transport for the home to school journey. A copy of the draft strategy can be viewed here. At present the strategy is under development.
sustainable travel draft strategy June 2007 MS Word
sustainable travel draft strategy June 2007 .PDF
Last Modified:
22/01/2010 13:47:36
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