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Why it’s time for a closer look at home-to-school transport

Ensuring pupils arrive at school ready to learn begins with the journey that gets them there

Reform council’s school transport cut call ‘Victorian’, says Phillipson

Phillipson rejects call to extend the distance children can be expected to make their own way to school

DfE U-turns on masks for pupils travelling to school

The DfE has made a rapid U-turn over plans to relax face covering guidance for pupils on public transport and school buses. Guidance for schools about step four of the relaxation of Covid restrictions was revised on Tuesday, just eight days after it was published and before the changes even take effect next week. The […]

Suffolk schools to lose millions as council plans free transport cut

Opposition is mounting against plans to cancel free transport from thousands of children, amid claims it will cost some schools millions of pounds. Pupils in Suffolk currently receive free transport to any school if they live in its catchment area, even if it is not their nearest. But the county council is consulting on plans […]

Foster families across the country charged for ‘free’ school transport

Foster families around the country are being forced to pay for what should be free school transport – but councils will now be warned against the practice. The local government and social care ombudsman (LGO) recently discovered Warwickshire County Council had told foster carers to pay for transport out of their fostering allowance when children […]