What happens next if my child is eligible for travel assistance?

If the SEND Assessment and Planning Team confirm your child's eligibility to travel assistance, they will notify the SEN Travel Assistance Team of this decision. The SEN Transport Team will then be in touch confirm suitable travel arrangement options.

Travel assistance will take the form of one of the following:

• A pass for public transport (by bus or train). Pupils may need to change vehicles to complete their journey. For students with learning difficulties and disabilities we may offer independent travel training to help them to use public transport
• A payment for you to make your own travel arrangements (a mileage allowance or personal travel assistance budget(PTAB).
• A place on SCC contracted vehicle produced by us.

Please note: the Council’s normal practice is to add and remove students from contracted routes without consultation with parents, but for SEN pupils we would advise the school before the change takes place.