School transport Covid 19 measures

Guidance for parents and young people

• we will not provide travel assistance from alternative addresses where families choose to self-isolate at an address other than their normal residence

• pupils aged 11 and over must wear a face covering on public transport and also on dedicated school transport (unless exempt)
• pupils travelling by train must wear face coverings (unless exempt), observe social distancing, and remain aware of others at all times.

Full guidance (updated from January 2021 version) 

• Guidance for Parents (PDF, 157KB)  - what you can expect from us, and what we expect from pupils and parents/carers in return

• Travelling to school - Guidance for Young People (PDF, 426KB) - what is different, what young people should expect, and what they need to do

Safety measures

For details of all the safety measures being taken to provide safe transport, see:

Protocol for transport arrangements (PDF, 167KB)

Operators generic guidance to risk assessments (PDF, 237KB) 

We are working to the following principles for travel to school from September 2020 (PDF, 159KB)