FACE COVERINGS WILL BE MANDATORY ON OUR SERVICES. NO FACE COVERING = NO TRAVEL The govermnment has issued the below guidelines regarding closed door school transport. please read below, on the basis of the guidance received, we are opening our services up for the sale of the passes on the www.myschoolbus.uk site. Dedicated school transport, including statutory provision Pupils on dedicated school services do not mix with the general public on those journeys and tend to be consistent. This means that the advice for passengers on public transport to adopt a social distance of two metres from people outside their household or support bubble, or a ‘one metre plus’ approach where this is not possible, will not apply from the autumn term on dedicated transport. The approach to dedicated transport should align as far as possible with the principles underpinning the system of controls set out in this document and with the approach being adopted for your school. It is important to consider: how pupils are grouped together on transport, where possible this should reflect the bubbles that are adopted within school use of hand sanitiser upon boarding and/or disembarking additional cleaning of vehicles organised queuing and boarding where possible distancing within vehicles wherever possible the use of face coverings for children over the age of 11, where appropriate, for example, if they are likely to come into very close contact with people outside of their group or who they do not normally meet Dedicated school services can take different forms. Some journeys involve coaches regularly picking up the same pupils each day, others involve use of a minibus whilst other services are used by different pupils on different days, or by pupils with SEND. The precise approach taken will need to reflect the range of measures that are reasonable in the different circumstances. It will also require a partnership approach between local authorities, schools, trusts, dioceses and others. In particular, it is imperative that schools work closely with local authorities that have statutory responsibility for ‘home to school transport’ for many children, as well as a vital role in working with local transport providers to ensure sufficient bus service provision. DfE will shortly publish new guidance to local authorities on providing dedicated school transport, based on the framework outlined here. Given the pressures on public transport services it may also be necessary to work with local authorities so that they can identify where it might be necessary to provide additional dedicated school transport services, including in places where these services do not currently operate. The government is currently evaluating this position and will set out next steps shortly.
Boston Spa Academy via Colton, Crossgates, Smeaton Approach, Barwick in Elmet, Aberford and Bramham
St John Fisher and St Aidan’s Schools, Harrogate via ULLESKELF, CHURCH FENTON, SHERBURN, BARKSTON ASH, SAXTON, TADCASTER, NEWTON KYME, WETHERBY
St John Fisher and St Aidan’s Schools, Harrogate via THORNER, WHINMOOR, SCARCROFT, BARDSEY, EAST KESWICK, COLLINGHAM, WETHERBY
RE ROUTED FROM SEPT 2020.
St John Fisher and St Aidan’s Schools, Harrogate via SCHOLES, BARWICK, ROUNDHAY, OAKWOOD, WHINMOR, SCARCROFT, BARDSEY, COLLINGHAM, LINTON VILLAGE
Tadcaster Grammar School via WETHERBY, COLLINGHAM, EAST KESWICK, BARDSEY, THORNER, BRAMHAM
Tadcaster Grammar School via CROSSGATES, SCHOLES, BARWICK-IN-ELMET, ABERFORD
Boston Spa Academy via
SCHOLES, THORNER & BRAMHAM
St John Fisher & St Aidans Schools via
ROECLIFFE, BOROUGHBRIDGE, GREAT & LITTLE OUSEBURN, WHIXLEY, GREEN HAMMERTON & GOLDSBOROUGH
