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Special educational needs home to school transport arrangements

Transport will be arranged by the most economical means available, consistent with the safety and needs of the child. This means that pupils will normally travel together on larger vehicles and the assumption will be made that no special equipment will be necessary and that no special equipment will be carried. It is acknowledged, however, that some pupils with a physical disability and/or a medical condition will sometimes have to transport equipment with them to allow mobility both at home and at school.

Transport will be provided normally within a maximum of 10 working days once a placement has been agreed and the Transport Team receives notification.

  • Medway Council, acting as the Local Authority (LA), does not provide transport for after school clubs.
  • The LA provides transport for those pupils attending work experience if they rely on a wheelchair for mobility or if they are blind. All other pupils must make their own way to and from their work experience placement as part of their work experience.
  • Re-scheduling of vehicles will take place as appropriate in the light of changing needs.

For further information contact:
email icon Email : childrens.services@medway.gov.uk
Telephone icon Telephone : 01634 331155
Mail icon Write to : Medway Council
Gun Wharf
Dock Road
Chatham
Kent ME4 4TR
Minicom icon Minicom : 01634 333111

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School bus services | Home to school transport policy | Pupils of statutory school age | Discretionary transport arrangements | Vacant seats payment scheme (VSPS) | Appeals | Early years transport arrangements | Arrangements for pupils with life threatening conditions | Half price bus fare scheme | Getting to school | Safer journeys | Transport to church schools | School travel plans | Transport for students aged 16+ | Applying for school transport | Vacant Seats Payment Scheme (VSPS) | Special educational needs transport | Transport to the nearest appropriate school

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