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The role of the Bus driver requires the ability to work as a member of a team and to be sensitive to the needs of the children in his/her care. The driver is often the only direct contact parents have with the Board and is therefore required to present a favourable image of the Board. Anyone who meets the above criteria and is interested in temporary employment should contact the Assistant Transport Officers. Bus and Taxi Escorts Escorts are required to have 1 years experience working with children in either a voluntary or paid capacity. Again the escort is often the only direct contact parents have with the Board. An Escort is employed on vehicles carrying children with Special Education Needs and should be aware of the sensitivities involved when dealing with these children. Anyone who meets the above criteria and is interested in temporary employment should contact the Assistant Transport Officers School Crossing Patrols School Crossing Patrols must be under the age of 75 and medically fit. Again the post involves an understanding of childrens behaviour and the need to ensure their safety when crossing roads. Anyone who meets the above criteria and is interested in temporary employment should contact the School Crossing Patrol Supervisor. |
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How can I find out whether a school is within statutory walking distance of my home? I don’t think that the school close to my home is really suitable because it is co-educational, and I would prefer to send my daughter/son to an all-girls’/’boys’ school. Can my daughter/son qualify for transport assistance to the nearest all-girls’/boys’ school which is 5 miles away? Is there any possibility of my child being granted transport assistance even though he has no entitlement under the policy? Does transport assistance cover the whole of the journey from home to school? My child is not old enough to be admitted to Year 1 in September, but I hope that she will be admitted to a reception class or a nursery class. Can she qualify for transport assistance?
Who
is entitled to Home to school transport? Who
is responsible for my child’s transport? Who
is responsible for getting my child to the bus
stop? Am
I entitled to door to door transport? How
far would my child be expected to travel to a
pick up/drop off point? My
child has a medical condition, would he/she be
entitled to transport even though I live within
two/three miles of the nearest suitable school? I
did not attempt to enrol my child in the nearest
suitable school but he/she has a medical condition.
Would I be entitled to transport? How
do I find out if I am eligible for transport? Where
can I get an application form? I
have moved house. Am I still entitled to transport
assistance? Would
I be eligible for transport from my childminder’s
address? We
are moving to temporary accommodation which is
over the statutory distance to my child’s
school. Am I eligible for assistance? What
does a ‘suitable’ school mean? How
can I find out whether a school is within statutory
walking distance of my home?
Is
there any possibility of my child being granted
transport assistance even though he has no entitlement
under the policy? Does
transport assistance cover the whole of the journey
from home to school? My
child is not old enough to be admitted to Year
1 in September, but I hope that she will be admitted
to a reception class or a nursery class. Can
she qualify for transport assistance?
To
be eligible for Transport Assistance to a school
outside statutory walking distance, application
for admission must first of all be made to all
suitable schools which are within statutory walking
distance before a preference is expressed for the
more distant school. ADVICE
AND FURTHER INFORMATION MAY BE OBTAINED FROM: |
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