Following the engagement sessions looking into Manchester’s Home-to-School Transport service earlier this year, Manchester City Council would like to hear from parents & carers, young people, teachers & school staff, and residents, as we open consultations on the reviewed policies on travel support to access education and training.

Please join us for a face-to-face consultation on Tuesday, 6 September, 10:30am to 12:30pm, and have your say on the proposed policies and changes to the service.

Lunch and refreshments will be served, and we can help with travel costs if needed (please contact us if so).

More Information About the Proposed Policies:

The key changes to the current policies are:

• Removes the need for annual reapplication, and places greater emphasis on a review as part of key transition points in a young person’s education
• Attempts to provide greater clarity around grey areas such as exceptional circumstances
• Draws on good practice around use of Passenger Assistants to better support young people
• The Post 16 policy has been separated from the 5-16 years policy to reflect best practice, enabling the Council to be much clearer on post 16 travel solutions, whilst introducing a clearer transition from 5-16 to post 16 travel.
• Introduces a wider range of travel solutions which will be offered by the Council moving forward, including walking buses, bicycles etc.

Please click on the following links to view the relevant DRAFT policy under consultation:

• DRAFT Policy on Travel support to access education age 5 to 16 years
• DRAFT Post 16 Policy on Travel support to access education and training

For reference, here are the links to the current policies/documents relevant to the home-to-school transport service:

• Travel Support Policy – NOTE: The document seems to have been taken down from the city council website. We have requested for a copy of the document to be re-uploaded.
• School Transport Service Standards – NOTE: The document seems to have been taken down from the city council website. We have requested for a copy of the document to be re-uploaded.
• Personal Travel Budget Policy

Other ways to get involved:

If you can’t attend the session but want to share your views and feedback about the service, please:

• Join our virtual consultation session on the 12th of September, 6-7pm.
• Respond to the consultation online: https://orlo.uk/Vq7oO. The consultation will close on 10 October 2022.
• Watch out for announcements about future consultation events. We are requesting to run one or two more sessions later in the month.