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 virtual consultation on Thursday, 6 October, 8-9pm, and have your say on the proposed policies and changes to the service. This session will be chaired by Steve from PeopleToo, who led the prior engagement activities around this service review.

The meeting link will be available via Eventbrite upon registration and you will receive email reminders before the session.

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
• School Transport Service Standards
• 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:

• Respond to the consultation online: https://orlo.uk/Vq7oO. The consultation will close on 14 October 2022.
• Speak to the Home-to-School Transport (HTST) team at the SEND Local Offer Drop-in. This month’s drop-in will be on the 12th of October and will be held at Moss Side Millenium Powerhouse.
• If you wish to, you can also email the HTST team on the dedicated email address for this consultation: consultationHTST@manchester.gov.uk

NOTE: This page has been edited to show the extended consultation deadline (from 10 October to 14 October).