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If your child’s or young person’s Special Educational Need or Disability (SEND) means they cannot reasonably be expected to walk to school then they are eligible for a free, suitable home-to-school transport arranged by the local authority. There is no requirement for a child with SEND to have an Education, Health and Care Plan (EHCP) in order to be entitled to transport on the grounds of SEN or disability.

Other than SEND or mobility difficulties as described above, there are other criteria that could affect your child’s eligibility for the service:
* Distance to/from home/school (“statutory walking distance”)
* Family income
* Safety of the route to school

Here in Manchester, the Home-to-School Transport team is responsible for travel solutions between home and school for eligible children and young people with SEND.

You can contact the team via:

* Telephone: 0161 219 6400 (office hours 7.30am-5pm Monday to Friday)
* Email: hometoschool@manchester.gov.uk

Please visit the service’s web page on Manchester City Council’s website for more information about this service. You can download the home-to-school transport policies here:

* Travel Support to Access Education (Ages 5 to 16)
* Travel Support to Access Education and Training (Post-16)

You can also visit the following websites for more information about Home-to-School Transport:

* Contact’s factsheet
* IPSEA’s blog
* Special Educational Needs Transport Advocacy Service (SENTAS)

Below are some articles and events on our website that relate to home-to-school transport:

Feedback Session re: the Home-to-School Transport Consultations

In this session, Steve Woodhead from PeopleToo, who did the initial consultation around home-to-school transport earlier this year, will respond to the concerns raised in the initial sessions, outlining the measures that have been or are being put in place. He will also be giving an update on the main areas of the new home-to-school transport policy, including timelines on its development.

By |2022-07-11T13:28:51+01:00July 14th, 2022|Categories: |Tags: , , , , |
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Home-to-School Transport Issues

Over the past few months, we've heard from a number of parents and carers about issues they've encountered with regards to school transport. We raised your concerns, as well as a request to make public the home-to-school transport policy, to strategic contacts within Manchester

By |2021-09-26T17:54:38+01:00September 26th, 2021|Categories: Information Sharing|Tags: , , , , |
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Manchester City Council’s Letter to Parents of Children with EHCP

Below is a letter from Isobel Booler, Manchester City Council's Head of School Quality Assurance and Strategic SEND, that is being sent to all parents/carers of children and young people with an EHCP (Education, Health and Care Plan). It discusses how the January 2021 lockdown

By |2021-01-20T19:31:22+00:00January 20th, 2021|Categories: Information Sharing|Tags: , , , , , , , , , |
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Manchester Parent Carer Forum is a group of parents and carers of disabled children who work with Manchester Local Authorities, Education Settings, Health Providers and other providers to make sure the services they plan and deliver meet the needs of disabled children and young people (0-25 years), as well as their families, in Manchester.

We have a steering group of parent and carer volunteers who lead this work and listen to the views of other parents and carers in the local area to make sure they know what is important to them.

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