Home to School Assisted Travel/School Transport Application Form

Introduction

Complete the application form to:

Apply for assisted travel for the current or next school session
Apply for assisted travel when your child starts at a Council school during the school session
Notify the Council of any change to your child’s circumstances that may affect existing assisted travel provision during the school session

See the Application Form Guidance Notes for help with completing the form or contact your child’s school.

In order for us to provide services to you as a Local Authority, we need you to give us as much detail as possible regarding any medical needs or allergies your child may have. Therefore, please declare any allergies or medical conditions, including anaphylactic reaction, asthma or epilepsy where the child may need specialist support. We may require supporting documentation from the Head Teacher or medical professional.

Child & School Details

Surname

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Forename(s)

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Date of birth

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Day

Month

Year

Home address

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Address line 1:

Address line 2:

Town:

Postcode:

Parent/carer telephone number

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Parent/carer email address

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Start date (or change date during session) for travel

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Day

Month

Year

School attending

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Stage/year from start date

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Grounds for Assisted Travel Application

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Application for assisted travel on council statutory distance/safety grounds

Application for assisted travel on council discretionary grounds

Please select one category only as applicable

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Child's catchment primary school is 2 miles or more than the statutory walking distance (by the shortest walking route)

Child's catchment secondary school is 3 miles or more than the statutory walking distance (by the shortest walking route)

Child lives under 2 miles (primary) or 3 miles (secondary) from their catchment school but there is no reasonable safe route to/from school even when accompanied by an adult

Please enter any additional information about your child’s travel needs

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If your child's circumstances are reflected in any of the undernoted list, mark the main category as shown. Applications are referred to the Travel Allocation Panel for assessment and decision.

Please select one of the following as the main category

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Child attends their local or city-wide catchment school and has one, or a combination of the following, that requires a significantly modified learning environment and substantially affects their mobility to travel to/from school whatever the statutory distance between home and school.

a pre-existing medical condition
a range of complex additional support needs
a disability

There is no available place for the child at their catchment school and the Council has provided an alternative suitable school that is further to travel than the statutory distance to the child’s catchment school

or

Child has been placed at an alternative school or another educational establishment assessed as necessary to meet the child's needs

The Council is acting as 'parent' for the child who currently lives outside the city area but attends an Edinburgh city school or alternatively located school

The Council has relocated the family/child temporarily to alternative accommodation and the child's allocated school is beyond the statutory distance from the accommodation or there are Council recognised travel or safety issues (this includes children with asylum/refugee status)

Child lives with a single parent who has a disability that prevents the parent from accompanying the child to/from school where necessary /has no family or other support to do so

Child attends an education establishment organised by the Council's Additional Support for Learning Service (ASLS) and its location is outside the statutory walking distance to / from the child’s allocated catchment school

Other circumstances (please refer to guidance notes above)

Please now enter full details of your child's travel needs for the category selected (please refer to guidance notes above)

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Application Submission

Please select who is submitting this application

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Parent or Carer

School/Child Social Worker

In providing my name below I agree to the Council using the information I have provided about the child/travel needs with relevant parties for the purpose of providing safe/appropriate assisted travel where granted.

My surname

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My forename

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My relationship to child

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Introduction

Child & School Details

Grounds for Assisted Travel Application

Application Submission

Application complete