Transport arrangements are provided by Sheffield Community Transport, a local company who are a subsidiary of the city council. They provide two minibuses to bring children to the Study Centre and to take them home afterwards. Each bus is staffed by a driver and escort who are fully police checked. Staff in the Study Centre are kept up-to-date with what is happening on the minibuses and are alerted of any problems that may arise. At the start of term, pupils will be asked to sign a contract agreeing to a code of good behaviour whilst using transport provided for them. We expect all pupils to act in a sensible manner on the minibus, and to wear their seatbelts at all times.

Transport is paid for by the Study Centre, although we do ask schools for a contribution towards this amount at the end of each term. There is no cost to the pupil or parent.

Primary pupils are picked up by Sheffield Community Transport straight from school and brought to the Study Centre for 3.30pm. At the end of the session, they are picked up on the minibus and taken to their home addresses. Secondary pupils are collected between 5.00pm and 5.30pm at designated pick-up points. This route is usually decided on parents’ evening. The minibus will aim to collect children at convenient locations close to their homes (we usually ask them to wait at bus stops or outside specific buildings or shops so they are easily identifiable to the minibus drivers). Again, they are picked up by the minibus at the end of the session and taken to their home address. Pupils’ addresses are provided before the start of term by their school.

If pupils need to be taken to a different address to the one the school has provided, we ask them to bring a note detailing this change. This note should be seen by both the driver and the Centre manager.