IMPORTANT CHANGES TO SCHOOL TRANSPORT
Ferndale Community School
New Style Colour Coded Bus Pass
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From 2nd November 2011, the Council in partnership with the school, will be issuing colour coded, route specific, bus passes for all entitled pupils travelling on school transport.
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The colour of the bus pass will correspond with the coloured route sign located at the front of the vehicle.
What are the Benefits of the New Bus Passes?
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Pupils will be able to easily identify the bus they should be travelling on.
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The driver will be able to easily check that pupils are travelling on the correct bus.
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The risk of overcrowding will be removed as pupils without the correct colour coded bus pass will not be allowed to board the vehicle.
What does this mean for the pupils of Ferndale Community School?
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Pupils will be expected to carry their bus pass at all times and show it to the driver each time they board the vehicle.
What if a pupil forgets their bus pass?
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As from the 14th November 2011, the Council in conjunction with the school and the transport operators will be enforcing a NO PASS, NO TRAVEL policy.
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This means that any pupil trying to board without a valid pass for that vehicle, will be refused transport and will need to make their own way to or from school. No exception will be made to this policy.
Payer's Passes
The colour of the payer's pass has changed for this academic year. Any pupils attempting to board with last year's pass will be refused transport.
Any pupils who were successful in their application to purchase a seat to travel on school transport last academic year have been written to advising that they need to re-apply to purchase for this academic year.
If you wish to apply to purchase a seat then you can do so by either contacting the Integrated Transport Unit by telephone 01443 425100, who can send you an application through the post or alternatively you can use the web APPLY FOR IT facility to the right of this page.
Full timetables can be viewed at 'School Bus Routes'|