Applying for school transport
Application forms
Please use the links below to download the application form for
your child.
Forms are also available from your school or by contacting the
transport team.
Children aged 4 - 16 years (year R to year 11):
1. To apply for school transport please complete
Form T1A.
2. If you wish to apply for school transport under the low
income criteria (for Year 4 to Year 11) you should complete
Form T1B.
3. If you wish to renew your child’s transport assistance
under the low income criteria, you should complete
Form T1R.
Children in years 12 and 13:
1. For children entering years 12 and 13 complete a
Form T2.
2. To renew transport for a child already in Yr12 or 13
complete form
Form T2R.
Children in Years 12 and 13 who attend their
nearest appropriate school for transport purposes and live more
than 3 miles from the school are no longer entitled to free
transport. However, Kent does provide concessionary transport with
a contribution from parents of £165 per term for the Autumn and
Spring Terms and £160 for the Summer Term (academic year 2011 –
2012).
This charge can be waived if parents are in receipt of:
- Income Support
- Income-based Jobseekers Allowance
- Guaranteed Element of State Pension Credit
- Income-Related Employment and Support Allowance
- Child Tax Credit provided they do not receive Working Tax
Credit and have an annual income (as assessed by HM Revenue and
Customs which does not exceed £16,190.
Proof of receipt of benefit will be required. All children will be
waiting for their GCSE results before knowing whether or not they
will be attending a school in Years 12 or 13. However, all
applications for the autumn term must be completed and returned to
the transport team by 31 July to guarantee a pass is available on
the first day of term. Any delay in sending in the form can
mean that you will have to make alternative arrangements for
transporting your child to and from the school until a pass can be
provided.
Guidelines for applications
Please read the following limitations on transport passes:
- Passes can only be used on school days.
- Passes can only be used for one return journey each day between
the points shown on the pass.
- Passes may only be used by the child named on it.
- Pupils should carry their passes on them at all times.
- If a pupil misbehaves on a bus or a train, his/her pass may be
withdrawn.
- Travel assistance can be given to cover more than 1 type of
transport if it is not possible to get to and from school by one
type of transport.
Cash allowances
A cash allowance may be given (instead of a pass) if there is no
hired transport or public bus service available. This is calculated
at 12 pence per mile for 1 return journey each day. The largest
cash allowance that can be granted is £100 per term, per
family.
Refused applications
If your application for assistance is turned down and you would
like to discuss the reasons for this please contact the Kent
Admissions and Transport Team. If you are unhappy with the decision
to refuse transport, you can ask for your application to be
reviewed by the Transport Officer at the Education Office. If you
remain dissatisfied and believe that you have a special case for
receiving travel assistance, you can ask for your case to be
considered by Members of the Regulation Appeal Panel.
Appeals
If you wish to appeal against the decision to refuse your child
transport, you should write to:
The Assistant Democratic Services Manager,
Legal and Democratic Services
Sessions House
County Hall
Maidstone, Kent ME14 1XQ
You will be entitled to attend the hearing in person to put your
case to the Panel at County Hall. Members should have all the
correspondence in front of them when they consider your appeal and
any further papers or details of the procedure will be provided to
you beforehand. Attendance at this hearing is not compulsory
and you may prefer to ask your Local County Councillor to either
accompany you or speak on your behalf. Your Local County
Councillor can be contacted via the Members Desk at County Hall on
01622 694434.
There is no further course of appeal that you can take after this
appeal has been heard by the Regulation Committee Appeal
Panel. However, if you feel that the appeal hearing itself
was not administered correctly, you can object to the Local
Government Ombudsman.
Further information: