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Guides to SEND school transport
Plain answers for parents, carers and schools in Camden, Islington, Haringey and Hackney.
Applying for SEND transport
- How to apply for SEND school transport in CamdenWho qualifies for SEND travel assistance in Camden, how to apply to Camden Council, what help you might be offered and how to appeal a decision.
- How to apply for SEND school transport in IslingtonWho qualifies for home to school travel assistance in Islington, how to apply to Islington Council, and the appeal deadlines if you disagree.
- How to apply for SEND school transport in HaringeyWho qualifies for school travel assistance in Haringey, how to apply, and the options: travel training, personal travel budgets and council transport.
- How to apply for SEND school transport in HackneyWho qualifies for home to school travel help in Hackney, how to apply online through the Hackney Local Offer, and the options including travel budgets.
- Parents' guide to SEND transportWho qualifies, how to apply and how to appeal, for families in all four boroughs.
Getting ready
- Preparing an autistic child for school transportPractical steps to help an autistic child feel ready for a new school transport route: meeting the driver, visual timetables, seating and handovers.
- What does a passenger assistant do?What a passenger assistant does on SEN school transport: safety, wheelchair restraints, calm journeys, handovers and the training they need.
- Personal travel budgets explainedWhat a personal travel budget is, who can get one, how families use it for SEND school transport, and what to check before you accept one.