School transport post 16

sunnyone

Dumbe wrote: »

Wow you would allow a sixteen year old to drive a scooter? Personally wouldn't in a rural area as the damage caused by a driver doing 60mph round a bend would not be worth contemplating.

Are any of her friends also in the same predicament .. Could you car pool and each do a day a week with 3 others and. Two days every 3rd week. Meaning they would get to school safely and wouldn't impact work etc.. Too much..

Rubbish, we are very rural and our son travels 10 miles or so each way to college every day when the weather conditions are suitable, the only time he was near an accident was in a town when a driver pulled out in front of him when she didnt see him and he had to take avasive action, she was very decent and paid for the damage to his bike.

Spendless

I'd also suggest she travels with you in a morning and you either drop her off at School early if it's open, or at a nearby cafe or McD's where she can grab a cuppa before making her way to school or at a bus stop/station for her to continue her route via public transport.

Will you have the same issue at the end of the school day?

jellyhead

**Patty** wrote: »

Staffordshire.

Apparently it's education budget is one of the lowest funded in the UK (so I'm told)

I'm in Staffordshire, but thankfully we are within walking or cycling distance of school (and school bus fare would be around £1k for the year anyway, even if travelling just a mile).

My teenager has a staffordshire card which allows him bus journeys for £1 each journey. His girlfriend's brother lives around 7 miles from school and he uses it to get to school and back.

He has chosen his A levels around the bus timetables. The prospectus is available online so he knew beforehand which 'blocks' he could choose subjects from. He can't make the 9am registration once a week (they only take registration twice a week, and one of those is in the afternoon) unless a parent rearranges their work schedule, which isn't easy but needs to be done if he has exams or trips to universities. School is lenient about this because they have quite a few pupils from rural locations.

Dunroamin

Anj_s wrote: »

Yes thanks the cb/ctc continuing will obviously help but its still nearly £1000 more than we have to find this year.

But you'll save some money on school uniform and general spending. (Presuming she has a part time job.)

embob74

jellyhead wrote: »

He has chosen his A levels around the bus timetables. The prospectus is available online so he knew beforehand which 'blocks' he could choose subjects from.

Most pupils choose their A Levels based on their job choices or uni requirements. My children's schools never sorted the timetables until just before term started as they waited to find out what course everybody was going to do.

We will be in the same position as the OP in 4 years time. I was already aware that Dorset don't fund travel for over-16's. We can pay about £700 for a school bus place but like the OP this can be removed if another pupil needs a seat and even if you pay a seat isn't guaranteed - many children have been left at the side of the road as the bus zooms past :eek:
Not really worth the expense IMO.

We will probably get DD a moped although the costs are far more than Alias_Omega realises. My oldest DD has recently got a moped and the insurance is £700 for fire and theft. Most quotes were well over £1000 although she lives in a city so it should be cheaper here.
It's frustrating as there seems to be no encouragement to continue in education but I think that when DD wants a job she will have to get to her workplace so either way the travel issue will need addressing.

POPPYOSCAR

Counting_Pennies wrote: »

All our local children get the buses to their secondary schools at 7:30am.

I don't see why you can't drop her off on the way to your work, secondary schools are open early, you could drop her off at a location that would leave her with a 20 min walk, then she could arrive at school and eat a packed breakfast, and do some revision/homework.

I used to be in school at 8am when I went to school and got on with work in the peace and quiet of the school.

Yes, we have to drop our daughter at the coach stop at 7.30am as well, she then has a 1hr journey to college.

jellyhead

embob74 wrote: »

Most pupils choose their A Levels based on their job choices or uni requirements. My children's schools never sorted the timetables until just before term started as they waited to find out what course everybody was going to do.

We will be in the same position as the OP in 4 years time. I was already aware that Dorset don't fund travel for over-16's. We can pay about £700 for a school bus place but like the OP this can be removed if another pupil needs a seat and even if you pay a seat isn't guaranteed - many children have been left at the side of the road as the bus zooms past :eek:
Not really worth the expense IMO.

We will probably get DD a moped although the costs are far more than Alias_Omega realises. My oldest DD has recently got a moped and the insurance is £700 for fire and theft. Most quotes were well over £1000 although she lives in a city so it should be cheaper here.
It's frustrating as there seems to be no encouragement to continue in education but I think that when DD wants a job she will have to get to her workplace so either way the travel issue will need addressing.

Our school is part of a group where A levels can be taken at several schools or in a college building, so while a few of them will stay at school for everything a lot of them take subjects in other buildings, with a minibus to take them between buildings. The prospectus was available at least 6 months beforehand, and they choose subjects from 'blocks'.

They can still take the subjects they need for their degree, because if their own school does physics A level at 9am for example, they could travel to another school that does physics in the afternoons as long as they have a valid reason for not studying at their own school.

I think my son is finding his A levels too difficult, so if he goes to agricultural college next year instead he'll probably need a moped because it's out in the countryside.

maman

jellyhead wrote: »

Our school is part of a group where A levels can be taken at several schools or in a college building, so while a few of them will stay at school for everything a lot of them take subjects in other buildings, with a minibus to take them between buildings. The prospectus was available at least 6 months beforehand, and they choose subjects from 'blocks'.

They can still take the subjects they need for their degree, because if their own school does physics A level at 9am for example, they could travel to another school that does physics in the afternoons as long as they have a valid reason for not studying at their own school.

I think my son is finding his A levels too difficult, so if he goes to agricultural college next year instead he'll probably need a moped because it's out in the countryside.

I'm so glad you explained that. I read your previous post that he'd chosen random subjects that fitted the bus timetable (not that there were choices at different venues).:o:rotfl: