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GOING PLACES 120<br />
Students with Learning or<br />
Mobility Difficulties<br />
Depending on which Local<br />
Education Authority Area you<br />
are resident in, the level of<br />
support can vary. Normally<br />
up to the age of 19 support<br />
will be offered but this will<br />
take into account:<br />
• the nature of the learning or<br />
mobility difficulty<br />
• whether the student had<br />
a statement of special<br />
educational needs<br />
• the distance that has to be<br />
travelled<br />
• the course or programme of<br />
studies to be undertaken<br />
• and the opportunities for the<br />
student to be ac<strong>com</strong>panied<br />
or supported to be able to<br />
travel independently.<br />
Please initially contact your<br />
LEA for further information.<br />
Ticket Options<br />
If you receive a season<br />
ticket or bus pass from your<br />
education authority, school<br />
or college and you rely upon<br />
public transport during the<br />
evening, weekends or in the<br />
holidays it is worth enquiring<br />
about a fare card. Most local<br />
bus and train <strong>com</strong>panies offer<br />
an ID/fare/student card either<br />
free or for a small charge<br />
which allow you to travel at<br />
reduced rates during these<br />
times.<br />
If you don’t receive travel<br />
support the consider the<br />
following<br />
• how often during the week<br />
do you have to travel?<br />
• are the following options<br />
available rather than a single<br />
fare ?<br />
– daily return fare ?<br />
– zonal ticket (which allows<br />
you to travel within a zone<br />
for any period from a day up<br />
to a year)<br />
– season ticket (which allows<br />
you to travel between<br />
named stops). Normally the<br />
minimum period for a season<br />
ticket is a month and the<br />
maximum a year.<br />
– scholars ticket which is<br />
similar to a season ticket but<br />
entitlement dates follow the<br />
academic terms.<br />
– fare/ID card which allows<br />
you to travel after a certain<br />
time of the day, in the<br />
evening, at weekends and<br />
during academic holidays at<br />
reduced cost.<br />
Work out what is best for you,<br />
it may be worth saving up to<br />
buy a longer period ticket for<br />
six or nine months because<br />
on a daily basis you will<br />
reduce you fare cost quite<br />
significantly. Alternatively<br />
if you use the bus or train a<br />
lot just not for travelling to<br />
school or college it might be<br />
worth considering a zonal<br />
ticket or a fare/ID/student<br />
card alongside a season ticket.<br />
What if I can’t access public<br />
transport?<br />
If you have difficulty in<br />
getting to public transport<br />
please contact the transport<br />
partnership by email<br />
info@get2learning.info or<br />
telephone (student line<br />
answerphone) 07837688138
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