Code of Practice Home/School Transport of Pupils ... - Angus Council

SCHOOL STAFF1. In the case of pupils who have significant additional support needs school staff will beexpected to share with the escort and driver information which could help them tobetter carry out their duties and responsibilities. This could include, for example,information about short term medical and/or behavioural issues but only if these arelikely to have an effect on how the pupil may behave on the vehicle. Escorts anddrivers, like school staff, are expected to maintain rigorous standards ofconfidentiality about any information of a personal nature of which they becomeaware in the course of their duties.2. Any messages received by school staff during the course of the school day aboutemergency changes to transport arrangements, for example a change of person whowill meet the pupil at home that day, must be passed on to the escort.3. Should a transport vehicle fail to arrive, staff should contact the Contractor in the firstinstance, and schools are advised to keep a note of the Contractor’s contact numberas it appears on the notification to parents which is routinely copied to schools. TheTransport Team should also be informed about this kind of problem and about anyother difficulties with transport provision, such as, for example, persistent poortimekeeping. School staff may complete a Discrepancy/Irregularity Report when anyaspect of a contractor's service falls below expected standards. TheDiscrepancy/Irregularity Report template is available on the Education Intranet siteand should be completed and forwarded to Ged Gilmartin, Principal Officer (PhysicalResources) (GilmartinG@angus.gov.uk), Angus House, Forfar and copied to theTransport Team, County Buildings, Forfar (LowrieP@angus.gov.uk).4. School staff are expected to meet the vehicle at the agreed stopping place and takepassengers to and from the vehicle. The duty to take the pupils on and off the busrests with the escort and driver.5. School staff should ensure, if possible, that pupils have visited the toilet beforeboarding vehicles.6. Where problems are identified with seating, use of equipment or other transportissues, school staff should email Lesley Eaton, School Travel Administrator(EatonLA@angus.gov.uk) for advice.7. School staff are responsible for ensuring that parents are made aware of anysignificant incident which has taken place on the vehicle which is reported to them bythe escort or driver.8. People Directorate staff are responsible for ensuring that the Transport Team areinformed of any changes of address of pupils or other changed circumstances (forexample a child leaving school) which affect the home-to-school transport as soon asthey become aware of these. It is, however, requested that if school staffbecome aware of any change which may affect transport they report this to theTransport Team as soon as possible.14