SCC funded Post-16 travel is not generally available, this includes students with an Education Health and Care Plan (Education, Health and Care plan), however, subsidised travel will be provided to their nearest suitable school sixth form or Post-16 centre where they meet the criteria of the post-16 policy.

Assessment for learners with SEND When determining whether to provide Post-16 travel SCC will consider:

• The needs of those young people, who without Post-16 travel support, would be unable to attend an education or training establishment;
• Distance and journey time from the young person’s home to establishments of education and training and the cost of travel. Reasonable maximum one-way travel is usually considered to be 75 minutes;
•  The nature of the route or alternative routes which the student could reasonably be expected to take;
•  The reasons why a student wishes to attend one establishment rather than another, where it makes sense to do so;
•  Anything recorded in an EHC Plan about travel to the Post-16 provider;
• Where there is a nearer institution which is suitable and can provide the same or similar qualification(s) or course;
• The best use of SCC’s resources;
• The nature of the student’s SEND. This includes the physical ability of the young person to walk, accompanied as necessary by a responsible adult to the learning provision or a pick-up point;
• Whether the young person has received Independent Travel Training skills, is able to travel independently and his or her ability to access public transport or transport operated by others.

All post-16 students are required to make a contribution towards their travel costs.  

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