Free travel pass
information
Information about travel
assistance for pupils with complex special education needs, free
bus passes for under 18s and the council's travel assistance
policy.
Free travel pass for school (child)
Newham Council only provides school transport for children with
special needs. See below for more details. However you may be
eligible for a free bus or travel pass. For more information and an
application form see the
London Transport travel pass policy for travelling to school (Word
doc.).
This policy only applies to children of compulsory school age or
children over the age of 4 when they have been offered a reception
class placement. Children over the compulsory school age, who are
in full time education and experiencing financial hardship should
contact their school, college or learning provider for advice on
the
16-19 bursary fund.
This policy relates to applications for free travel passes for
children to travel to school. We do not offer a service for
parents/carers to apply for the travel expenses they occur taking
their children to school even if the school was not their preferred
school.
Travel assistance for pupils with complex special educational
needs
A small number of pupils with special educational needs receive
assistance with home to school transport. This may be in the form
of a bus pass, walking escort or transport by minibus or car.
Initial enquiries about this assistance should be made to (postal
address only):
Transport officer
SEN section
London Borough of Newham
Newham Dockside
1000 Dockside Road
London E16 2QU
Phone: 020 3373 9659
Mayor of London's free bus pass scheme
The Mayor of London has implemented a scheme whereby all school
pupils up to the age of 18 years old, will be eligible for a free
bus pass. Therefore the council's travel assistance policy will not
apply unless a pupil falls outside of the Mayor of London's free
bus pass scheme. Parents/carers wishing to be considered under
Newham Council's scheme for a Free LT Travel Pass must provide
evidence to show that their child is ineligible under the
Mayor of London's free bus pass scheme, unless they fall under the
exceptions. Initial enquiries about this assistance should be made
to (postal address only):
Free Travel Officer
Pupil Service's Section
London Borough of Newham
Newham Dockside
1000 Dockside Road
London E16 2QU
Phone: 020 8430 2000