Guidance

School and college travel assistance: guidance for local authorities

How local authorities can work with others to deliver effective travel assistance which meets children and young people’s needs.

• From: Department for Education
• Published: 30 October 2026

Applies to England

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Delivering effective travel assistance to schools and colleges: guidance for local authorities

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This non-statutory guidance is for local authorities. It is most relevant to:

• senior leaders responsible for children’s services and transport services
• special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) caseworkers
• officers responsible for school and college travel assistance

It explains how your teams should work together, and with education settings and other local services, to deliver effective school and college travel assistance.

Local authorities’ statutory duties in relation to school and college travel assistance are set out in statutory guidance on:

• travel to school for children of compulsory school age

• post-16 transport and travel support to education and training