Transport Information for SEND Students
To make sure your young person gets the right support to meet their needs, transport options can be discussed during the application and interview process. Weston College liaises closely with the local authority and parents and carers are kept up to date with arrangements, priority learners commencing their course.
Local authority transport
Some LDD learners may be entitled to free transport to College provided by the local authority, if they're under 19 years old and live more than three miles from Weston College.
Parents of young people who access transport from the local authority (North Somerset Council) must apply each year.For more details and how to apply, please click here to visit the North Somerset Council website.
On the council's website, there are details of independent travel training. Under the guidance of their trainers, these are professionally run short courses for young people, teaching them how to navigate public transport, cross roads safely and make informed decisions while traveling - Click here to find out more.
By bus - discounted bus travel
Learners who can travel independently can buy a bus pass which allows them to travel five days a week, within North Somerset and Bristol - For more information and prices, please click here