Find information about travel support for children and young people with special educational needs and disabilities to get to school or other educational establishments.
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Home to education travel assistance
Travel assistance may be available for a young person living in Nottinghamshire if they are assessed as being eligible.
Special needs travel assistance eligibility is determined by officers of Nottinghamshire Transport and Travel Services, based upon medical advice and other evidence as required.
Under 16 home to school travel
For details on home to school travel for children under age 16, including how to apply for travel assistance, go to our Under 16 home to school travel page
Post 16 travel assistance
For details on travel assistance for those aged 16 and older, including how to apply, go to our Post 16 travel assistance page
Independent travel training
Independent travel training (ITT) is for children, young people, and adults who are restricted in their ability to travel unassisted on public transport because of learning disabilities or physical disabilities.
Training is delivered by staff in schools, colleges, and voluntary services.
The aim of ITT is for children and young people to gain total travel independence, following positive safe travel practice with the assistance of an adult.
The objectives are:
- gain an understanding of safe practice, leading to a reduction of road accidents
- gain increased self-esteem
- have an enhanced quality of social life
- have raised aspirations for job prospects.
On completion of the programme, participants should be able to travel independently to activities, school or college, work, day centres, work experience and back home.
For further information on independent travel training, including how to apply, go to our Independent travel training page
Find out how travel training has helped one young person to travel independently to school and a work placement in this 2-minute YouTube video:
Travel passes and schemes
Find details of travel passes and schemes that enable concessionary travel for disabled people on our SEND Local Offer: Getting around page