Apply for SEND travel assistance

Apply for Special Education Needs and Disabilities travel assistance for under 16s and 16-25s.

Apply for under 16 Special Education Needs and Disabilities travel assistance

if a child is attending an Special Educational Needs and Disability (SEND) nursery you can ask for a travel assistance application form from the establishment they are attending
once the form has been completed, it should be handed back to the nursery who will forward it to the Education Travel team to assess for eligibility
you will be advised if your application has been successful or will be given details of how to appeal if it has not

where a student is under the age of 16 and is attending a Special School, Mainstream Autism Base, Language Unit or other Educational Establishment, parents do not need to apply online
forms will be completed by an SEND caseworker manager who will then send the form to the Education Travel Team who will assess for eligibility
the Education Travel Team will respond to you directly once the form has been assessed letting you know if the application has been successful or giving you details of how to appeal if it has not

students over age of 16 will need to apply online unless they are staying at a placement where they already receive travel assistance
- in those cases travel assistance will roll over and parents do not need to do anything
if a student is starting at a new establishment, parents will need to apply for travel assistance by completing the online application
once submitted you will receive a tracker number which will enable you to monitor the progress of the form,
- please keep a note of this as you will need it whenever you wish to access the tracker
all students over the age of 16 are required to contribute towards travel assistance
once your application has been accepted you will get a letter which will tell you how much you need to contribute and how to make payment
the amount is payable for 2 years and can be paid yearly, termly or by direct debit