Travel and Transport
Home-School Transport
If you think your child is entitled to the home-school transport service, you should contact your Local Authority. They will inform you of the steps you need to take, and they also make the final decision on whether transport will be provided or not.
New Bridge School does not manage home-school transport, although we do liaise with local authorities to resolve any issues that may arise.
If you have any issues around obtaining home to school transport, POINT Oldham or SENDIAS at Oldham SENDIASS – POINT ( www.point-send.co.uk/oldhamsendiass/) who will be able to provide advice and support. If you are aware of any changes, please inform school and transport. Further information can be found by visiting the website:
https://www.oldham.gov.uk/downloads/download/347/home_to_school_transport_policy.
On arrival, all pupils are greeted by a member of staff who will escort them to their form room. Pupils are supported at the end of the school day.
Home-School Transport Contact Details
Oldham – The Transport Team, Level 2, Civic Centre, West Street, Oldham, OL1 1XJ, telephone 0161 770 3209 or itu@oldham.gov.uk
Manchester – Travel Coordination Unit, Manchester City Council, 1st Floor, Universal Square, Devonshire Street, Ardwick, M12 6JH, telephone 0161 219 6700 or hometoschool@manchester.gov.uk
Tameside – Integrated Transport Unit, Tameside Council Transport Services, Tame Street, Stalybridge, SK15 1ST, telephone 0161 342 3205 / 3691 or itu@tameside.gov.uk
Rochdale – SEN Assessment Team, Number 1 Riverside – Floor 4, Smith Street, Rochdale, OL16 1XU, telephone 01706 925981 or sen@rochdale.gov.uk
Independent Travellers
Please inform school if your child is an independent traveller. They will not be allowed to leave the premises if we have not been informed that they are able to travel on their own unsupervised. If you would like your child to become an independent traveller, a referral can be made to Pure Innovations for travel training. Please contact your Form Tutor or member of the Pastoral Team for further information.
Pupils dropped off by parents/carers
School starts at 9am. At the start of the school day, please bring your child to the entrance located at the left-hand side of the building, near the Sensory Garden closest to the pedestrian crossing from the car park. If your child accesses the Autism Base provision, please bring your child to the Autism Base playground which is located around the right-hand side of the building, to the right of Reception. Staff will be waiting at the door to greet your child, and we would be grateful if you could hand your child over to their care. If your child arrives after 9.10am, please bring them to the main reception where they will be signed into school as late.
School ends at 3.10pm. At the end of the day, you should collect your child from the entrance at the rear of the school, which you can access through the gate at the side of the building nearest the crossing. Staff will be on hand to direct you at the start of the school year.
As a safeguarding measure, New Bridge School operates a ‘password’ system. All families are asked to set a ‘password’ which is recorded on the school database. This password must then be given to staff by whomever you have authorised to pick up your child before we will permit them to leave the premises. This is an important measure to protect our vulnerable young people and gives both you and school the confidence to know that only people authorised to do so will be able to take responsibility for a child.
