School & College Transport Team Update
Escort Recruitment
We are currently operating 7 routes requiring a pupil escort morning & afternoon and 3 routes requiring cover on Monday afternoons only.Job adverts for both permanent and relief staff have been consistently advertised on Facebook, Indeed and X alongside Greater Jobs. We currently have four candidates awaiting recruitment checks, as soon as these are complete a start date will be agreed, and training commence. Interviews are scheduled to take place over the Easter holiday for the position of pupil escort and relief pupil escort.
Cancellation of Routes
Unfortunately, it was necessary to cancel a number of routes during March, mainly due to escort sickness. The team manage a small pool of relief escort staff who will be deployed to cover escort absence and vacant routes wherever possible. We will always try to provide cover for pupil escort sickness and vacant routes however, there are occasions where this is not possible.
2025/2026 Academic Year
February to September is an exceptionally busy period for the team as we plan travel arrangements for the new academic year.
Our School and College Travel Assistance webpage holds information regarding the service, SEND travel policy and the relevant application forms that are available for you to download; School and college travel assistance - Bury Council
There may be occasions when it is difficult to reach us by telephone as we are all on calls, please do leave a voice message and we will get back to you as soon as possible or you can email: schoolandcollegetransport@bury.gov.uk
The team are available from 7:30am to 4:45pm, Monday to Friday during the school.