STAR Independent Consultants Limited

Education Transport

Assisting partners involved in the planning and delivery of travel to access education, to respond to the challenges posed by legislative changes and encourage more sustainable learner travel behaviour

We provide:

• Education transport policy reviews to respond to the changing educational context
• Reviews of operational practice in the provision of statutory and discretionary home to school transport
• Quantitative and qualitative survey techniques to understand and respond to the ‘learner voice’
• Practical assistance in responding to the travel implications of the new 14-19 agenda

Recent projects include:

14-19 Transport Coordination

• Providing in-house consultancy support to Nottinghamshire County Council on a two / three day per week basis
• Benchmarking current travel arrangements to 14-19 education provision and identifying gaps
• Identifying and implementing solutions to improve access to educational opportunities, particularly the new diplomas, for young people across the County

 

College Transport Review

• Reviewing current travel arrangements to access West Nottinghamshire College, in the context of reducing levels of funding
• Exploring potential alternative means of transporting learner to the College, including the introduction of charges and encouraging greater use of the local bus network
• Recommending and costing a future model for travel to the Colleges various sites

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