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Apply for SEND home to school transport for your child
You can apply for SEND transport services using our online form. Before you do we recommend that you read all the information on this page.
Online SEND Transport Assistance application form (opens an external link)
This application form is for use by families in Kingston and Richmond boroughs when applying for SEND transport assistance from Achieving for Children. If you have any questions about completing this application, or if you have already submitted an application and wish to make a follow up enquiry please contact either:
Mary Gavin - Phone: 020 8547 5540 Email: mary.gavin@achievingforchildren.org.uk
Molly Jones - Phone: 020 8547 6924 Email: molly.jones@achievingforchildren.org.uk
About SEND Home to School Transport
Home to school transport in the London Borough of Richmond and Royal Borough of Kingston upon Thames (the Councils) is delivered by Achieving for Children (AfC).
The Councils and AfC are committed to meeting the educational needs of as many children and young people as possible within local schools. In most cases, this will mean that children and young people can walk or cycle to school with their parents or carers. The Achieving for Children Special Educational Needs and Disabilities Home to School Transport Policy sets out how we will help the small number of children and young people who find it difficult to travel to school without some assistance. This includes the policy for pre and post 16 SEND Transport.
Achieving for Children Special Educational Needs and Disabilities Home to School Transport Policy (opens a pdf document)
Feedback from users
Royal Borough of Kingston Skanska Parent Survey 2017
SEND Home to School Taxi Transport Parent Survey Results 2016
Getting to School - User Guide for Parents and Carers
This parent guide sets out the arrangements for providing transport assistance to pupils with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND). It is intended as a user guide for families where transport has already been applied for, assessed and agreed. If you are considering applying for SEND home to school transport, while this guide will be useful, we recommend that you read the full policy above.
Getting to School - User Guide for Parents and Carers (opens a pdf)
SEND Transport Appeals
If you are unhappy with the decision which you have received from the AfC SEND Transport team, in the first instance you should get in touch with the team again to see if a senior officer is able to do anything else to help resolve your concerns (this is stage 1 of the appeals procedure).
Download the appeals procedure (opens a pdf)
Following the review by a senior officer, you remain unhappy and feel that you would like to formally appeal a decision, please use one of the forms below, depending on which Local Authority you live in.
Download the Kingston Appeal Form (opens a word document)
Download the Richmond Appeal Form (opens a word document)
