Local Offer - Transport

Independent Travel Training is a service that can offer a young person training and support if they want to learn how to travel independently between home and school or college. Travelling independently opens up social, educational and employment opportunities. This service is provided by Doncaster Council at no charge to schools, colleges, parents or carers.

The training is for young people living in Doncaster who have a disability and/or learning difficulty and who attend school or college. The programme is open to young people who meet the eligibility criteria for assisted travel to school/college. It will help a young person to learn the skills needed to make the journey between home and school or college independently, either on foot, bus or train. 

The Pupil Support and Passenger Transport Team provide travel assistance to and from mainstream schools, special schools, colleges, and to interim tuition services - along with help with board and lodging cost for school residential trips.

For information on obtaining transport for pupils with an Education, Health and Care Plan (EHCP), please contact the Special Educational Needs (SEN) Service on:

• Email: sen@doncaster.gov.uk
• Tel: 01302 737210 or 737211

Find out what travel assistance may be available to young people travelling to and from further education colleges.

You could get a bursary to help with education-related costs if you’re aged 16 to 19 and:

• studying at a publicly funded school or college in England - not a university
• on a training course, including unpaid work experience

A publicly funded school is one that does not charge you for attending it.

If you're 19 or over, you could also get a bursary if you either:

• are continuing on a course you started aged 16 to 18 (known as being a ’19+ continuer’)
• have an Education, Health and Care Plan (EHCP)

A bursary is money that you, or your education or training provider, can use to pay for things like:

• clothing, books and other equipment for your course
• transport and lunch on days you study or train

Find out more about 16 to 19 Bursary Fund.

The Blue Badge scheme provides a range of parking concessions for people with severe mobility problems who have difficulty using public transport.

With a Disabled Person's Pass you can travel for free:

• on buses, trains and trams in South Yorkshire at any time.
• on Northern Rail trains between South Yorkshire and West Yorkshire.
• on any off-peak (9.30am to 11pm) and all day at weekends and bank holidays on any local bus journey in England.

Zero Fare Bus Passes allow children who are entitled to it to have free transport via public transport to and from their mainstream school.

Doncaster Park and Ride facilities are car parks with public transport connections that allow travellers to leave their vehicles and transfer to a bus or train. Visit the Travel South Yorkshire website for more information on Doncaster Park and Ride sites.

Find out about accessible travel on public transport on the Travel South Yorkshire website. The website includes information on:

• Journey assistance cards
• Door 2 door bus service (also known as community transport)
• Talking busses in Sheffield

You may not have to pay vehicle tax if either:

• you’re a disabled driver
• you have a certain type of vehicle

Find out if you can get free vehicle tax.

The Motability Scheme enables people to get mobile by exchanging their mobility allowance to lease a new car, Wheelchair Accessible Vehicle (WAV), scooter or powered wheelchair.