Rename ‘home-to-school transport’ to tackle spiralling costs, MPs told
Costs in England have now risen to £2.3bn a year, with local authorities arguing eligible pupils don’t always need a ‘door-to-door taxi service’“Home-to-school transport” should be renamed “assisted travel to school” to help manage parental expectations, MPs on the public accounts...
<p>Costs in England have now risen to £2.3bn a year, with local authorities arguing eligible pupils don’t always need a ‘door-to-door taxi service’</p><p>“Home-to-school transport” should be renamed “assisted travel to school” to help manage parental expectations, MPs on the public accounts committee have been told.</p><p>While councils are committed to helping children entitled to support to get to school, it does not have to be “a door-to-door taxi service”, leading local authority figures have said.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/education/2025/dec/08/rename-home-to-school-transport-to-tackle-spiralling-costs-mps-told">Continue reading...</a>
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