• Report by:

    Ann Davie, Depute Chief Executive

  • TN Number:

    132-22

  • Subject:

    School Transport Provision for New Term - Update

  • Responsible Officer:

    Steven Wright, Business & ICT Support Services Manager

  • Publication:

    This Technical Note will be published on the Council’s website following circulation to Member. Its contents may be disclosed or shared outwith the Council.

Section

  1. We advised councillors in Technical Notes 123 & 125 of issues with a number of school transport contracts at the start of term on Wednesday 17 August.
     
  2. We can confirm that a contract is now in place for the route to St Matthew’s Primary School from Monday 29 August.
  1. We continue to work with our contractor, but have not yet been able to secure a contract for the following school route: 
     

    School

    Route/Pickup Points
    St Nicholas’ Primary SchoolWesterton/Baljaffray
  2. The School transport arrangements page on the Council website has been updated and the parents at each of the schools are being contacted directly with the latest update.
     
  3. Further updates will be provided as they become available.