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    Using the School Bus

    If you would like your child to use the States of Guernsey School Buses you will need to register them by email at schoolbuses@gov.gg.

    Please see the States of Guernsey School Buses for bus routes or enter/click on the attached link https://www.gov.gg/schoolbuses

    All buses are fitted with seat belts and are regularly checked by police mechanics for roadworthiness. All drivers have been police checked and have held the relevant category of licence for over 5 years.

    Parents/carers must accompany their children to and from bus stops and see them safely on and off the bus. The buses are supervised by the driver only. However, the children will be escorted to and from the school drop off and collection points.

    The children catching the bus home meet in the infant library at 3pm and are accompanied to the bus pick up point by walking through the school grounds to the gateway in the infant field. A Special Constable will then see them across Route des Coutures to the Community Centre. At the centre, they wait for the bus and are supervised onto the vehicle. In the mornings, staff members will collect the children from the Community Centre and see them across the road as directed by the Special Constable. They are then accompanied onto the school playground. Infant children are supervised in the playground by the bus supervisors, junior children by other staff on duty.

    Children must behave sensibly and safely on the bus; the bus company and school have the right to exclude children from bus travel for periods of time if their behaviour is a danger to themselves, others or the smooth running of the service.

    School Responsibilities

    Outward journey
    • The Special Constable will unlock the new gateway at 8.30am and see pedestrians, including the bus children, across the road.  He will then secure the gate at 8.55am.
    • Bus Supervisors, with an additional staff member, will meet the buses and assist the children from the buses.
    • Bus Supervisors will assist supervision of the children in the infant playground until 8.45am. Junior children will be supervised by a teacher on duty before school.
    Return journey
    • Children travelling home on the bus will meet in the infant library promptly at 3pm.
    • Bus Supervisors will be responsible for registering the children and organising them into groups for the different buses.
    • The groups depart by 3.10pm leaving via the conservatory door, walking along the trim trail to the infant field gateway.
    • The Special Constable will unlock the gateway at 3.00pm and see pedestrians across until 3.20pm; he will then secure the gate.
    • The children will be supervised onto the bus; seat belts fastened.

    Parent/Carer Responsibilities

    Parents/Carers must:
    • Accompany their children to and from bus stops and see them safely on and off the bus.
    • Inform the school if their child is not going home on the bus as usual by contacting the school office 226060 or smp.office@education.gg
    • Use public bus stops along the routes.
    • Ensure their child follows the directions of the bus driver and behaves sensibly and safely on the bus.
    • In the event of a road closure or diversion, parents/carers should call whichever company is transporting their children to find out the next suitable stop and expected time. 

    CONTACT DETAILS

    Morning Routes:

    1A - Lambourne Taxis - Telephone 07781 123188

    3A - Island Coachways - Telephone 720210

    Afternoon Routes:

    1B - Island Taxis - Telephone 01481 700500

    3B - Island Coachways - Telephone 720210