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Travelling to Brockhill Park Performing Arts College 2017-2018 Shaping the Future Through Creative Learning Sandling Road, Saltwood, Hythe, Kent

1 Travelling to Brockhill Park Performing Arts College Shaping the Future Through Creative Learning Sandling Road, Saltwood, Hythe, Kent CT21 4HL TEL: FAX: HOMEPAGE: ALL INFORMATION CORRECT APRIL 2017

2 Travelling to Brockhill Park Performing Arts College Assisted Travel Your child can get free travel if they attend their nearest appropriate school. Appropriate in this instance means: age appropriate - attendance at a primary and secondary school ability appropriate - attendance at a mainstream or special school. They also need to be: over 8 years old and live more than 3 miles from the school using the shortest available walking route. under 8 years old and live more than 2 miles from the school using the shortest available walking route. A walking route can include public footpaths and is a route that a child, accompanied as necessary, can walk to and from school with reasonable safety to school. Your nearest suitable school may not always be the school of your choice, and won't take into account your preferences for types of school, for example a single-sex school, sports college or grammar school. Secondary school transport If your child is at secondary school and already receives free school transport, you do not need to apply to renew it. A new pass will automatically be sent to the school for the first day of each academic year until the end of year 11. Transport for low income families If your child has been granted free school transport under the low income criteria, you will need to be reapply each year and. You will be sent a form to complete and return with the most up to date Inland Revenue TC 602 letter. Young Persons Travel Pass Apply on-line Weekday bus travel in Kent for year olds Who can get one? Young people who live in Kent and are in year 7-11 (or put forward to year 12 but would normally be in year 11) year olds in care or care leavers Young carers who are and in full time education. Once you've paid for and received your pass, bus travel is free.

3 2017/18 prices Full year pass (5 September 2017 to 31 July 2018) if you get free school meals Term 1-3 pass (5 September 2016 to 24 February 2018) if you get free school meals Term 4-6 pass (20 February to 31 July 2018) if you get free school meals Make sure you tell us which pass you're applying for. Free passes You can get a free pass if you are: a young carer (you must get your application endorsed) in care or are a care leaver (you must get your application endorsed) applying for more than two full cost passes, you can get the third or fourth for free To help households with more than two children, we are offering parents the third or fourth pass for free. To take advantage of this offer, you will need to apply by post (you cannot apply online). Tick the box on each form that indicates you have more than two children and return all of the forms together. You can then deduct the cost of the third or fourth pass from your cheque or postal order (e.g. 2, 3 or 4 full year passes would cost 540). We will then check your details and send you the pass as normal. This offer is not available if any of the passes applied for are at the reduced fee (if you get free school meals) or if you get already get one free. Getting your application endorsed If you're in care, a care leaver or a young carer you must get your application endorsed or you'll end up paying the standard 270. Find out who to contact below. Young carers Kent Young Carers Monson Road, Tunbridge Wells TN1 1LS. Call: info@kentyoungcarers.org.uk. If you live in Maidstone you can also contact Crossroads on or jan.hall@crossroadswest.org.uk In care or care leavers year olds: ask your case worker to arrange for someone to endorse your application.

4 Collecting your pass Your child can collect their pass from school. We don't send passes to your home. It should be ready for the first day of term if you applied or renewed on time. We have agreed with bus operators that for the first few days of term 1 and term 4, children who have applied on time and need to collect their new pass from school should be allowed to travel. If they have it, your child should carry their old pass, but anyone who would qualify for the scheme should be allowed to travel without any proof of payment or eligibility. Once your application has been processed, you will receive an or letter as confirmation. There is no longer a need to present a letter for travel and we are therefore not providing them. Pass not at school If your child's pass wasn't at the school as expected, please contact us and provide your child's name, date of birth and school. us on youngpersonstravelpass@kent.gov.uk or call (Monday Friday, 9am - 5pm). Late applications If you apply or renew late you may have to wait up to 28 working days for us to send the pass to your child's school. We don't refund fares your child pays whilst waiting for their pass to arrive or provide letters they can show the driver. Using your pass You can use your pass on buses between 6am and 7pm, Monday to Friday between the start of the school year and 31 July. Your bus pass does not entitle you to travel in the school holidays. Certain bus operators offer additional travel to pass holders outside the 6am to 7pm, Monday to Friday limit: Stagecoach offer a flat fare of 1 to pass holders outside these times, but not between 31 July and the beginning of the September school term. Stagecoach are also offering people the opportunity to upgrade their young person's travel pass to one which allows free travel on any service at all times, including evenings and weekends and during August. This is through a separate annual ticket which can be purchased through Stagecoach. The cost of the ticket is: 25 per year for young person's travel pass holders 100 per year for people who are entitled to free transport to school. For further information regarding the additional services and reduced fares offered by Stagecoach, please contact them directly: Telephone: (open from 07:30 to 18:00, Monday to Saturday) southeast.enquiries@stagecoachbus.com

5 Use Traveline or travel to plan your bus journey. Outside of Kent: you can use your pass to travel to counties bordering Kent as long as the journey starts or ends in Kent. Medway: you can use your pass as long as your journey starts or ends within the Kent County Council administrative area, but you cannot use your pass to make journeys from one Medway point to another Medway point. Behaviour of pass holders See the young person's travel pass code of conduct We can take passes away from anyone who doesn't stick to this code. See our terms and conditions Special school services and services not covered You need to pay extra on some special school services. Lost, Stolen or Damaged To get a replacement pass please contact us with your child's name, address and school. youngpersonstravelpass@kent.gov.uk Call: Cost: 10 per replacement Pay by debit or credit card: Call Pay cheque or postal order: Make your cheque/postal order payable to Kent County Council and write your child's name, address and school on the back. Post to: Public Transport, Kent County Council, PO Box 441, Aylesford, ME6 9HJ. You can have 3 replacement passes per school year. It can take up to 10 working days to get your temporary replacement pass. In the meantime you'll have to pay the fare. We don't refund fares you pay whilst you're waiting. Temporary passes We will send a temporary pass to your home for your child to show the driver whilst you're waiting for your replacement. We will send the replacement pass to the school before the temporary one runs out. Found pass If you have found a bus pass please: call youngpersonstravelpass@kent.gov.uk

6 return it to your local library return it to your local gateway return it by post to Kent County Council, Public Transport, PO Box 441, Aylesford, ME6 9HJ. Public Transport There are a number of public buses that come into school and the school entrance which are run through Stagecoach. Train Services Sandling station is the closest station to the school and then a min walk from the station. Phone Bicycles Students are allowed to cycle to school. The bike shed is opened at 8.25am and again at 3.00pm by a member of staff. Students should wear suitable clothing and change as necessary once in school. Cars, Bikes and Mopeds Students of driving age are allowed to bring vehicles on to school site. Mopeds and bikes must be parked in the designated area and motor vehicles at the car park next to the tennis courts. All students must register their vehicles, forms available from Mrs Oliver in the 6 th form. Failure to do so and failure to adhere to the school rules will result in the vehicle being banned from the site and or clamped. Parents are requested NOT to come into the school grounds at peak times due to congestion and traffic. Please can all students be dropped off at the top of the drive way. Our students are carefully supervised at the end of the school day when waiting for, and boarding, buses/coaches. We expect a high standard of responsible behaviour at all times and particularly when the vehicles are in motion as too much excitement and noise can be distracting for drivers. Students whose behaviour is not satisfactory will be warned once by the school and a further incident could result in removal from the bus and refusal to allow further journeys.

7 Bus Timetables Bus A AM Single am 10 journey am Time am Haven Drive Cemetary Gates Densole Blackhorse Hawkinge Village Uphill Heron Forstall Avenue Swann Way Cheriton Post Office Opp BP/M&S Garage Cheriton Brockhill PM Departure from Brockhill at Opp. Kwik Fit Cheriton Radnor Park Black Bull Pub Swann Way Hawkinge Heron Forstal Avenue Uphill Hawkinge Tesco s Densole Blackhorse Opp Cemetary Gates Haven Drive Bus B Single am 10 journey am Time am Opp. Blackbull Pub Opp. Radnor Park Cheriton Limes Road Cheriton Opp. Post Office PM Departure from Brockhill at Single pm 10 journey pm BP/M&S Garage Cheriton Cheriton Post Office Bus C (12565) (KCC contract bus) Etchinghill, New Inn Lyminge Station Rd Lyminge PO Lyminge Silverlands Elham rose & Crown Ottinge Crossroad Rhodes Minnis Crossroad Six Mile Garage Swan Lane/Greenfields Stanford Drum Brockhill PM Depart dropping off Etchinghill first then same route as above Bus D Single am 10 journey am Time am Hill Road (Creteway Down)Bus Stop

8 Dover Road, Joyes Rd Dover Rd/Grove Rd Ryland Place Tontine Street, bottom Old High St Bus Station Bay E Opp. Cheriton Post Office Newington Bus Stop (A20) PM departure from Brockhill at Newington Bus Stop (A20) Cheriton Post Office Folkestone Bus Station Bay E Health Centre Dover Road Stricklands Bakery Grove Road Opp. Baptist church, Hill Road R & J Coaches Ltd, Unit 7, Wembdon farm, Bower Road, Smeeth, Ashford TN25 6SZ Blue double Decker (12945) (KCC Contract Bus) Sellindge & Stone Street Opp Sellindge Church Sellindge, Dukes Head Lay-by before swan Lane Last Sellindge Bus Stop County Members Lympne Old Police House Lympne Newingreen Royal Oak Brockhill PM Departure from Brockhill at 15.05

9 10A, Ashford, Brabourne & Sellindge Bus Ashford Rail Station 10A William Harvey Hospital Willesborough Tesco Brabourne Lees The Woolpack Sellindge Greenfields Sellindge Swan Lane Lympne County Members Newingreen Stone St Sandling Rail Station Brockhill Saltwood The Green PM Departure from Brockhill (Sandling Road) at am 102, 19 Romney Marsh & Palmarsh Bus am Lydd Church New Romney Light Railway St Marys Bay Jefferstone Lane Dymchurch High St Dymchurch Burmarsh Turning Hythe Palmarsh Ave Hythe Light Railway Hythe Light Railway 19 leave Brockhill PM Departure from Brockhill at Bus 19 Change at Red Lion Square

10 16, 19 Hawkinge, Folkestone, Sandgate, Seabrook & Hythe Bus Barham Crematorium Denton Jackdaw Selsted Cricket Club Swingfield Minnis Roberts Corner Densole Black Horse Hawkinge Millfield Hawkinge Have Drive Hawkinge Aerodrome BoB Museum Hawkinge Primary School Hawkinge Swann Way Folkestone Wood Ave Folkestone Bus Station Bay D Sandgate Memorial Seabrook Fountain Hythe Red Lion Sq Hythe Light Railway Saltwood Brockhill Rd Brockhill Park PM Departure from Brockhill at Bus 19 Change at Red Lion Square am S1 Single am 10 journey am Time am Jolly Fisherman at Greatstone Light railway New Romney Jefferstone Lane, St Marys Bay Central Dymchurch Beach Estate Dymchurch Palmarsh Ave Prince of Wales Hythe Hythe Laundry Light Railway Hythe Brockhill Park PM Departure from Brockhill at 15.05

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