School Minibus Bookings  

From September 2023, bookings can only be made for morning journeys every day of the term. 

Parents/guardians must place bookings via the St Michael's home to school transport website. The booking window will open for bookings ahead of each term. Sufficient notice for placing bookings will be provided to parents. 

StudentSafe offers places on its minibus service, based on bookings and payments being completed, on a first-come, first-served basis. StudentSafe will do its utmost to accommodate all requests for use of the service.

Journeys booked but not taken are non-refundable.  

Amendments / Cancellations 

Changes should be made via the StudentSafe Parent Portal. Please see FAQs for more information. 

All bookings are termly and will be required to be booked in advance of each term. If you wish to cancel your child's minibus provision part way through the term, you will still be chared for the full amount for the remainder of that term. 

Use of the Service 

Pupils can only travel on the route for which they are registered. 

Parents/guardians are asked to remind their children that when travelling on the minibuses they must adhere to the St Michael’s Behaviour Policy (please see St Michael’s Prep website in policies) and StudentSafe Code of Conduct detailed below.

Changes to Service 

St Michael’s Prep reserves the right to make route alterations after publication, but will provide notice of any such action. 

Payment & Charges

The cost for the journeys is £930 for the term, which is a flat rate, regardless of the number of journeys booked. 

Payment will be handled by StudentSafe and will be taken at the time of booking to confirm your child's/children’s seats for the whole term. Payment must be made via debit/credit card on the booking portal for the upcoming term.

Lost Property 

Should a pupil leave any item on a minibus then parents should contact StudentSafe via email on stmichaelsprep@studentsafe.com to report the loss providing the bus route and a description of the item(s). 

StudentSafe will contact the bus company to find out if the item has been found. Pupils can then collect the item on the next run. 

Pupil Code of Conduct 

Pupils must: 

• Be ready to board at the allotted time. If late, the bus will be unable to wait. 
• Travel on their registered bus only. 
• Be polite and respectful to the driver and all other passengers at all times. 
• Follow any instruction from the driver without question – it is for their safety and the safety of others. 
• Stay in their seats with seat belts fastened. 
• Look after their belongings and keep them in a safe place. 
• Take litter off the bus. 
• If they see someone behave badly on the bus, inform a member of staff. 

 Pupils must not: 

• Distract the driver, except in an emergency. 
• Leave any items on the bus. 
• Ask to be dropped off anywhere other than their agreed stop.

Contact Details 

If you have an urgent query about your child’s bus route during service, then please contact the StudentSafe control centre. You will be provided this number ahead of September’s launch of the service. This telephone number is staffed during term time from 07:00 to cover travel into school and until 19:00 to cover all end of day transport.