Stockton-on-Tees Local Area SEND and Alternative Provision Strategy Delivery Plan - November 2025 to December 2026

3.2 We will develop clear pathways that equip young people with skills and independence - Transport Policy

How will we do this?

Action	Deadline
Review our Transport Policy to consider the needs for access to community transport Members of the Local Area Partnership, children and young parents and carers engaged with the ongoing Community Transport Review, to consider access to Special Educational Needs and Disability (SEND) home to school transport, recognising that this work is subject to the outcomes of the wider review through the Powering our Future Transformation Programme and subject to financial and statutory limits.	September 2026

Action

Deadline

Review our Transport Policy to consider the needs for access to community transport

Members of the Local Area Partnership, children and young parents and carers engaged with the ongoing Community Transport Review, to consider access to Special Educational Needs and Disability (SEND) home to school transport, recognising that this work is subject to the outcomes of the wider review through the Powering our Future Transformation Programme and subject to financial and statutory limits.

September 2026

Leads

Leads include:

Strategic Lead - SEND Partnerships

How will we know we are making a difference?

feedback from service users and families indicating their views were heard and influenced outcomes
adjustments or enhancements to transport proposals that reflect SEND needs (for example, accessibility, flexibility, safeguarding)
improved alignment between transport planning and Education, Health and Care Plan (EHCP) requirements or social care plan, evidence of joint planning