Applying for SEND Travel Support

You can apply for SEND Travel Support by either:

Please check who can get SEND travel support before applying.

If you need help with your application form, please contact the SEND Travel Support Team on 0191 2774646. We can recommend an organisation that can help you. 

We aim to arrange transport as soon as it is needed. Please know this can often take up to 10 working days.

After looking at your application, we will either approve or decline your application. You have the right to appeal the decision. 

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How often do I need to apply?

If you start receiving travel assistance, you will need to do one of the following:

  1. Complete the 'Contact and needs' form each year if:
    1. staying at the school or educational setting
    2. there are no other changes
  2. Submit a new application as soon as possible when:
    1. changing schools
    2. moving to a new home

Submitting a new application is needed so that we can:

  • check you or your child are still eligible
  • make transport arrangements based on the changes 

What if I am unsure which school me or my child will go to?

Please do not worry if you are unsure. If eligible, travel support will still be given. 

As soon as you have this information, please contact the SEND Travel Support team.

SEND Travel Support
Information from https://childrenandfamiliesnewcastle.org.uk/
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