Post-16 Transport Policy Statement

Travel support from schools and colleges

York College and Askham Bryan College provide a transport service for its young people.

Contact York College to ask about their transport service or read more about Askham Bryan College's transport service.

Services are available to Fulford, Huntington and Tadcaster Grammar Schools on vehicles contracted by the local authority. Where young people are not eligible for assistance under the authority’s policy, they can occupy seats on a concessionary basis if places are available. Find out more about the services and concessionary fares offered by York Pullman.

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Travel York

Find out more about the public transport options, including bus routes, timetable and bus operators’ fares and passes, which can be purchased to travel in the city of York area.

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The 16 to 19 Bursary Fund

The 16 to 19 Bursary Fund provides financial support to help young people overcome specific barriers to participation so they can remain in education.

There are 2 types of 16 to 19 bursaries:

1. A vulnerable bursary of up to £1,200 a year for young people in one of the defined vulnerable groups below:

in care
care leavers
in receipt of Income Support, or Universal Credit in place of Income Support, in their own right
in receipt of Employment and Support Allowance or Universal Credit and Disability Living or Personal Independence Payments in their own right

2. Discretionary bursaries which institutions award to meet individual needs, for example, help with the cost of transport, meals, books and equipment

To be eligible for the discretionary bursary young people must:

be aged 16 or over but under 19 on 31 August 2023 or
be aged 19 or over on 31 August 2023 and have an Education, Health and Care Plan (EHCP)
be aged 19 or over on 31 August 2023 and continuing on a study programme they began aged 16 to 18 (‘19+ continuers’)
be studying a programme that is subject to inspection by a public body which assures quality (such as Ofsted), the provision must also be funded by either a government funding agency or the local authority

Schools and colleges are responsible for managing both types of bursary. Young people who want to apply for support from the bursary fund should contact their chosen school or college to make an application.

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Young parents and Care to Learn

If you're a young parent under 20, Care to Learn can help pay for your childcare and related travel costs, up to £160 per child per week, while you’re learning.

Care to Learn can help with the cost of:

childcare, including deposit and registration fees
a childcare ‘taster’ session (up to 5 days)
keeping your childcare place over the summer holidays
taking your child to the childcare provider

Types of childcare

The childcare provider must be Ofsted registered and can be a:

childminder
pre-school playgroup
day nursery
out of school club

If your child needs specialist childcare, the provider must also be on the Care Quality Commission’s register for specialist provision.

If you want a relative to get Care to Learn for looking after your child, they need to be both:

providing registered childcare for children they’re not related to
living apart from you and your child

Payments

Childcare payments go directly to your childcare provider. Before your childcare provider can be paid:

your childcare provider needs to confirm your child’s attendance
your school or college needs to confirm that you’re attending your course

Payments for travel costs go to your school or college. Your school or college will either pay you or arrange travel for you.

Attendance

Payments will stop if:

you stop attending your course
you finish your course
your child stops attending childcare

Eligibility

You can get Care to Learn if:

you’re a parent under 20 at the start of your course
you’re the main carer for your child
you live in England
you’re either a British citizen or a national of a European Economic Area (EEA) country
your course is publicly funded (check with your school or college)
your childcare provider is registered with Ofsted or the Care Quality Commission