Bishop’s Stortford College Transport Service
From September 2021 Welcome Five Star Service
Dear Parents / Guardians, Welcome to our School Transport and Travel Guide for the 2021-2022 academic year. This guide provides you with full details of our College Transport Service, offering pupils an environmentally All of our routes are operated with Bishop’s Stortford friendly option for travel to and from school that avoids the need to use the car. College minibuses. We take pride in ensuring that all Our College Transport Service currently consists of two separate routes. One originates in Welwyn vehicle maintenance is of the highest standard, giving you North and serves Watton-at-Stone, Thundridge, Standon and Little Hadham, whilst the second route peace of mind that your child is travelling to and from starts in Welwyn Garden City and runs via Cole Green, Hertford and Ware. We operate both routes school in safety and comfort. ourselves, using modern minibuses driven by friendly drivers who are directly employed by the College.
Our College Transport Service provides a high quality, safe and reliable alternative to the car for the journey to and from school, allowing a reduction in both our carbon footprint and on-site traffic congestion. Both routes run in both directions Monday to Friday. Pupils arrive on site for 08:15 in the morning, in plenty of time for the start of the school day, and the return service departs from We use dedicated drivers who work on the same route each the College at 17:15. On Leave Weekends, and at the end of each Half Term / Term, the return day. These drivers get to know the pupils on their route and service will depart earlier, in line with the earlier finish times for these days. are subject to an enhanced disclosure and barring service check (DBS) and full MiDAS or CPC training. The service operates in accordance with the prevailing COVID-19 restrictions and guidance. At present all passengers must wear a face covering at all times whilst travelling, and our drivers wear face masks throughout the entire journey. Hand sanitiser is available on board and vehicles are cleaned in between every journey. The cost of the service is £10 per single journey, although parents making a commitment to use the service on a regular basis can benefit from a 25% saving and pay £75 per week. Bookings can be made at any time, via the online booking system. All annual passes are paid for on a termly basis, and The service is managed in partnership with Vectare, a specialist school transport management you can simply pay by credit or debit card at the time of company, to ensure that all journeys run smoothly. Their Customer Services team, who are the booking. Subject to availability, bookings can also be made principal point of contact for any queries in relation to the service, can be contacted by email at during the middle of each academic term. [email protected], or by telephone on 0115 777 3035.
If you wish for your child to make use of the service from September 2021, we are asking that you make a booking for the autumn term by 18th June 2021. To make your booking please use our online booking system available at bishopsstortfordcollege.vectare.co.uk. You will be asked to pay for your child’s travel using a credit / debit card at the point of booking. Our network consists of 25+ coach stops. We want to offer From September 2021, subject to demand, we are planning to introduce a new transport route you a travel solution that works best for you and your child, from the Epping area. Our proposed route will start from Epping railway station, allowing easy so if you need any assistance working out the best route to connections to and from the London Underground Central line. The service will serve Epping school, then please do get in touch. town centre, Harlow and Sawbridgeworth. If you are interested in using this service, we would be grateful if you could express interest by contacting Vectare by email at bishopsstortfordcollege@ vectare.co.uk by 17th May 2021. Please tell them how many passengers you would like to book for, and which day(s) of the week you would like them to travel. Vectare will collate all expressions of interest, and confirmation will be given by mid May as to whether the route will be going ahead or not. It takes less than 30 seconds to find your nearest coach stop online, and booking takes only a few minutes, so all of the If you have any questions in relation to our College Transport Service please contact Vectare by information you need to arrange travel for your child is at email at [email protected]. your fingertips! To find your nearest stop or to book your child’s travel, visit bishopsstortfordcollege.vectare.co.uk. Kind regards,
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Mill Green Stop AM PM Ticket type Price Ridgeway 07:00 18:32 Single journey £10.00 Mill Green, Museum 07:05 18:25 Weekly pass (10 trips) £75.00 Cole Green, Lodge Gates bus stop 07:10 18:20 Please note that only students in Lower Third and above may travel unaccompanied. Students in Form 1 Birch Green, War Memorial bus stop 07:12 18:18 and above may travel with an older sibling. Hertford North Railway Station (Bus Stop A) 07:21 18:09 Ware Railway Station (Bus Stop F) 07:32 17:57 Watersplace Farm 07:38 17:49 Widford, Green Man Public House bus stop 07:48 17:42 Hadham Cross, Windmill Way (turning circle) 07:54 17:36 Terms & conditions Bishop’s Stortford College 08:15 17:15 1. This agreement is made between all those will not necessarily be insured to travel. Other who travel on the College Transport Service, arrangements for journeys to and from College Watton at Stone their parents and Bishop’s Stortford College, in must be made by them or their parents. order to provide safe, comfortable and civilised Stop AM PM journeys for all passengers. 9. Pupils must travel to and from Bishop’s Stortford Welwyn North Railway Station, Bus Stop B 07:10 18:15 College in full school uniform or a full school 2. Transport on the College Transport Service must tracksuit. Burnham Green, Village Green 07:15 18:10 be arranged in advance and paid for online at Watton at Stone, Railway Station 07:24 18:05 the time of booking. 10. Good conduct is required at all times. Bullying, Watton at Stone, War Memorial 07:27 18:02 shouting, use of foul language, dropping litter, 3. Bookings on the College Transport Service are playing loud music, or any other anti-social Thundridge, The Sow and Pigs bus stop (Maltons) 07:35 17:54 non-refundable in the event of a pupil failing behaviour is strictly forbidden. Thundridge, Village Hall 07:37 17:52 to travel. Collier's End, Lamb & Flag 07:45 17:45 11. Except when embarking or disembarking, 4. Bookings are to be made online via the online or when asked to move to a different seat in Standon, Cambridge Road 07:50 17:40 booking system at www.bishopsstortfordcollege. accordance with the following condition, all Little Hadham, Albury Road 08:05 17:25 org/15363/college-transport-service. passengers must remain seated with their Bishop's Stortford College 08:15 17:15 seatbelts fastened correctly at all times whilst 5. Each pupil for whom an online booking has been travelling on the College Transport Service. made will be added to a passenger manifest detailing the service they travel on, their 12. Whilst travelling on the College Transport chosen stop and what travel has been paid for. Service, all passengers must accept without question, the authority of a member of College Epping 6. It is the parent’s responsibility to inform Vectare staff, transport company official, or school via the Contact Us form on the website if they prefect, who may require them to obey any Stop AM PM no longer wish their child to use the College reasonable instruction such as to pick up litter, Epping, Underground Station bus stop 07:25 17:56 Transport Service. One full term’s notice must desist from certain actions or to move to a Epping, St John's Church bus stop 07:27 17:52 be given by a parent prior to the removal of a different seat. pupil from the College Transport Service or a Thornwood, Upland Road bus stop 07:30 17:47 reduction in the number of journeys made per 13. Failure to comply with these conditions may Harlow (Hastingwood), McDonalds bus stop 07:36 17:45 week by a pupil. result in disciplinary action, including temporary Harlow Mill Railway Station bus stop 07:48 17:38 or permanent withdrawal of permission to use 7. If you wish your child to use the College the College Transport Service. Sawbridgeworth, Station Road bus stop 07:53 17:32 Transport Service on an ad hoc basis, or to vary Bishop's Stortford, The Carpenters bus stop 08:00 17:25 the details of their travel as a one-off, you 14. Bishop’s Stortford College aims for 95% of Bishop's Stortford, Fire Station bus stop 08:05 17:20 should book travel via the website. A charge journeys to operate within the transport is levied based on the zone that the passenger industry window of tolerance of one minute Bishop's Stortford College 08:10 17:15 boards/alights in. early to five minutes late, however timings may vary due to traffic conditions or unforeseen 8. No pupil is permitted to travel on the College circumstances. Drivers will not wait past the Transport Service if they are not pre-booked scheduled departure time at any coach stop. for the journey they wish to travel on, as they Produced by Vectare for Bishop’s Stortford College © Vectare 2021 Timetable, route and fare information is correct as of May 2021. This guide is produced for information only. We cannot be held liable for any errors or omissions or for any loss or damages caused, howsoever arising and including consequential losses, as a result of the use of this leaflet. Please note that school transport routes are subject to change.
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