Plan to curb free transport to grammar schools gets go-ahead

In a statement after the cabinet meeting Cllr Colin Hayfield (Cons, Arley), the county council’s portfolio holder for education and learning, said: “Cabinet were faced with a series of very difficult recommendations for savings from our school transport budget and none of these was easy.

“Having listened to representations from Family Voice and parents of pupils with disabilities, cabinet decided to draw back on making savings on respite and medical transport.

“These changes will, in the majority of cases, not affect pupils in schools who are currently receiving free school transport but will affect new pupils entering schools from September 2016.”

For a full report and reaction see Thursday’s Herald.

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