(14 Jun 2016, 10:47 pm)R852 PRG wrote All students at my school (which has held academy status since 2011) are expected to sort out their travel arrangements without the assistance of the establishment. I understand this has always been the case since it became a Comprehensive in 1976. Any dealings with the bus company that provide the scholars services are due to misbehaviour on these services, the need to view CCTV footage for any reason, and a few others that in the long run have nothing to do with the bus passes.

I'm not really concerned about the travel arrangements for children but more about the issue of a child fare pass. More of a concern is that children to not so involved parents are suffering when it would be a simple task for say a form tutor to take a picture of the children they are responsible for, email the file off to the issuing department and within a day or two the passes can be handed out to the children. Maybe I'm just a soft shite towards some of the uncared for children I've come across, but I don't see why if we can do this for OAP why we can't do it for these children.