1. School Bus Bookings:
Kelvinside Academy only provides an annual booking option, where parents secure one seat for a pupil for the entire school session.  It is not possible to book one-off journeys.

Once your child is allocated the requested seat on School Transport, you are liable for the one-off annual admin fee of £100 for the 2024/25 Session.

2. Amendments / Cancellations:
Any changes to a pupil’s use of the School Bus Service must be made via the following email: reception@kelvinside.org

The School reserves the right to make route alterations after publication, but will provide notice of any such action.  The School reserves the right to withdraw services that are under-subscribed.

3. Use of the Service:
Pupils must ensure they travel on the route for which they are registered.

Parents/guardians are asked to remind their children that when travelling on the school buses they must abide by the Pupil Code of Conduct on the School Bus Services (see below). Failure to follow the Code of Conduct may result in use of the service being withdrawn from a child.

4. Changes to Service:
The school reserves the right to make route alterations after publication, with notice provided.

5. Payment & Charges:
The cost for parents is the initial annual admin fee of £100 per child. Thereafter, £3 per day – irrespective of whether a child uses the bus both morning and afternoon – or just one way. There is a maximum daily charge of £6 per family to support families of more than two children.

6. Lost Property:
Should a pupil leave any item on a school bus then parents should contact Reception to report the loss providing the bus route and a description of the item(s).

7. Pupil Code of Conduct:
Pupils must follow specific rules regarding behaviour, boarding times, interacting with the driver, keeping the bus clean, and reporting misbehaviour.

We are delighted that we can offer a subsidised bus service to KA pupils. We would like to emphasise that school transport is an extension of the learning estate and therefore all pupils are subject to the same high expectations in terms of behaviour that we hold for them in school.

Pupils must:

• You and your parents are responsible for making sure that you get to the pick-up point safely, at least 5 minutes before the bus is due. If late, the bus will be unable to wait. (Please note that your parent should not phone Doig’s directly and ask them to wait at another stop for you.)
• Act responsibly by being caring and respectful to fellow passengers.
• Only travel on your designated bus.
• Please keep your fob somewhere safe or attached to your school bag and use it to register on the bus every time you travel.
• Treat the bus driver with respect: respond promptly and positively to the driver’s instructions at all times.
• Stay in your seat and keep your seat belt on at all times.
• Keep noise to a reasonable level – if you want to listen to music personal headphones should always be worn.
• Don’t play any music or videos with explicit content or lyrics on your phone.
• Don’t distract the driver except in an emergency.
• Don’t eat or drink on the bus unless for medical reasons.
• Take any litter off the bus with you.
• Anyone caught smoking or vaping on the bus will immediately be banned from using the bus service and will face further sanctions.
• Don’t use bad language.
• Take care of where you place your school and sports bags so as not to impede others entering and exiting from the bus.
• Only pupils who have registered with the transport platform can make use of the school bus service.

8. Contact Details:
Kelvinside Academy’s office hub will be available and happy to help with coach booking questions.

If you have an urgent query about your child’s coach route during service, then please contact the StudentSafe control centre on 0141 6738679 (Monday to Friday 7am – 9am and 4pm to 7pm) during term time.