Following a change in Leeds City Council’s policy, many young people with Special Educational Needs and Disabilities will no longer receive free transport to their place of learning after they turn 16 and move to Year 12, or post-16 education.
This will have a hugely detrimental effect on the families involved and will affect many of the families in our network in the years to come if the new policy remains in place.
Alongside other families who have young people with different needs, we have launched a campaign group - Save Our School Transport.
The campaign group has launched a petition to urge Leeds City Council to reverse its cuts to school transport for young people with SEND. You can sign it here.
Please share this petition with your friends and family.
So far, our campaign has been featured on Calendar news, BBC Radio Leeds and Look North - you can watch/listen to these interviews here:
There is an Instagram account and a Facebook page to drive the campaign. You can follow them here:
We have also created a private Facebook group for parents and carers affected by the changes to Leeds City Council’s Post-16 Transport policy. You can join it here.
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