What do you pay for School transport ?
Discussion
CoolHands said:
Well maybe we're too soft in this country and that's why we pay too much. Unless kids are in a wheel chair a normal minibus could pick up at least 6 kids and herd them off to special school unless we're being all namby-pamby about it.
really ? and yourp rofessional expertise on such matters in based in what ?
CoolHands said:
I'm a teacher
So as presumably a local government employee you'll know that there is an approx 40% on costs for direct employed LG staff (driver plus attendant which a regulatory requirement), indirect staffing cost (booking organisers) cost of either leasing compliant minibuses or purchase plus depreciation, proportionate costs of where the buses are stored / kept (normally a maintenance depot) plus .......The downtime on them is also very costly, mainly repairs & maintenance.
£555 doesn't even come close to a per pupil cost for SEN or specialist transport!
VeegasRS6 said:
CoolHands said:
I'm a teacher
So as presumably a local government employee you'll know that there is an approx 40% on costs for direct employed LG staff (driver plus attendant which a regulatory requirement), indirect staffing cost (booking organisers) cost of either leasing compliant minibuses or purchase plus depreciation, proportionate costs of where the buses are stored / kept (normally a maintenance depot) plus .......The downtime on them is also very costly, mainly repairs & maintenance.
£555 doesn't even come close to a per pupil cost for SEN or specialist transport!
mph1977 said:
VeegasRS6 said:
CoolHands said:
I'm a teacher
So as presumably a local government employee you'll know that there is an approx 40% on costs for direct employed LG staff (driver plus attendant which a regulatory requirement), indirect staffing cost (booking organisers) cost of either leasing compliant minibuses or purchase plus depreciation, proportionate costs of where the buses are stored / kept (normally a maintenance depot) plus .......The downtime on them is also very costly, mainly repairs & maintenance.
£555 doesn't even come close to a per pupil cost for SEN or specialist transport!
The Kings Fund have done an independent review which corroborates the cost of LA provided services vs independent sector services isn't that much different.
MDMA . said:
does your place of work not allow flexible work hours ? can you not drop him off in the morning and taxi back in the afternoon ? cut the bill in half.
I remember when I was at school, it was 10p a journey. clipper card was a quid and think you got 12 journeys with one. if you bent it in a few places, it would go in the machine but wouldn't cut the next square off. win, win. free travel
Possibly a bit pedantic, but 'win/win' suggests that both parties benefit. Stealing travel that should be paid for is hardly a win from the operator's point of view...I remember when I was at school, it was 10p a journey. clipper card was a quid and think you got 12 journeys with one. if you bent it in a few places, it would go in the machine but wouldn't cut the next square off. win, win. free travel
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