Help to travel on your own

Help to travel independently if you have additional needs or a disability

Learn to travel to school or college

If you have an education, health and care plan (EHCP), you might be able to get help from our SEND Transport Team to learn how to travel to school or college by public transport, like buses and trains.

This is called independent travel training and it is free.

It’s designed to help you feel confident and safe when travelling.

Who can get independent travel training

You can get travel training if you:

are of statutory school age
have an EHCP
get, or are eligible for travel assistance to school or college

How to apply

Your parents, carers or school can refer you or you can refer yourself.

Fill in the referral form (PDF)
Email it to: SENDTransport@wokingham.gov.uk

What happens next

If travel training is right for you, a travel trainer will get to know you and work with you to plan your training sessions.

Find out more about how the training works on independent travel training.

Other ways to do travel training

Optalis run a travel training programme called Ability Travel.

It can help you learn how to travel by bus or train to places like school, work, or activities you enjoy.

Anyone aged 13 and over can apply and there is no maximum age.

The cost depends on what support you need.

Find out more about Ability Travel on the Optalis website.

Bus passes and railcards

If you have a disability, you can:

travel on buses in Wokingham Borough for free with a disabled person’s bus pass
get a third off train fares with a disabled person’s railcard

Find out more about transport and travel passes

More support

The My Journey Wokingham website has more information about: