For many young people using a bus or train is something they have never or rarely experienced, let alone by themselves. Our bespoke travel training package can be adapted to suit learners with a range of needs and will contain some/ all of the following as appropriate.

• Identifying barriers to independent travel eg. Anxiety, literacy
• Familiarisation with Bus/ Train Apps
• How to read a timetable/ search for times
• How to buy and store a ticket, online and in person
• The location of local bus stops and where buses they go to (identifying numbers/ routes/ side of the road to stand etc)
• The route to the railway station/ bus stop from home
• Managing connecting journeys
• Journey to and from key places with their mentor, first accompanying them and then planning their own journey.
• Behaviour on public transport, mask wearing, seating protocol
• An independent journey from house to a pre-arranged destination with their mentor to greet them and/or see them safely returned home.