Departing + Taxi Form

If your child is coming back to the UK more than 28 days before term starts, you must inform the school, telling us where they are staying and with whom. admin@buckswood.co.uk

* Start and End of Term Travel: Please note that boarders are expected to travel at the start and end of term at times that do not impact their learning. It is the school’s expectation that unless there is a compelling reason as to why a boarder is unable to travel at these times that arrangements are made by their family to ensure that they travel to or from school at the appropriate time and date. Travel to or from school is expected to be at the authorised dates and times only. Any travel outside of these dates or times will be subject to a surcharge of £150 being levied on your school bill to cover the staffing costs incurred by the school for dealing with this inconvenience. To clarify this, the authorised times of arrival to school on a return to school day (Sundays after half terms and Mondays after longer holidays) are from 0900 until 2100 and the authorised times of departure from school prior to a holiday are from 1700 until 2100 on Friday afternoon or 0700 until 1200 on the Saturday morning at the end of term. It is expected that all boarders have left school (unless on a school trip) by 1200 on the Saturday at the end of a term as the school is then closed for the holiday and will not reopen for students until 0900 on the travel day at the end of the holiday. We advise that families use their guardians for travel taking place outside of these days and times when school is not in session. Any late returns or early departures will also be marked as being unauthorised on the attendance record. Families are encouraged to book taxis through the school if transport to or from an airport or train station is required. If, however, they wish to use an alternate provider then this information must be clearly communicated to the school via the start/end of term travel form. This ensures that we know when and where all of our students are going and coming from at the start and end of each term. If you feel that you need to ask for an exemption from this, then this request must be made prior to any travel being booked so that the school can inform you whether or not this has been granted. Requests should be emailed to the relevant admissions representative.

**At Buckswood we can arrange taxi transfers to collect and transport to any UK airport, using the Buckswood Transport Department or one of our trusted taxi companies. Our nearest and most frequently used airports are Gatwick and Heathrow. For those students in Form Three and below, or special parental arrangement for nervous/first time travelers, scholars are driven to the airport and escorted to the check-in desk and passport control. All scholars will have a copy of their taxi details, including their driver’s name and telephone number and must travel in their school blazer so that driver and scholar can easily identify each other. The UK Boarder Agency require these documents and arrangements to be followed to allow for smooth boarder crossing. Travel arrangements should be made at least one week prior to the end of term. Please see the Buckswood website for an indication of prices.

Any adult collecting a student from school will be required to show photo identification – a copy of which will be held by the school for safeguarding purposes. These copies will be held by the school until such point as the child is safely at their destination, in line with the principles of Data Protection. Please ensure that adults collecting students are aware of this requirement – failure to show ID will result in the school not releasing the child. Thank you.