Annex A
ALTON COLLEGE- Alton College runs a dedicated bus service using SimplyGo. We provide heavily subsidises student bus passes and also offer free WiFi and radio whilst travelling. The cost of the subsidised annual bus pass for 2013-14 will be £510.
- Bus routes to the College include: Hartley Wintney, Fleet, Farnham, Haslemere, Liphook, Rake, Midhurst, Petersfield, Clanfield, Langrish, Alresford, Bramdean, Basingstoke.
- The College has developed a Travel Plan which encourages the use of public transport.
- The railway station for South West Trains is a short walking distance from the College.
- Discount railcards are available through the college.
- Additional support available through Discretionary Support Fund and Hampshire Post 16 Fund for students with exceptional circumstances from low income families.
ANDOVER COLLEGE, ANDOVER
- The College offers a heavily subsidised Wilts & Dorset bus service providing transport from the following areas:
- Durrington, Figheldean, Salisbury, Boscombe Down, Amesbury, Shipton Bellinger and Perham Down
- Rail passes will be available to students from the following areas Salisbury, Grateley, Whitchurch, Overton and Basingstoke.
- The cost of the Campus bus is £445 for the academic year
- The cost of the rail pass if £535 for the academic year.
- Students are able to apply for a Stagecoach Goldrider or Megarider bus pass through the College.
- The cost of the Goldrider bus pass is £465 and the Megarider is £245, these passes are also subsidised and are valid for the duration of the academic year.
- For students who do not have access to public service buses and trains, the College may be able to provide a taxi/minibus service. This will depend on cost and viability. The cost of a seat on this service will be £535.00 for the year.
- Students travelling from Ludgershall and Tidworth should contact their Local Education Authority for a subsidised pass, as Andover College are not able to offer passes at the subsidised prices shown.
- Students requiring additional financial help and students with Special Educational Needs should contact their Local Education Authority for an application form and guidance on their transport schemes. If they are not eligible for assistance through the Local Education Authority, they may be eligible to apply to the College’s Discretionary Learner Support Fund.
For more information contact Student Transport/Finance on 01264 360014 or email .
BARTON PEVERIL COLLEGE, EASTLEIGH
Local Authorities have no legal obligation to provide travel assistance for students after the age of 16. Barton Peveril has transport arrangements in place for students who meet the conditions set out below.To qualify you must be a full-time student and:
- be under 19 years of age on 1 September prior to the start of the course
- live in your parents’ home or with your legal guardian
- live more than four miles from the College measured by the most direct route
The arrangements differ depending upon where the student lives therefore any queries regarding transport to College please do not hesitate to contact: Transport Officer, Barton Peveril College, Telephone 023 80 367214
BASINGSTOKE COLLEGE OF TECHNOLOGY
- Bus users – full time learners living within the Basingstoke area can purchase a Unirider Zone 1 ticket – discounts are offered if purchased termly or yearly.
For use within the Basingstoke town centre area, which is bounded by Bramley, Sherfield on Loddon, Sherborne St John, Old Basing (The Hatch), Kempshott Park, Hackwood Park Gates and Oakley.
- Bus users – full time learners living outside the Stagecoach Unirider Zone 1 area can receive a subsidised bus pass from the college Unirider Zone 2.
Please note – you must live in Zone 2 to apply for this pass. Checks will be made and Stagecoach will take action if passes are requested inappropriately.
The prices for the Unirider Zone 2 tickets include a 25% subsidy from BCoT. This subsidy is for full time learners only. Part time learners from Zone 2 will be asked for a higher amount than advertised
- All stagecoach passes can now be brought on line from 1st August 2013 at
- Rail users – all full time learners who live within a specified South West Train route can receive a subsidy from the college for a term time only travel pass. For 2013 / 14 the discount has been set at 55% subsidy.
Winchester AndoverFleet Mortimer etc
The pass will allow learners to travel between their home station and Basingstoke, Monday to Friday in term time only.
- Rail users - Regardless of the assisted scheme the college offers three methods of payment; Yearly, Termly or Monthly instalments. For more information please contact BCoT,
- Learners who have applied to the college will be sent travel application forms and prices in July 2013.
- Financial assistance is available for learners from low income families (under £25,000 pa) for more information please contact BCoTs One Stop Shop on 01256 354141
BROCKENHURST COLLEGE
- Brockenhurst College offers an extensive travel network throughout South Hampshire, East Dorset and South Wiltshire.
- Many of the main towns and villages are covered by College buses, whilst others are easily reachable by train using the main line route between Basingstoke and Weymouth and branch lines to Salisbury, Portsmouth and Lymington Pier.
- The College is committed to enabling all students who want to study at Brockenhurst to travel here easily and at a reasonable cost, and therefore heavily subsidises its transport network.
- By offering zoned routes, both bus and train are calculated on the distance students’ travel to the College, minimising costs and offering value for money.
Train/Bus Link Passes
- For students who need to use a bus to connect with local rail services, we can provide a Link Bus pass to allow students to reach with their nearest train station.
- Link passes are issued on a termly basis and prices are available on request.
- CitizenCard is a nationally recognised Proof of Age Photo ID Card Scheme, backed by the Government, the police and retailers. CitizenCards have PASS accreditation, which means that the information on them has been professionally but confidentially verified. The card features the students photograph and date of birth.
- Yellow Buses, in partnership with CitizenCard and Brockenhurst College offer a scheme which encourages students (16 – 18 years old) who are travelling within Bournemouth and surrounding area, to use a valid CitizenCard. This allows the student to travel at a child concessionary fare.
- CitizenCard application forms are available from Brockenhurst College and for all Yellow Buses related enquiries, please telephone their Customer Care Team on 01202 636028.
- Cost of travel to Brockenhurst is split into 3 bus travel zones, and 5 train travel zones to ensure a fair approach to charging.
- There are over 16 College buses covering locations in Wiltshire, Hampshire and Dorset available to students on any particular day, and a mainline rail station 5 minutes walk from the College.
- Financial assistance is available from the College for students from low income families (subject to meeting certain criteria) plus many local Councils offer support to students with special needs or compelling medical circumstances.
- For further details and prices please visit or contact .
- Brockenhurst College has Skill Centres at Marchwood and New Milton. Students who attend courses at these Skills Centres will have transport provided to and from the main College site each day either by shuttle bus or train.
Eastleigh College is easily accessible from across the Hampshire region with excellent road links (located five minutes from the M27 and M3) and rail links (two stations located 10 minutes walk from the college) in addition to local cycle paths and various bus services across the Hampshire region. As a college we do not want essential transport costs to be a barrier to students accessing ‘outstanding’ vocational education, so we have developed a new bursary scheme to support full-time students with the costs of travel. A travel bursary will be available to new students who are:
- aged between 16-18 years of age
- registered as living in excess of three miles from Eastleigh College (all distances measured as a direct line from postcode address to the college)
- enrolled on a full-time course at Eastleigh College in 2012/13
- Living within 3-5 miles of Eastleigh College - £50 per term (£150 per academic year)
- Living within 5-7 miles of Eastleigh College - £75 per term (£225 per academic year)
- Living in excess of 7 miles of Eastleigh College - £100 per term (£300 per academic year)
- Living within 0-3 miles of Eastleigh College - no travel allowance available
All Payments are made each term on an instalment basis, direct in to each students bank account. Students wishing to apply for the travel bursary will need to do so prior to enrolment in September 2013. To be eligible to receive payments, both proof of student address and a completed travel bursary application form will be required for submission to the College. Please enquire with the Student Support team on 023 8091 1228 or email at for details on how to apply, and for further information on student finance.
Payments are subject to minimum attendance, achievement and behaviour levels. The bursary will be available to all students aged 16-18 who are enrolled on a full-time government fully funded programme at Eastleigh College in academic year 2013/2014. The College reserves the right to withdraw payments at any time.
FAREHAM COLLEGE
- £350 travel grant towards public transport costs for all 16 – 18 year old students living more than 5 miles away who are new to the college in 2013/14
- Subsidised travel for all students wishing to study full time at the college who live more than three miles away from the college
- Students can receive subsidy assistance for Stagecoach bus travel, First Bus travel and rail travel.
- The college subsidises the cost of bus passes on an annual or termly basis and offers reimbursement on rail tickets of a set annual amount for all students who meet the above criteria.
- Students have the option to buy termly or annual subsidised bus passes from the college and are reimbursed for rail travel on a monthly basis.
- Students who are suffering hardship are offered additional support if they are using public transport. Assistance will take the form of either subsidised bus or rail travel where learners only meet the criteria of living three or more miles away from the college, or may take the form of supporting up to 100% of travel costs where families are in receipt of benefit or on a low income. This however will be discretionary depending on individual circumstances.
- Students who are under 19 and are living independently receive 100% assistance with public transport costs if they can provide evidence of hardship.
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For full-time further education students under the age of 19 on 1 September
- The college subsidises bus passes issued by Stagecoach and Countywide by £100 per ticket per year.
- Bus passes can be bought on a yearly or half yearly basis ie Autumn Term and Spring/Summer Terms.
- Bus passes issued can be used out of college hours, at weekends and during holidays (excluding the summer holidays).
- Surrey residents may apply to Surrey County Council for a £10 bus pass which will enable students to travel at a reduced fare.
- Other students from families on low income are encouraged to apply for the Learner Support Fund for financial help.
- Further support is available for all students travelling from the Fleet area to the Aldershot College. Please contact to find out more, before purchasing passes from Stagecoach and Countywide (Fleet Buzz)
- The college has negotiated a special service between the Whitehill/Bordon area and the campuses in both Aldershot and Farnborough for ease of travel for students.
- Railway stations are situated within walking distance of both Farnborough (Farnborough Main, Farnborough North and North Camp) and Aldershot.
THE SIXTH FORM COLLEGE, FARNBOROUGH
- Subsidised bus and discounted scholar train travel passes are available for students who live approximately four miles or more from the College, with Stagecoach bus passes offering additional value as they can be used outside college hours, including holidays. Subsidised tickets are also available on some Fleet Buzz services.
- 2013/14 costs for more popular routes are set out below.
Zone 1 – Aldershot, Ash, Ash Vale, Blackwater, Camberley
Cost: annual £565 or instalments £292 x 2
Zone 2 – Basingstoke, Church Crookham, Crondall, Crowthorne, Farnham, Fleet, Hartley Wintney, Hook, Odiham, Sandhurst, Wokingham, Yateley
Cost: annual £594 or instalments £303 x 2
Prices for Rail
Farnborough North Station (First Great Westerns Trains)
One annual payment (passes issued at beginning of each term)
Blackwater £415
Bracknell£845
Crowthorne £528
Sandhurst £508
Wokingham £686
Farnborough Main Station (South West Trains)
One annual payment (passes issued at beginning of each term)
Basingstoke £984
Fleet £404
Hook £698
Winchfield £568
Woking £1009
- Students living in Surrey can apply for a Student Bus or Train Fare Card for £25.00 from Surrey County Council, which enables them to travel for half the adult price.
You will be considered eligible for assistance if:
- Your family meet the criteria for the Student Support Fund
- Your family are otherwise suffering financial hardship, and provided that –
- You are NOT eligible for any other travel grant.
- You are aged under 19 on the 1st September prior to the start of the course.
- You are a ‘home’ student, and –
- You will be studying a full-time Further Education course at Havant College, and –
- You live more than four miles away from the college, measured by the most direct route.
- You are an overseas student.
- You will be attending a part-time course.
- You will be attending a Higher Education course.
- You will be in receipt of any other travel grant.
- This will be up to £200 a year, divided over three terms.
- The Student Support Fund will be paid in three instalments.
- You must abide by the rules of the college and the terms of your learning agreement.
- If you are asked to leave college or choose to leave before the end of the course, no further payments will be paid after the date of your last attendance.
- If your attendance falls below an acceptable level, or if your attitude towards your college programme is unacceptable, the College reserves the right to withdraw further payments.
- Fareham via Portchester
- Bohunt via Petersfield & Clanfield
- Selsey via Chichester Bus Station
- Westergate via Bognor Train Station
- Hayling Island (pick ups at Sandy Point, Mengham & West Town)
Students who reside in these localities will not be eligible for the long distance travel subsidy.
The College also offers Stagecoach bus passes, available from the Finance Office.
A long distance travel subsidy is payable for students who live a distance of 8 miles or more from the College. This subsidy is payable over three terms of £70, £70 & £60
How to make an application:
Please contact the Finance Office, Havant College, New Road, Havant Hants, PO9 1QL
Telephone: 02392 483856
HIGHBURY COLLEGE, PORTSMOUTH
- Dependent on family income and distance lived from the College, full time students over the age of 16 may be eligible for free and/or subsidized travel.
- Students who are not eligible for a free and/or subsidized bus pass can purchase bus passes at concessionary fare prices from Highbury College. Prices will depend on type of pass required.
- First Provincial and Stagecoach bus passes can be used Monday to Friday, Term Time only.
- Students should apply as soon as they receive an offer from Highbury College.
Highbury College (Cosham) 02392 328954/328961/328947
Highbury City of Portsmouth Centre 02392728738/328786
Highbury Northarbour Centre 023 9232 8948
Email:
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ITCHEN COLLEGE