Metro organises school bus transport for more than 50,000 West Yorkshire pupils every school day.
More details about schools services, applying for travel passes, getting the most out of public transport and enjoying some fun stuff can be found at Metro’s generationM website for young people.
Metro’s 150 purpose-built, low-floor, easy-access, My bus vehicles now transport over 9,000 West Yorkshire primary and secondary school pupils to and from 130 schools in the Bradford, Calderdale, Kirklees, Leeds and Wakefield Districts every day. Each yellow bus is fitted with seatbelts and CCTV cameras.
My bus has also been adapted to three Special Educational Needs schools. Travelling by yellow bus is giving greater confidence, independence and enjoyment to pupils.
In January 2008, David Blunkett and fellow members of the national Yellow School Bus Commission visited St Theresa’s Primary School in Leeds to see My bus in action.
They described their visit as ‘excellent’ and praised the enthusiasm and dedication of Metro staff involved with the scheme.
Over the last seven weeks of each summer term, Metro provides Junior SAFEMark training for around 1,800 Year Six pupils from 56 West Yorkshire schools.
Junior SAFEMark training is for Year Six pupils who are likely to be using public transport on their own for the first time will be starting secondary school in September. Almost 8,000 Year Six pupils have benefited from Junior SAFEMark workshops since Metro introduced them to West Yorkshire in 2004.
Another seven of the county’s secondary schools achieved SAFEMark, the awards scheme that rewards schools for taking public transport seriously. This brings the total with the award or in the process of completing the scheme to 28.
This vision is being delivered through our award-winning My bus yellow school bus services and SAFEMark / Junior SAFEMark Awards.
