How student transportation works
Each trip is planned around the student, the home address, the school timetable, and the route order. The goal is simple: a predictable journey for families and a clear workflow for staff.
Home pickup
Students are collected from agreed home addresses or approved nearby pickup points, with routes planned around school start times.
School arrival
Drivers follow assigned manifests and bring students to school entrances with a calm, organised handover at the start of the day.
Afternoon return
After school, students are checked onto the correct vehicle and returned safely to their homes or authorised drop-off locations.
Safety checks support every pickup and drop-off
Student transport depends on clear supervision, accurate records, and steady communication between families, drivers, schools, and operations teams.
Student manifests confirm who should be onboard for every journey.
Drivers and transport teams follow planned routes, pickup windows, and school handover points.
Parents can use platform updates to stay informed about bookings, trips, changes, and messages.
Incident, attendance, and guardian verification tools support safer daily operations.
Pickup and drop-off times are planned before the route starts
Carity keeps the day structured by connecting bookings, assigned pupils, vehicles, drivers, route plans, and family updates in one workflow.
Pickup windows are planned around distance, route order, and school opening times.
Operations teams monitor attendance, route progress, and any required changes.
Drop-off schedules are sequenced so students return home on the correct vehicle.
Parents and staff receive schedule changes through the same transport workflow.
Build a meaningful career in School transportation
We're hiring across five teams. Whether you're driving, scheduling, supporting pupils or running operations — there's a place for you at Carity.
Operations
Senior · Office
Drivers
PT / FT · Field
Scheduler
Full-time · Office
Admin
Full-time · Office
Pupil Carer
Term-time · School
Why work with Carity?
Joining Carity means becoming part of a team that takes care seriously — and takes care of each other. We invest in our people, support development, and create a culture where every role matters.
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Funded training, qualifications and clear progression paths.
Real Support
Approachable management, regular supervision and open communication.
Flexible Hours
Patterns that work around school runs, studies and family.
Meaningful Work
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