School Buses

General Information

Merchant Taylors’ offers a comprehensive service of buses and coaches each morning and afternoon from a wide catchment area ranging from Warrington, Widnes, Wigan and South Liverpool up to Parbold, Ormskirk, Formby and Southport.

This service is operated by the school in partnership with a local, well-respected travel company and is available for the use of all our pupils, aged 4-18.

All drivers are DBS approved and wherever possible remain the dedicated driver on a given route. We continually review travel times and pick up locations to ensure we are providing the best possible service.

You will be travelling with the pupils on your bus for a number of years and it is important that everyone learns to get on with each other. Be patient, show respect for each other and the journey will be safe and tolerable for everyone, and remember to always remain seated. Always respect the instructions of the driver and the bus monitor. Remember that you can only travel on the school bus that you have arranged.

Full details of all bus routes (including timetables) can be found on our website www.merchanttaylors.com/admissions/schoolbus-timetables

Code of Practice

The bus service provided to bring you to school runs very efficiently and you can play your part by following the Code of Practice below:

In the morning always be on time for your bus, queue on the footpath in a sensible manner well away from the road. Behave sensibly on the bus at all times. Get on and off calmly, without rushing. Find a seat quickly and fasten your seat belt. No standing is allowed and you must never leave your seat whilst the bus is in motion.

Year 7 need to sit downstairs. Do not distract the driver or cause a nuisance to any road user or pedestrian. Only speak to the driver in the event of an emergency. If anything happens which upsets you on the bus tell your Form Tutor straight away. When arriving at school in the morning you must go directly into school. You must not walk into the local area to buy provisions for the day or for any other reason.

At the end of the school day

At 16:00 move quickly to the correct meeting point for your bus

If you have games at Hall Road, you can catch the school shuttle service back to school

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Always check with the driver that you are on the correct bus

If the bus is late, delegate ONE pupil to inform Reception or make sure that you inform the member of staff on duty. Don’t allow the bus to leave until he/she returns!

General Guidelines

The School welcomes the co-operation of parents in seeing that the pupils pay proper attention to their appearance and that they look after their uniform and wear it correctly.

Hair-styles should be neat, simple and suitable for school. Long hair must be tied back.

School uniform must be worn by pupils on their way to and from school and when they are engaged in activities connected with the School, unless permission to the contrary has been given. A mixture of school uniform with articles of clothing is not permitted in these regulations and should never be worn either during term time or holidays.

Pupils are not allowed to wear earrings in PE. They must be able to remove their own earrings before lessons. Plain gold/silver studs only are allowed