UWCSEA Bus Service handbook

Introduction

Theschoolbusserviceexiststogetstudentstoandfromhomeandschoolsafelyandsecurely.

Thisbookletisdesignedtogiveparentsandstudentscomprehensiveinformationontheservicesprovidedby theUWCSEABusServiceDepartment Inadditiontogeneralinformation,itgivesdetailsofthetermsand conditionsoftheserviceandoutlinestheresponsibilitiesandexpectationsofallthoseinvolvedintheservice. Pleasereadthesesectionsandmakesurethatyouandyourchild(ren)areawareoftherulesandguidelines thattheyareexpectedtofollow.

Inthefinalsection,contactandemergencytelephonenumbersareclearlylisted Pleasemakesurethatyou havethesenumbersavailableforeasyaccesswhenrequired.Also,youwillfindaQuestionandAnswersection whichanswersthemostfrequentlyaskedquestions.

Alongwithourcontractedbusserviceprovider,ouraimistoensurethatthesafetyofthestudentsandthe efficientrunningofthebusservicearegiventhehighestpriority.TheBusServiceStaffunderstandthe importanceofasafe,promptserviceandhopetocontinuetoachievethesegoals.Anyconcernsorcomments thatyoumayhavewillbereceivedanddealtwithquicklyandefficiently Pleasedonothesitatetogetintouchif wecanbeofanyassistance.

Headof FacilitiesandOperations

teckhenguwc@uwcsea.edu.sg

BusServiceOverview

TheBusServiceDepartmentisrunbyourcontractedbusserviceprovider(YEAPTransport)andismonitoredby aUWCSEAappointedTransportManageroneachcampus.Ourbusserviceproviderhasbeencontractedto ensurethatappropriatestandardsofbusmaintenanceandsafetyareconsistentlymet

Besidesusingtheirownbuses,thebusserviceprovidercontractsprivatebusestorunoncontractforUWCSEA. Theyhirebusesthatareingoodandsaferunningorderandaremaintainedtothehighstandardsexpectedby ourparentsandtheCollege Eachbusjourneyissupervisedbyabusattendant

TheBusServiceDepartmentisabletoprovidethefollowingservices:

● Roundtrip(hometoschooltohome)

● Morningtrip(hometoschool)

● Aernoontrip(schooltohome)

Underexceptionalcircumstances,roundorsingletripsmaybeavailabletostudentswhoarenotregisteredbus ridersbutarefullyenrolledUWCSEAstudentsregisteredwiththeMinistryofEducationSingapore.

Busesleavethebusbayatapproximately2.10pm(Infants(K1–G1)and3.15pm(G2–G12).WhenActivitiesand Servicesarerunning,anActivitiesbusservicedepartsat315pmforInfantstudents,440pmforGrades2–12 students,andashuttlebusservicedepartsat6.15pm(G5–G12).

Alltheseservicesaresubjecttospaceavailabilityandroutings.

Note:The440pmaer-schoolactivitybusesforDoverCampuswillstartoperatingfromthe4thweekofeach newacademicyear.

GeneralGuidelines

Standardofvehicles

Studentsaretransportedinavarietyofbusesrangingfrom10-seaterminibusesto49-seatercoaches.Therewill benoseatingforInfant(K1–G1)ridersinthefrontseat(nexttothedriver)ofthebus

Eachofthesebusesisequippedwiththefollowing:

● Air-conditioning

● Fireextinguisher

● Firstaidkit

● Communicationsystem(i.e.,mobilephone,trunkedradio)

● Seatbeltforeveryseat

AllbuseswillundergoregularinspectionsatLTA-approvedcentres,incompliancewithLTA'sregulatory requirementstomaintainthehighestsafetystandards.InternalchecksbytheUWCSEABusServiceDepartment aremadethroughouttheyear,andeachbusmustpassaninspectioncarriedoutbythedepartment

Eachbusdriverisequippedwithacommunicationdeviceforemergencysituations.Driversarenotallowedto usethisdevicewhilstdriving;noprivatecallswillbeentertainedduringtheirjourney.

Astand-bybuswillbeactivatedtosubstituteforaregularbuswhencircumstancesdemandit

Behaviourexpectationsofstudentpassengers

Ifastudent’sbehaviouronthebuspersistentlygivescauseforconcern,wereservetherighttoaskparentsto makealternativetransportarrangements

Routings

Pleasenotethatourcontractedbusserviceprovidermaynotbeabletoprovideaserviceforcertainpartsofthe island,duetoinsufficientdemandsandtheunacceptablelengthoftimethatastudentmayhavetospendona schoolbus.Theavailabilityofthesedistanceroutingsisreviewedregularly;pleasecontactusformoredetails.

TheBusServiceDepartmentalsoreservestherighttorefusebusserviceforroutingswhichdonothavea minimumnumberofsixchildrenperminibusandroutingsthatarebeyondthetimetravellimitsetbythe schoolforthewelfareofthepassengers.ForstudentsintheInfantSchool,wemayalsodenyarouteif,inthe opinionoftheclassteacher,thechildisnotmatureenoughtotravel

Pleaseensurethatyouunderstandthisinformationbeforeregisteringyourchildattheschool.

Enrolment

Enrolmentintothebusserviceisonlynecessaryonceperyear;yourenrolmentwillbeautomaticallyrenewed everyterm.

RidersinGrade10andthosewhohavewithdrawnfromthebusserviceduringthetermmustre-registerifthey wishtoresumebusservice.

Ifyouraddresschanges,pleasenotifyussothattheBusServiceDepartmentcanmakearrangementstoserve yournewaddress.WerecommendthatparentscheckwithourBusServiceDepartmentaboutbusavailability beforeestablishingresidenceormoving.Becausebusseatsareassignedbasedondemand,spacemaynot alwaysbeavailablefromyournewplacelaterintheschoolyear.Althoughwewilldoourbesttoaccommodate everystudent,"latecomers"canonlybeassignedaseatifspaceisstillavailableontherequestedbusroute.

Toenrol,pleasecompletetheonlineTransportRequestFormandremitpaymenttotheBusServiceOffice Alternatively,aprintableformcanbedownloadedfromtheschoolwebsiteorahardcopycanbepickedup fromtheBusServiceOffice Adepositmayberequired

Pleaseallowtwoworkingweeksbetweenthedateofsubmissionandthestartdateofbusservice.Late submissionoftherequestformmayresultinstudentsnotbeingabletostartusingthebusonthedesireddate.

Onlystudentswhohavesuccessfullycompletedtheregistrationprocessandmadepaymentfortheschoolbus serviceareallowedtoboardthebus.Pleasenotethatbusseatsarenon-transferable,andparents/guardians cannotassignortransfertheirchild'sseattoanotherstudentorsiblings.

Feestructure

Thefeesarepayableperterm.

Payment

Paymentmaybemadedirectlytoourcontractedbusserviceproviderbycash,chequeorinterbanktransfer Familiesorcompaniespayingbyoverseaswiretransfer,orinforeigncurrency,willhavetobearany miscellaneouschargesassociatedwiththisformofpayment.

Pleasecontactourcontractedbusserviceproviderwithanyquestionsyoumayhaveregardingpayment

Termination

Shouldyouwishtoterminatetheuseofservice,writtennotificationmustbereceivedbytheBusServiceOffice twoweeksinadvanceofthelastdayofservice

Whereachildiswithdrawnfromtheschooland/orbusservice,arefundofhalfofatermfareisapplicableifthe child’swithdrawaldateisbeforethemid-termbreak,providedthattwoweeks’writtennoticeisgiven.No refundwillbemadeifachildwithdrawsfromtheserviceaerthemid-termbreak

Lostproperty

AnyitemsfoundinthebuswillbereturnedtotheBusServiceOffice.Ifitemsareclearlylabelledthecampus Receptionteam,whichisresponsibleforlostandfounditems,willcontactyouandyourchildviaemail All otheritemswillremaininthecustodyoftheCollege’slostandfoundatthemainreception.Asalways,students shouldbeencouragedtolookaertheirbelongingsaswecannotbeheldresponsibleforsuchlosses.

Communication

Wewillendeavourtokeepyouinformedofanybusserviceissues.Iftherearesignificantdelaysinbusserviceor incasesofemergency,parentswillbecontactedby,atleast,oneofthefollowingthreemethods,dependingon theissue:

SMSmessagingtoyour mobilephone

Personalcontactvia landline/mobilephone

Viaemail

Pleaseensurethatyourcontactdetailsareuptodate.SMSmessageswillbesenttoONEparent’smobile number(only)asrecordedontheBusServiceDepartment’sdatabase.Youcancheckthecontactdetailsthat theCollegeholdsforyouandmakeanychangesnecessaryviatheonlinedatabase

Value-addedinitiative

Aspartofeffortstocontinuallyimproveservicequality,ourbusserviceproviderhasimplementedtheYeap TransportParentApp,amobileapplicationthatconnectsparentsandYeapTransportoperations Parentscan nowtracktheirchildrenandschoolbusesinreal-timeonamapduringpick-upanddrop-offtimes,aswellas accessotheradministrativefeatures(e.g,receivetimelynotificationsorsubmitfeedback).Parentsare encouragedtodownloadtheappandexploreitsfeatures

Todownloadtheapp: Fortheappuserguide,click hereorscantheQRcode: ClickhereforApple ClickhereforAndroid

Forfurtherassistanceorinformationontheapp,pleasecall:(+65)65564471oremailcontactus@yeaptpt.com. Videoandmusic

Wedonotallowthescreeningofvideosonanybuswhichmayhaveavideo/DVDmachine Music/videosareto beplayedonpersonaldevicesonly,andstudentshavetowearearphonestolisten.

Seating

Asageneralrule,theInfantridersareseatednearesttothebusattendantbutthiscanbealteredifanolder childneedstobenearthebusattendantformedicalorbehaviouralreasons.Olderriderswillbeseatedona first-come,first-servedbasisdependingontheparticularcircumstancesofthebus.Onlytheolderridersare allowedintheseatingavailableintheveryfrontofthebus,nexttothedriver

ResponsibilitiesOfUsersOfTheBusService

Allinvolvedwiththebusservicehaveadutytoensurethatsafetyandefficiencyaremaintainedwhilstusing thisservice.Theseexpectedresponsibilitiesaredetailedasfollows:

Parents’responsibilities

PleaseinformtheBusServiceDepartmentifthereisanychangetoyourchild’stransportarrangements.

Communicationisthemainthingaparentcandotoensuretrouble-freeuseofthebusservice.Ifforanyreason atallyourchildwillnotusethebusservicethattheyhavebeenbookedon,morningoraernoon,please informtheBusServiceOfficeinpersonorbyphoneoremailonedayaheadofthedayofchange.Thiswill ensureotherpassengersandstaffarenotinconvenienced,andforsafetyreasonsweknowwhereallofour passengersare

Parentsshould:

● Ensurethatstudentsareatthepick-uppointatthedesignatedtime.Pleasenotethatabuswillwait onlyoneminuteaerthedesignatedtimebeforemovingontothenextpick-uppoint Unfortunately, wewillnotcallyoutocheckwhereyourchildis,andtheschoolwillnotberesponsibleforsubsequent traveltoschool

● EnsurethatInfantriderscarrytheirbusIDtagsatalltimesduringtravel.

● InformtheBusServiceDepartmentifforanyreasonyourchildwillnotbeusingthebusoriftheyhave anychangestotheirtravelarrangements InthePrimarySchool,youshouldalsoensurethatyounotify theclassteacherviathestudent’scontactbook.

● Ensurechildrenareawareofappropriatebehaviourandtheconsequencesofmisbehaviourwhileon thebus

● Makeyourchildrenawarethattheymustwearseatbeltsatalltimes.

● Boosterseat:InfantSchoolchildrenwhoarerequiredtohaveaboosterseat,pleasearrangeitandpass ittothebuscrew.Pleaserecovertheboosterseataerthecompletionofthejourney.Youare encouragedtobringyourownduetoitsspecifications,sizesandhygienepurposes.Thebuseshave 3-pointsafetybeltssoitisnotnecessarytogetone

● EnsureanadultispresenttocollectInfantSchoolchildrenfromthebusattheendoftheday.Parents areresponsiblefortheirchildrenuptothetimethatthebusattendanthelpsthechildrenontothebus andfromthetimethatthebusattendantreleasesthemattheirdrop-offpoint ParentsareNOT permittedtorideontheschoolbus.

Achangetopick-upanddrop-offdestinationispossiblebutrequirestwoweeks’writtennotice.When determiningthechangeofdrop-offorpick-uplocation,theBusServiceDepartmenthastherighttorefusea requestifthedestinationisnotwithinthebusservicearea,ifthereisnoseatavailabilityonthebusthestudent istransferringto,orifthedestinationisnotanotherstudent’shouseoreducationalinstitute

Noteonplaydates:BasedonChildandDataProtectionpoliciesaswellasinsurance,Infant/JuniorSchool childrenmayonlyrideontheirassignedbusservice.itisnotpossibleforanInfant/Juniorstudentto accompanyafriendonanotherbusforaplaydate,forexample

Noteonchildsafeguarding:ChildprotectionisatoppriorityoftheCollege;ifparentsnoticeanysymptomsof childabuseinanyform,theyarerequestedtoreportittotherespectivePrincipalandHeadofCampus immediately

Students’responsibilities

Therearespecificguidelinesforbehaviouronthebus.WhilstusingtheBusService,studentswillbeexpectedto adheretothefollowing‘RiderBusRules’:

RESPECTTHEFEELINGSOFOTHERSANDTHEIRRIGHTTOHAVEASAFE,PLEASANTANDPEACEFUL JOURNEY.

● Wewillarriveatyourbusontime

● Wewillwearproperlyadjustedseatbeltsatalltimes

● Wewilltalkquietlyandpolitelytooneanother.

● Wewilltreateachotherwithrespect.

● WewillshowrespectandlistentotheBusServicestaff.

● Wewillkeepthebusclean.

● Wewon’tkeepeveryonewaitingortrytosaveseats.

● Wewon’tmoveaboutthebusoropenthewindows.

● Wewon’tshout,makeloudnoisesorusebadlanguage.

● Wewon’tteaseorfight

● Wewon’tberudetothebusattendantordriver

● Wewon’tthrowthings,spitorleavelitteronthebus

● Wewon’taskthedrivertoplayourmusic

● Wewon’teatordrinkonthebus,exceptforwater.

● Wemayonlyleavethebusatourdesignatedstop.

Unfortunately,MiddleandHighSchoolstudentswhoforgettotelltheBusServiceOfficeaboutchangestotheir normalsetbusscheduleareoneofthemaincausesofdelaysinbusestoandfromtheschool Thissimplelack ofconsiderationleadstoagreatdealofinconveniencetootherusersofthebusserviceandwastesagreatdeal ofstudentandstafftime.

Inordertorunanefficientserviceandshowdueconsiderationtoothers,thesesimpleruleshavebeen developedforallbususersandareprintedinallcontactbooks.

Morningbususers

Pleaseensurethatyouarriveforthebusinplentyoftimeinthemorning,thebuswillwaitoneminuteandwill leavewithoutfurtherwarning.TheBusServiceDepartmentwillnotcallyoutoremindyouorwakeyouup.

Aernoonbususers

● Donotkeepyourbuswaiting.IfyouaredoinganActivityorService,godirectlyfromyour activity/servicetoyourbus Thebusdoesnothavetowaitforyou,andifyoumissthebusyoumayhave toarrangeyourowntransport.

● Ifyouarenotgoingtousethebus,pleaseensurethatyourparentsinformtheBusServiceOfficebythe firstbreak Thiscanbedonebyemail,phoneorinperson Grade11and12studentscaninformtheBus ServiceOfficedirectly.

● DonotgohomebyanyothermeanswithoutensuringthattheBusServiceOfficeknowsthatyouwill notbeusingyourbus Thisincludestravellinghomewithyourparents

● IfyouarenotdoingyourscheduledActivityorServiceaerschoolforanyreason,youwillstillhavea seatreservedonyourbusandwillberequiredtogohomeonthisbus Youwillnotbeabletogohome onanearlierbusunlessexcusedbyyourActivityorServiceteacher.

● PleasemakesurethatyoutelltheBusServiceOfficewithwrittenpermissionofbuschangefromyour teacher/instructor/parentifyourschedulechangesforanyreason Thisisyourresponsibility;donot dependonmembersofstafftodothisforyou.

● IfyoudonottelltheBusServiceOfficeaboutanychangestoyournormalbuspatternandthiscauses aninconveniencetootherbususers,youwillbegivenawrittenwarningviayourteacher Aerthree suchwarningsyoumaybesuspendedfromtheschoolbusserviceandyourparentswillneedto makealternativearrangementstobringyoutoandfromschoolforasetperiod.

Cross-transferofbuses

OnlyMiddleandHighSchoolbusridersareallowedtocross-transferontoadifferentbus,subjecttothe availabilityofseats.

3-StrikePolicy

AbuswarningsystemwasinstitutedtotryandimprovethebehaviourofstudentsusingtheBusService.Itisa simplesystemandconsistsofaseriesofpre-wordedlettersthatareissuedbytheBusServiceinresponseto academicstaffrequests Aerthreewarningsstudentsareremovedfromthebusserviceforaperiodoftimeto bedeterminedbytheacademicstaff.Certainoffencesorbehaviourscouldleadtoinstantsuspensionfromthe BusService

Ifabusisdamagedthroughstudentmisbehaviourthenthestudentwillbeexpectedtopayforanydamage done.

ThissystemisoperatedintheCollegewithsomedifferentiationtosuittheagesoftheridersinvolved

Reporting/ReferralSystem

IfariderdoesnotfollowtheBusRules,andaerreceivingsufficientverbalwarningsfromtheBusService Department,awrittenreportwillbesubmittedtotheTransportManager.

Thesereportswillbesenttoclassteachers/tutors/mentorsandtheHeadofGrade(HoG) Teachers/tutors/mentorswilldiscussthismatterwiththestudentandthereportwillbesenthomeforparental information

Theteacher/tutor/mentorwillthenconfirmbacktotheTransportManagerthatthereporthasbeen appropriatelydealtwithandifnecessaryasktheBusServiceDepartmenttoissueaformalwarning(see3-Strike Policy)

Althoughbehaviourreportstakeonefulldaytocirculatetotheteachers/tutors/mentors,itisimportantthatthe correctadultspeakstothestudentregardingtheirbehaviour.

Teachers’responsibilities

● Teacherswillensurethatthefollowingmeasuresaretakenforallstudentsintheirclasseswhoareusing theBusService:

● Teacherswillensurethatstudentsareletoutofclassesintimetocatchtheirbuseshome

● SchoolstafflookingaerInfantriderswillaccompanythemtothebusattendantattheendofeach schoolday.

● ActionwillbetakenonreceiptofabehaviouralcomplaintfromtheBusServiceDepartment

● Intheeventofanydelaytoastudentundertheirsupervision,theyshouldinformtheBusServiceOffice.

(seeReporting/ReferralSystem)

Principals’responsibilities

ThePrincipalofeachschoolwillberesponsiblefor:

● ThroughtheVicePrincipals,HeadsofGrade,thePrincipalswillfollowupwithindividualstudents whosebehaviourpersistentlygivescauseforconcern

● Ensuringthatstudentsareremindedregularlyaboutbussafetyandbehaviouronbuses.

BusAttendants

ABusAttendantwilltraveloneverybuswherechildrenmovefromhometoschoolorschooltohome.ABus Attendant’sroleisoneofsupervisionandgeneralwelfareofstudentsonly.

BusAttendants’responsibilities

● Tolookaerthewell-beingandsafetyofallstudentsonthebus.

● ToreportanymisbehaviourofstudentstotheBusServiceOffice.

● ToreportanysymptomsofchildabuseinanyformtotheBusOfficeimmediately. BusAttendantsfoundbehavingdishonestlyorirresponsiblymayhavetheirservicesterminated Security

● Attendantsmustnotopenthedoortospeakwithunauthorisedpeopleorallowunauthorisedpeopleto boardthebus

● Attendantsmustimmediatelyreporttothedriveranysuspiciousvehiclefollowingthebus.

Accidentandemergencyprocedures

● AttendantsareinstructedtoremaincalmandcheckthattheBusDriverandStudentsaresafeand unhurt

● AttendantsmustcontacttheBusServiceOffice,andcallthepoliceand/orambulanceifnecessary.

● Attendantsmustnotleavethestudentsunattended Administration

● Attendantsmustnotleavethebusuntiltheirdutyiscompleted.

● Attendantsmustreporttothebusdriverand/orBusServiceOfficeiftheyfeelunwell.

● AttendantsmustcheckthatthecorrectBusNumberSignisproperlydisplayedandclearlyvisibleonthe front,sideandrearwindows.

● Attendantsmustcheckthatworkingseatbeltsareavailableforeachseat Onthebus

● Attendantsmustaccuratelymarkstudentattendanceforeveryroute.

● Attendantsmustensurethatstudentsarewearingseatbeltsatalltimes.

● Attendantsmustneverbedrawnintoanyargumentwithorrespondphysicallytostudents.

● Attendantsmustnotdisciplineanystudentandmustavoidphysicalcontactwithstudents.

● Attendantsmustnotgivefood,sweets,drinksetc tostudents Ontheroad

● Attendantsmustensurethatstudentsgetonandoffthebussafely.

● AttendantsmustcontacttheBusServiceOfficeifanadultisnotpresenttomeetanInfantSchool studentatthedrop-offpointandkeepthestudentonthebus.

● AttendantsmustnotleaveanInfantSchoolstudentatastopalone.

BusDrivers

BusDrivers’responsibilities

● Totransportallstudentstotheirdestinationssafely.

● ToreportanysymptomsofchildabuseinanyformtotheBusServiceOfficeimmediately BusDriversfoundbehavingdishonestlyorirresponsiblymayhavetheirservicesterminated.

Security

● Driversmustnotopenthedoortospeakwithunauthorisedpeopleorallowunauthorisedpeopleto boardthebus.

● DriversmustimmediatelyreporttotheBusServiceOfficeanysuspiciousvehiclefollowingthebus.

Accidentandemergencyprocedures

● DriversareinstructedtoremaincalmandcheckthattheBusAttendantandstudentsaresafeand unhurt.

● DriversmustcontacttheBusServiceOffice,andcallpoliceand/orambulanceifnecessary

● Driversmustnotleavethebus/studentsunattended.

Vehiclemaintenance

● Driversmustensurethebusiscleanandingoodmechanicalconditionbeforeeverybustrip.

● Driversmusthaveacommunicationdevice,firstaidkit,andfireextinguisheronboardatalltimes Ontheroad

● Driversmustneverdrivethebusiftheyaretiredorunwell.

● Driversmustwearproperfootwear;nosandals/barefeet.

● DriversmustnotifytheBusServiceOfficeiftheBusAttendantisnotonboardthebus

● Driversmustalwaysdrivedefensively,keeptothespeedlimits,andobeyalltrafficrules.

● Driversmustensurethebusnumberisdisplayedandvisible

● Driversmustwaitoneminuteonlyaertheassignedpick-uptimebeforemovingon.

● DriversmustcontacttheBusServiceOfficeifastudentisnotathis/herpick-uppoint Onthebus

● DriversmustcontacttheBusServiceOfficeifanadultisnotpresenttomeetanInfantSchoolstudentat thedrop-offpointandkeepthestudentonthebus.

● DriversmustnotleaveanInfantSchoolstudentatastopalone

● DriversmustcheckwiththeBusAttendantthatallstudentsareseatedwiththeirseatbeltsfastened beforethebusmovesoff

● Driversmustnotdisciplineanystudentswhoaremisbehaving.

● Driversmustavoidphysicalcontactwithstudents

● Driversmustnotgivefood,sweets,drinksetc.tostudents.

● Driversmustnotstopthebusatanyunofficialstopstomeetstudents’,teachers’orparents’special requests.

OnCollegepremisesandinthebusbay

● Driversmustobservethespeedlimitontheschoolcampus.

● Driversmustnotsmokeontheschoolcampusorwhilestudentsareonboardthebus

Weexpectalldriverstodriveaccordingtotherulesoftheroadanddrivecarefullyandsensibly.Ifa schoolbusisobserveddrivingoroperatingdangerously,thebusnumberand/orthelicenceplatenumber shouldbereportedtotheTransportManagerimmediately.

InfantActivityBusInformation

YeapTransport,UWCSEA’sbusserviceprovider,willoffertransportforInfantSchoolchildrenenrolledinaer schoolActivitiesandServicesthatendat250pm K2andGrade1studentswillhaveaccesstothisbusservicein Season1,andK1students(DoverCampusonly)willhaveaccesstotheActivitiesprogrammeandthebuses startinginSeason2.

Afewpointstonoteaboutthebusarrangements:

● InfantSchoolfamiliesmaysignupforthreetypesofbusservice:morningonly,aernoononlyor morningandaernoon.Busserviceisfivedaysaweek.

● Atdrop-off,Infantstudentsmustbemetbyanadult Ifanadultisnotpresenttomeetthechild,Yeap TransportwillreturnthechildtoUWCSEADovertobepickedupbyanadult.Supervisionwillbe provideduntilthechildispickedup PleasenotethatYeapmaydiscontinuethisserviceforasecond occurrence.

● Ifithappensforasecondoccurrence,parentsneedtomakealternativearrangementsoftransport movingforward

● IftheBushasanextassignmenttogotoandisnotreturningtoschool,theBusauntywilluseataxito bringthestudentbacktocampusandthentoreturntotheBus;thecostforbothtripswillbe reimbursedbytheparent

● Asthe3pmbusesmaybelargerthanthemorningbuses,theymaynotbeabletodropstudentsdirectly attheirfrontdoor Theywilldropstudentsatacentrallocation(suchastheguardhouseofthe property).Yeapwillcommunicatewithparentsdirectlyaboutthespecificlocationofthedrop-offpoint.

MRTFeederBusService(6.15pm)

Twodrop-offshuttleservicesareavailabletoregularbususersintheMiddleandHighSchoolforreturning homeaerlate-finishingactivities.Studentswillneedtoregisterwhengettingonthebus.Theserviceisoffered onafirst-come,first-servedbasis

Studentsareexpectedtodisplaythesamebehaviourandgoodconductasontheregularbusservice.Only studentswhosignedupfortheregularbusserviceintheaernoonmayusethisservice

Shuttleswillmakethefollowingstopsonly(nootherstopsallowed)

DoverCampus

BusA

● BuonaVistaMRT

● HollandRoadBusstop(outsideColdStorage)

● BusStopinfrontofThaiEmbassy

BusB

● JunctionofFortRoad

● StadiumMRT

EastCampus

BusA

● PayaLebarMRT– PayaLebarSquaredrop-offpointonEunosRoad8

● BoonKengMRT(BusStopB60121)onSerangoonRoad

BusB

● FarrerRoadMRT(BusStopB11119)onFarrerRoad

● BusStopB09111alongOrchardBoulevard(oppositeFourSeasonsHotel)

KeepingChildrenSafe–Everyone’sResponsibility

AspartoftheCollege’sChildSafetyPolicy,allstaffarerequiredtoabidebya‘CodeofConduct’andrelated processesthatinclude:

● Behavingprofessionallyandrespectfully

● Workingandcommunicatingopenly

● Actingasagoodrolemodelforchildren

● Whattolookfor

● Howtoreport

Note:AtUWCSEA,keepingchildrensafeiseveryone'sresponsibility Ifaparentnoticessymptomsofanyformof childabuseorhasanyconcernsaboutachild’ssafetyorwell-being,theyareaskedtoreportittotherespective PrincipalandHeadofCampusimmediately.

Ifyouhaveanyconcernsorquestions,pleasecontactchildsafeguarding@uwcseaedusg

Weliaiseonaregularbasis(whenschoolisinsession)withparentswhoserveontheParents’Association(PA) andstudentcouncilsthroughvariousmeetingsandstructuredtours.IfyoushareaninterestintheBusService andwouldliketolearnmoreabouttheoperationsandinfluencethatweprovide,wewelcomeyour participation.SomeFactsandFAQsontheBusServiceareavailableontheBusServicepageontheUWCSEA websiteportal Forfurtherdetails,pleasegetintouchwithus:

DoverTransportManager

busesuwcdover@uwcseaedusg

HeadofOperations(Dover) uwcbusdover@yeaptpt.com

JinoSamirAgapitoBalbuens

EastTransportManager

busesuwceast@uwcseaedusg

EastYEAPOperationsManager uwcbuseast@yeaptpt.com

KumTong(KT)