Guide

Transport

Version 1.1 ·Updated 2026-10-25

Next reviewed by 2027-04-25.

Written for each member of a school's staff, from the registrar to IT, and the families using the portal.

For the transport coordinator, who keeps the school's bus routes, stops and services and says when each service runs.

All guides, including the first steps each member of staff takes. The training for this role takes these tasks in sessions.

Add a route, its stops and a service

Transport

Needs transport.network.write.

  1. Open "Transport" and press "Add a route". Give the "Code" families know it by and a "Name", and press "Save".
  2. Press "Add a stop" for each place the bus calls, say "Where it is" in words a family can follow, and press "Save".
  3. Press "Add a service", choose the "Route" and the "Direction", and press "Save".

Say when a service leaves

Transport, a service

Needs transport.network.write.

  1. Open the service and press "Open a timing".
  2. Give the "First day", the time it "Leaves at", the days it runs and each stop with its time, and press "Save".

Change a timing from a term

Transport, a service, "Timings"

Needs transport.network.write.

  1. On the timing in force, press "Close this timing" and give the last day it runs, such as the last day of the term.
  2. Press "Open a timing". Its "First day" is the day after, so change only what is new and press "Save".
  3. Both timings stay on the service with their dates.

Cancel a service for a day

Transport, a service

Needs transport.network.write.

  1. Press "Cancel a day", give the "Day" and a "Reason" in words a family will read, and press "Save".
  2. Transport lists the service as not running that day. Press "Call it off" if the service runs after all.