• Go Ahead Northern are running an M6 (S) service from Stanley departing at 07:34hrs travelling through Burnopfield for pupils only. This is an additional service to the public bus (M6) which leaves Stanley at 07:35hrs.
• In the afternoon an additional M6 (S) will be leaving the Metro Centre at 15:22hrs travelling to Fellside Road and on to Burnopfield in addition to the public M6 bus leaving at 15:23hrs from the Metro Centre.

Nexus (scholars services)

• Capacity of buses will be 60-70 and they will use all seats for scholars services but no one can stand.
• Later buses will pick up children if they are left at the bus stop and accept any ticket purchased on that day for the journey to Whickham School.
• Whickham School have requested access to additional buses if there is a capacity issue. This will be reviewed in the first week.
• To alleviate potential capacity issues, if your child travels to High Spen > Tesco > Rowlands Gill area please encourage them to use the 896 bus where possible.

Nexus have confirmed that all Nexus scholars services will be running on Friday 4th September for our Y7 pupils.

We ask all parents and carers, where possible, to make alternative arrangements for their child’s travel to and from school and hopefully this may reduce demand. This could include walking or the use of a car, dropping pupils a short walk from school (not directly outside the school gates where unsafe levels of congestion could take place). Where parents and carers cannot do this, we ask that you monitor Nexus travel information via this link https://www.nexus.org.uk/covid-secure.