How safe is your school transport?

Every day, millions of children travel to and from school – but how safe are their journeys? In 2024 alone, 64 children under 16 were killed and more than 12,000 injured on UK roads, with many incidents occurring near schools – places that should be the safest for our young people.

Our webinar, “How Safe is Your School Transport?” brings together experts and stakeholders to examine a wide spectrum of school transport safety: from the legal and practical issues around minibuses, to school policies on students driving themselves, and the vital role of local authorities.

We explore the latest law updates, best practices for fatigue management, and the importance of regular vehicle checks. We also look at the relationship between schools and transport providers, and discuss how strong policies and community action can address risks like roadside parking, speeding and inadequate crossings. Whether you’re a school leader, parent, local authority officer, or transport provider, this event will provide practical insights and real-world examples to help you keep children safe.

Join us for this timely discussion and be part of the solution to making school journeys safer for everyone.

Meet the panel

Geraint Davies
Director, FORS

Geraint has more than 25 years in road haulage and is the FORS Director. He chairs the Wales Road Transport Advisory Group and is Vice-Chair of South Wales IRTE/SOE. A former Chief Operating Officer and industry leader, he champions road safety, compliance, and reducing work-related road risk across the sector.

Rob Griffiths
Road Safety Officer, Powys County Council

Rob is a road safety officer with Powys County Council. Before this role he was a police officer for more than 30 years with Dyfed-Powys Police. He spent my whole career as a traffic officer on roads policing. He was a collision investigator for several years and specialised in tachographs, load security, dangerous goods (DGSA), weighing of vehicles and prohibitions. He was a forensic auto-crime examiner and was an RPU trainer… basically, anything to do with the roads! He says he is a big fan of the saying ‘every day is a learning day.

Jamie Hassall
Executive Director, PACTS

Jamie is a seasoned road safety professional who brings a wealth of knowledge, experience, and contacts to the role. He moves from National Highways where he has built up over 20 years of experience. He was responsible for improving driver compliance on the strategic road network and led trials of new equipment to detect close following, and mobile phone and seatbelt offences. He has worked closely with the police, DVLA and many other leading stakeholders. Innovative approaches to driver compliance earned him and his team a second Prince Michael International Road Safety Award. He is a civil engineer and vice-chair of the ITS(UK) Enforcement Working Group.

Brian Watts
Strategic Account Manager, Drivetech

Brian joined the Commercial Service Delivery team of Drivetech in August 2014. In 2018 Brian moved to the Strategic Team to take direct responsibility for the business relationships with several key customers, including Global organisations. Over the last three years Brian has worked with a not-for-profit organisation who run a fleet of 750 minibuses across the UK transporting children to and from school. During this time Drivetech have gained valuable insight into the specific challenges facing schools and colleges when using a minibus to transport pupils.

James Luckhurst (Panel Chair)
Project EDWARD Founder