Independent travel training - Print version

City-wide independent travel training is provided by our Independent Travel Team.

What is Independent Travel Training?

Independent travel is a crucial life skill that gives people the freedom to fulfil their potential and live a full life.

Independent Travel Training (ITT) provides people with the knowledge and skills they need to travel independently, whilst providing parents and carers with peace of mind that people are travelling safely.

ITT is a free service and is part of the education curriculum.  It is also part of the Promoting Independence Service within Adult Social Care.

There is a team of experienced Independent Travel Trainers currently working within the community, schools and colleges.

How do we do it?

We offer training in the practical skills required to travel independently.

• Route knowledge
• Working on an agreed route that will be specific to meet the individual’s needs.
• Using a bus: how to use a bus pass, where to sit, how to stop the bus and problem solving etc.
• Enabling people to develop their knowledge and confidence.
• Working at the pace of the individual

Access our referral forms and related documents [http://www.coventry.gov.uk/downloads/download/4228/independent_travel_team_-_downloads].

View our video

Who can get independent travel training?

Adults (18 years +) who are accessing:

• Learning Disabilities Promoting Independence Service
• Adult Social Care
• Mental Health Services
• Agencies funded by the Coventry City Council

Young people aged between 12-25 with special educational needs, in receipt, or eligible for transport or travel assistance accessing:

• Special Educational Need (SEN) Schools and Colleges in Coventry
• Careers Advisory service in schools and colleges
• SEN Team, Coventry City Council
• Step into Work (employment skills)
• Supported Internship

How can people get independent travel training?

Adults (18 years +) who are accessing Adult Social Care Service;

Adults can be referred directly to the Independent Travel Team (ITT) via the following link:

• Adult Social Care [https://www.coventry.gov.uk/info/78/care_and_support/980/assessments_eligibility_and_support_planning]

Young people 

There are three ways that young people may be referred to our service:

• Young people, 12-19 years old attending SEN schools please contact your school directly.
• Young people over 16 with special educational needs but not attending SEN schools, please contact your Careers Advisor or SEN Team (phone: 024 7683 1614).
• Young people over 16 with special educational needs attending college, you can refer for ITT using the following link  Adult Social Care [https://www.coventry.gov.uk/info/78/care_and_support/980/assessments_eligibility_and_support_planning].  You can do this yourself, or ask your Careers Advisor for support.