Parents/Carers Update

School transport changes – 63 and 150 local bus services

Derbyshire County Council school transport have contacted us with changes affecting service 150 and 63 bus services from Monday 3 October 2022. There are no changes to the 169, 172 and 470 services that will continue with their same operator and usual timetables.

Service 150

The local bus service 150 will be operated by TM travel from 3 October 2022. There are a few minor timetable tweaks on route in a morning but only by a minute and the bus will no longer serve Shirland.

Service 150 (local bus) TM Travel 0114 2633890

Alfreton, Bus Station 0720 1710 Oakerthorpe, Fourlane Ends 0725 1705 Wessington, Horse & Jockey 0730 1700 Tansley, Tavern Cross Roads 0735 1655 Tansley, Village Green 0737 1653 Matlock, Causeway Lane 0744 Matlock, Bakewell Road Stand B 1645 Matlock , County Hall 0746 Matlock, Bakewell Rd, Stand E 0749

Service 63

Service 063 From Chesterfield via Wingerworth/Clay Cross will now run earlier in a morning (as per revised timetable below) from 3 October 2022.

Service 063 (local bus) FROM OCT 2022

Chesterfield, Beetwell Street 0705

Hulleys (01246 582246)

1700 Wingerworth, Church (via Deerland Road) 0716 1649 Hepthorne Lane 0727 1639 Clay Cross Bus Station 0735 1633 Clay Lane 0740 1628 Littlemoor, Stubben Edge Lane 0745 1623 Woolley Moor, Ashover New Road 0750 1616 Milltown, The Nettle Inn 0754 1613 Ashover, Moor Road 0758 1610 Kelstedge Inn 0803 1606 Matlock, Duke of Wellington 0810 1601 Highfields, (Starkholmes) 0820 Returns from Highfields, (Starkholmes) 1550

Students with DCC school bus passes for the 063 service will be able to continue using their existing bus pass.

Reminder: Pastoral enquiries & sickness absence contacts

A reminder of contact details for year managers should you need to get in touch with them or to report a student absence:

Lower school site (Starkholmes) - to contact year managers for years 7 or 8:

Mr Allsobrook - Year Manager (year 7) Email: callsobrook@highfields.derbyshire.sch.uk Direct line: 01629 832314 or ext 244

Mrs Green – Year Manager (year 8) Email: tgreen@highfields.derbyshire.sch.uk Direct line: 01629 832313 or ext 235

Upper school site (Lumsdale) - to contact year managers for years 9 to 13:

Miss Esposito – Year Manager (year 9) Email: aesposito@highfields.derbyshire.sch.uk Direct line: 01629 832348 or ext 364

Mr Tidmarsh - Year Manager (year 10) Email: dtidmarsh@highfields.derbyshire.sch.uk Direct line: 01629 832329 or ext 111

Mrs Weightman Edge - Year Manager (year 11) Email: hweightman-edge@highfields.derbyshire.sch.uk Direct line: 01629 832345 or ext 159

Mrs Sargeant - Year Manager (sixth form) Email: rsargeant@highfields.derbyshire.sch.uk Direct line: 01629 832389 or ext 165