The Independent Schools' Transport Accreditation Service
Your Journey to ISTAS Accreditation
Initial Discussion
This is the start of your journey. The registration form is available here.
Registration
Consultation Period
During this virtual collaborative period you will be guided through The ISTAS Standard modules.
An independent review to confirm all criteria have been achieved.
A member of the team will be in touch to better understand your transport operations.
Independent Review
Must be completed within 8 weeks of registration.
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The Standard is the framework for managing independent transport services. At its core is the belief that safety is a shared responsibility, acknowledging that every member of the school community has a critical role in upholding and sustaining safe school transport services.
The ISTAS Standard
The following modules must be successfully completed to achieve ISTAS Accreditation:
Module 1 - Management
Module 2 - Vehicles
Module 3 - Drivers
Module 4 - Operations
Module 6 - Vehicle Safety Equipment
Module 5 - Stakeholder Communications
During this virtual collaborative period you will be guided through the framework modules to meet the accreditation standard
On successfully achieving The Standard your school will be awarded ISTAS Accreditation
A member of the team will be in touch to gain a better understanding of your transport operations and discuss The Standard framework.
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M2
M3
M4
M5
The modules are accessible to registered users via the ISTAS intranet site.
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