The Independent Schools' Transport Accreditation Service

The inspiration behind ISTAS was to address the following vulnerabilities:

These vulnerabilities created risks not only to the wellbeing of pupils but also to the essential trust parents place in the school. ISTAS Accreditation is the solution to addressing these challenges.

• Despite transport being integral to the pupil experience, a framework for excellence was conspicuously absent

• In many schools the transport services (and the associated risks) were assigned to untrained and inexperienced staff

• Senior management teams often undervalued the strategic value of their transport services