Home-to-school transport by RideTandem

Safe, tracked, reliable school buses

Fully-managed shuttle bus services for home-to-school transport, trips and sports fixtures.

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University of Warwick logo
University of Cambridge logo
Transport for West Midlands logo
Askham Bryan College logo

Fully-managed school transport

Outsource your transport entirely to RideTandem to receive 24/7 support, vetted transport operators, GPS tracking, reporting and support for daily or ad-hoc services.

Meet the team

Our friendly team of in-house Transport Operation Specialists are all DBS checked and fully qualified to respond to challenges on the road, as well as parent and passenger queries over the phone.

Service management

We manage everything for you, from transport operators and payments, to daily services and ad-hoc services for trips fixtures. We can flex up or down your service to meet any requirements.

Bespoke technology

Our apps are designed with schools and families in mind. Our Guardian App gives parents peace of mind, and our School Hub allows staff to enjoy full transparency of your RideTandem service.

Tracking and ticketing technology

Explore the Guardian App, School Hub and pupil ticketing options

Digital or physical tickets

With full flexibility over your service, passes can be created for monthly, termly or annual use and are available as digital or physical tickets to suit pupils’ requirements

Payments

Tickets and passes are purchased securely via the app, and funds are paid directly to your school. Payment plans can be set up for instalments and automatic pass and bursary allocation saves staff time

Real-time notifications

Parents and guardians can book, pay for and manage their child’s passes, view their live location, and receive route notifications when their child boards the vehicle

Location tracking

Live vehicle tracking allows pupils, parents and school staff to see where vehicles are at all times and access vehicle information including the registration and model for added peace of mind

Alerts

Our friendly team of Transport Operation Specialists monitor routes to avoid road closures and delays and get everyone to school on time. We’ll keep everyone up-to-date in the event of late running, changed routes, amended times and more

Your data dashboard

RideTandem’s Hub gives school staff a data dashboard of analytics to monitor route performance and improve efficiency over time. Available through RideTandem tech only services and fully-managed services, the RideTandem Hub gives you unlimited data at your fingertips.

  • Book or cancel tickets on students’ behalf
  • Monitor spare capacity of every route for optimum efficiency 
  • View live vehicle location, pick-up times, traffic conditions and more
  • Monitor overall passenger data, occupancy statistics and CO2 emissions
  • View timestamped history of all events and filter data to generate monthly reports
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Enhance your school transport

Running your own transport service? Improve the quality of your shuttle bus service by using RideTandem’s technology to provide digital ticketing, GPS-tracked services, booking and boarding notifications and alerts for delays and route changes.

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Get in touch for a no obligation demo with one of our Transport Specialists to see RideTandem in action and how it can help you.

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