Online roundtable with self-assessment
The journey before the bell.
Why school transportation deserves a seat at the leadership table. Score your own school across ten areas as the session goes on, then compare notes with peers.
Thursday 3 December 2026
10:00 to 11:00 CET (13:00 Dubai)
Online, 60 minutes
Your transport report card
How would your school's transport report read?
Ten subjects. Grade each one 0, 1 or 2 and the card adds up your total. Leadership teams who grade separately and compare afterwards often find the differences as interesting as the totals.
| Subject | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | Transport is treated as essential access, not an add-on | |||
| 02 | Our SLT knows the transport laws that apply in our country | |||
| 03 | The transport lead's role is fully defined | |||
| 04 | Our transport lead is trained across the whole role | |||
| 05 | Staffing covers the peaks and the full bus day | |||
| 06 | A trained back-up steps in when an incident hits | |||
| 07 | We have a bus diversion plan with a safe haven | |||
| 08 | A late morning bus is spotted fast, and its children marked correctly | |||
| 09 | Routes are designed around students' ride time | |||
| 10 | Decisions about buses are made with data |
What you take away
Know where your school stands.
Your report card adds up as you grade. Here is what each result means for your school.
0 to 8
Exposed
Transport is running on goodwill and luck. Start with ownership.
9 to 14
Working, but fragile
Fine on a normal day, stretched on a bad one. Look at peaks and back-up.
15 to 20
In control
Keep it that way with data and an annual review.
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Questions for your next SLT meeting
Leave with five questions to put transport on your next leadership meeting agenda.
Who should join
School leadership teams.
Heads of School and principals
Business managers and bursars
Senior leadership teams
Transport managers and coordinators
How it runs
Bring your leadership team.
Score separately and compare afterwards. Where the Head and the Business Manager disagree is often where the real gaps are.
Roundtables are small online working groups for international school operations leaders, hosted by Kevin Lloyd, founder of Together School.
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Thursday 3 December 2026, 10:00 to 11:00 CET (13:00 to 14:00 Dubai), online on Microsoft Teams. One form covers the whole series: tick every roundtable you would like to join, and your joining links arrive by email as soon as you register.
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