Travelling to the Academy
Our priority is the safety and wellbeing of our pupils and staff. The school will do everything within its power to remain open during periods of adverse weather but recognise that there will be occasions where this is not possible.
In the event of adverse weather, the Rector will make a decision on school closure based on travel advice from Police Scotland. Where Police Scotland advice is to avoid travel on all roads (to reflect an amber/red weather warning issued by the Met Office), the school will close.
Where advice is to travel with caution or there is a high risk of disruption to travel, it is likely that school will remain open. A message will be sent to parents and staff to advise that school is open but that you should only travel if you are confident it is safe to do so.
Our Adverse Weather guidance can be read here.
Others will be travelling in a similar route to you to school, or from school, so you can share your journeys. If you have empty seats in your car, why not share them with someone else on your route? Or sign up to find a lift from someone already driving your way to school. Or just take turns driving.
At The Glasgow Academy we encourage parents and pupils to travel to and from school by cycling and walking (active travel) wherever possible.
Some of the benefits of active travel are:
- Improving both mental and physical health.
- Establishing positive active travel behaviour.
- Promoting independence and improving safety awareness.
- Reducing congestion, noise and pollution in the community.
- Reducing the environmental impact of the journey to school.To make cycling and walking to and from school a positive experience for everybody concerned, we expect our pupils to:
- Ride sensibly and safely and to follow the Highway Code.
- Check that their bicycle is roadworthy and regularly maintained.
- Behave in a manner which shows them and the school in the best possible light and to consider the needs of others when cycling
- Consider wearing a cycle helmet
- Ensure they can be seen by other road users, by using lights and wearing high-visibility clothing, appropriate.For the wellbeing of our pupils, we expect parents and carers to:
- Encourage their child to walk or cycle to school wherever possible.
- Encourage their child to take up opportunities to develop their competence and confidence in cycling.
- Consider cycling with their child on the school run.
- Provide their child with equipment such as high-visibility clothing, lights, a lock and cycle helmet as appropriate.
- Ensure that the bicycles ridden to school are roadworthy and regularly maintained.
School coach services operate from the North and South of the City, Helensburgh and from both North Lanarkshire and South Lanarkshire.
Zeelo provides home-to-school bus services for The Glasgow Academy. The service is built on technology, including online booking platforms, 24/7 customer support, live vehicle tracking and status notifications for every service.
How to book – guide available here
- Visit this link and select your desired pick-up location
- Choose your child’s ticket type and confirm
- Follow the steps to create your Zeelo account. Please create the account in your name, by using your email address or whichever address you would like to receive future comms about the service. Then add your child’s name as the rider(s)
- Your ticket purchase confirmation email will include a QR code, this will also appear in your app. The Glasgow Academy will be providing each student using transport with an RFID card. The preference is that the student boards by swiping their RFID card, however the QR code is also available if required.
You can book via the app or via the school booking page linked above. Please ensure you have identified your stop by checking the timetables on the booking page before proceeding.
Download the Zeelo app here:
If you would like any more information, you can see some FAQs here or can contact the Zeelo team 24/7 on their website live chat, by emailing contact@zeelo.co.
The Glasgow Subway provides a convenient means of travelling from the City Centre and the south side of the city. Its twin tunnels provide a circular service linking 15 stations in 24 minutes as follows:
Monday-Saturday: Trains run every 4 minutes at peak times, every 6 minutes during the day and every 8 minutes in the evenings.
Sunday: Trains run every 8 minutes.
Park & Ride: Car parking is available at Shields Road, Bridge Street and Kelvinbridge station. An inclusive ticket covers the cost of parking plus a return journey on the Underground. All car parks are equipped with closed-circuit TV surveillance.