What is the first thing that parents notice when their children go to an away sports fixture?

 

I am sure you will have seen it yourself.   When pupils or students return to school after an away sporting fixture or other out-of-school event, many will be picked up by their parents.  And of course, in the summer months, this pick-up will occur in daylight.

In such situations, most parents will dutifully wait in their designated area near the school gates – and thus in the summer term will actually see the school minibus return.  Indeed, for many parents, this is both the only contact that they have with the out-of-school activities and the only time they get to see the minibus.

As such that minibus is the key to their vision of the school.  They are proud of course that their daughters and sons are representing the school, and they will undoubtedly seek to get information about the event, and indeed the trip.

And when the transport is very obviously new, and in excellent condition, that will form a major part of their vision of the school.

For it is undoubtedly the case that a minibus can have more effect on a parent’s view of the school than one might think, for the simple reason that when parents don’t see the inside of the school on a daily basis, all they have to go on is what their sons and daughters say.

But when they see the school team return to school in a modern, gleaming, and obviously very safe vehicle, parental impressions of the school as a whole rises.

At the same time, the age and state of the minibus will affect the students’ perception of the school.  If they are travelling in a modern vehicle they will accept their role as “ambassadors” of the school.

Indeed, more and more schools are using leased minibuses not just to facilitate journeys to sporting fixtures but also to increase the “learning outside” opportunities the school can offer.

There is more about leasing a new minibus on our website.   Alternatively, you can get in touch by calling the Minibus Team on  01753 976 095 or by dropping us an email –  stephenplumley@selectcarleasing.co.uk – and we’ll do our best to help!

Stephen Plumley