The Walking School Bus Guidelines for the Auckland Region (PDF 2 MB) have been produced to ensure that parents and schools involved in setting up a walking bus follow a process that has proved effective for other schools.

The following resources are used along with the guidelines:

Survey Form
Initial survey to parents to gauge the interest in having a walking school bus.

WSB Parent Survey Form (41 KB)

Parent Pack
The complete parent pack (Word document 240 KB) is used to compile information for parents of potential “passengers”.

The parent pack includes individual templates for:

		Letter of Introduction (29 KB)
		WSB Route Map Example (680 KB)
		Bus Timetable (140 KB)
		Guidelines (45 KB)
		Parent Roster (65 KB)
		Contact List (134 KB)
		Parent Consent Form (45 KB)

Recruitment Poster
This recruitment poster can be downloaded and printed to advertise for volunteers to help out with your Walking School Bus. Just add your own contact details and put it up around your school or local area.

Walking School Bus Volunteer Recruitment Poster (617 KB)

Job Descriptions

		The Driver / Conductor (74 KB)
		The Route Co-ordinator (76 KB)

WSB Ticket
This WSB ticket template was created by Auckland City Council and is a novel way to keep children interested in using the WSB.

WSB Ticket Template Excel (384KB)