Live bus tracking
Parents see the bus approaching and are told when their child boards and gets off.
Peace of mind,
every school day.
Parents are told when their child boards the bus, arrives at school and is collected, and every family hears straight away in an emergency.
A school day
Parents know, at every step.
Automatic updates from the bus stop to the school gate, and back home again.
07:05
Bus nearby
Bus 3 is five minutes from your stop.
07:12
On the bus
Leila scanned her card and boarded Bus 3.
07:41
Arrived at school
Checked in at Gate 2.
14:30
Collected
Picked up by Mum, an authorised guardian.
15:02
Home stop
Dropped at Oak Street by Bus 3.
Key features
Safer journeys, better informed families.
Schools record every movement automatically, and parents get the update the moment it happens.
Gate check-in and check-out
Students scan in and out at the gate, and parents are notified straight away. Missing check-ins raise an alert.
Authorised pickups
Parents choose who can collect their child, and the school confirms every pickup at the gate.
Emergency alerts
Reach every family within seconds during a lockdown, closure or bus delay, with updates until it is over.
Runs on the City in My Hand appResidents find it alongside every other city service, in one app.
About City in My HandWho it helps
Reassurance for parents, less admin for schools.
For parents
Know where their child is on the way to school and back, without calling the office.
- Told when their child boards and arrives
- See who collected them, and when
- Report an absence in a tap
For schools
Attendance and safety handled automatically, with every family one message away.
- Attendance recorded at the gate
- Fewer calls to the school office
- Reach every family in an emergency
Ready to connect schools and parents?
Tell us how your schools keep families informed today. We’ll show you how the platform fits.