Departmental advice on health and safety for schools:
School staff driving the school minibus

School staff can drive the school minibus without any special licence, as long as their employer agrees and the following conditions are met:

• The staff member obtained their car driving licence before January 1997
• The staff member obtained their car driving licence later than January 1997 - but has held it for at least two years - and
  • is not being paid to drive the minibus (because exemption depends on no consideration being received by the driver) AND
  • the minibus weighs no more than 3.5 tonnes and is not used for hire or reward.