Helplines

Helplines and Other Organisations
		UK Childline
		Kidscape
		National Phobics Society
Advisory Centre for Education (ACE)Ltd 1b, Aberdeen Studios, 22-24 Highbury Grove, London N5 2DQ Tel: 020 7354 8321 (Mon-Fri, 2-5pm) Fax: 020 7354 9069 Exclusions helpline: 020 7704 9822 E-mail: ace-ed@easynet.co.uk ...national education watchdog, independent of government. Free advice and support to parents. Summaries of Education Acts, Special Needs Education and Home education.
	UK Selfhelp.info On-line directory providing the telephone numbers of over 760 UK Self Help Groups and hyperlinks to over 560 web sites.
Children's Legal Centre [Advice Line Mon - Fri 2pm - 5pm] University of Essex Wivenhoe Park Colchester Essex CO4 3SQ Tel: 01206 873820 E-mail: clc@essex.ac.uk ...advice and information on legal issues affecting children in England and Wales. Publish the Education Rights Handbook.			Scottish Child Law Centre (Tues-Fri 10.00-4.00) 23, Buccleuch Place Edinburgh Tel: 0131 6676333
Family Rights Group [Telephone and written advice for families where children are in contact with social services] The Print House 18 Ashwin Street London E8 3DL Tel: 0207 923 2628 Fax: 0207 923 2683 Advice Line: 0207 249 0008
		Law Centres Federation 18-19 Warren Street London W1 5DB Tel: 0207 387 8570 Fax: 0207 387 8368
		Legal Aid
England and Wales		Northern Ireland		Scotland
Legal Aid Head Office 85 Grays Inn Road London WC1X 8AA Tel: 020 7813 1000		Incorporated Law Society of NI Legal Aid Department Bedford House 16-22 Bedford Street Northern Ireland Tel: 01232 246441 Fax: 01232 332548		Scottish Legal Aid Board 44 Drumsheugh Gardens Edinburgh Scotland EH3 7SW Tel: 0131 226 7061 Fax: 0131 220 4878
National Council for Civil Liberties 21 Tabard Street London SE1 4LA Tel: 0207 403 3888 Fax: 0207 407 5354 email:liberty@gn.apc.org			Scottish Council for Civil Liberties 146 Holland Street Glasgow G2 4NG Tel: 0141 332 5960 Fax: 0141 332 5309 (Mon - Fri 2pm - 5pm)
Parent Network [Practical and emotional support for families, locally based 'Parent-link' groups] 44-46 Caversham Road London NW5 2DS Tel: 0207 485 8535
Dyslexics.org.uk The site includes plenty of practical advice, useful not just for the parents of dyslexic children, but for any parent whose children, schooled or otherwise, need help with the basics of the three R’s; reading, writing and arithmetic.			British Dyslexia Association 98 London Road Reading Berkshire RG1 5AU Tel: 0118 966 8271 Fax: 0118 935 1927 Email
Flexi Schooling Flexi-time schooling is choosing when to be educated, using schools just as they are. Information Pack available to be downloaded in Word or pdf format on the website.
Centre for Personalised Education 113 Arundel Drive, Bramcote Hills, Nottingham, NG9 3FQ Tel/Fax: 0115 925 7261 ...seeks to promote education based on the personal learning plans of individuals composed from a flexible catalogue curriculum, located in a variety of settings, and operating within a framework of democratic values and practices. CHI (Children of High Intelligence support society) PO Box 4222, London SE22 8XG ...offers direct support for children whose intelligence falls within the top 2% (5% if under age 7). Practical experience in dealing with schools, LEAs, the DfEE, OFSTED and SCAA, part-time (flexi-) schooling, Further Education Colleges and home education.
Contact a Family 209-211City Road, London, EC1V 1JN Tel: 020 7608 8701 Helpline: 0808 808 3555 (10 am - 4 pm, Mon-Fri) Minicom: 020 7608 8702 Fax: 020 7608 8701 Email ...Contact address for other organisations concerned with special needs at both national and local level.

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Helplines and Other Organisations