Web Links
Education
Aim Higher
Provides information and website links about starting on a route to higher education.
Website: www.aimhigher.ac.uk
Association of National Specialist Colleges
Provides information on specialist independent colleges for students with disabilities.
Tel: 01509 554357
Website: www.natspec.org.uk
Childline
Free confidential helpline.
Tel: 0800 1111 Textphone: 0800 400222
Website: www.childline.org.uk
Connexions
Supports young people during transition and offers advice and information.
Tel: 0808 0013 219
Website: www.connexions-direct.com
Department for Children, Schools and Families
Provides information about all stages of education.
Tel: 0870 000 2288
Website: www.dfes.gov.uk
Department of Employment and Learning (Northern Ireland)
Offers information and links to other useful organisations in Northern Ireland.
Tel: 028 9025 7777
Website: www.delni.gov.uk
Department for Innovation, Universities and Skills (DIUS)
Aims to improve the nation's skills.
Tel: 028 7215 5
Website: www.d
Entry to Employment (E2E)
Work based learning for 16-18 year olds.
Contact your local Learning and Skills Council.
Foxes Hotel and Training College
Proviide life skills training in a hotel environment.
Tel: 028 9025 7777
Jobcentre Plus
This website has a section about the support available to disabled people who are seeking work, or who are unable to work.
Website: www.jobcentreplus.gov.uk
Learndirect
Online courses and qualifications that can be studied at home, work, or through local centres and university partners.
Freephone: 0800 101 901
Website: www.learndirect-skills.co.uk
Learning and Skills Council
Provide support, assessment and funding for young people wishing to further their education.
Tel: 0870 900 6800
Website: www.lsc.gov.uk
Moving On Up
Offers information and guidance on transition, especially relevant to young people from ethnic minorities communities.
Website: www.movingonup.info
National Extension College- NEC
Provides Open Learning materials and qualifications in both academic and vocational subjects.
Tel: 01223 400 200
Website: www.nec.ac.uk
National Parent Partnerships Network
Information, advice and support for parents of young people with special educational needs. Links to local parent partnerships.
Tel: 0207 843 6058
Website: www.parentpartnership.org.uk
NATSPEC, The Associationof National Specialist Colleges
Independent specialist colleges that provide further education and training.
Website: www.natspec.org.uk
Open University
Offers access to a range of courses and has a section for services for disabled students.
Tel: 0870 333 4340
Website: www.open.ac.uk
Parents for Inclusion
This is a parent based organisation working for all inclusive education systems with appropriate resources. Offers advice and support to parents.
Tel: 020 7735 7735
Website: www.parentsforinclusion.org
Helpline: 0800 652 3145
SENDIST - Specialist Educational Needs and Disability Tribunal
Hears appeals about the education of children with special needs.
Tel: 0870 241 2555
Website: www.sendist.gov.uk
SKILL: National Bureau for Students with Disabilities
An information service covering further education, higher education, funding and allowances, training and careers for people with disabilities.
Tel: 0800 328 5050
Website: www.skill.org.uk
SKILL Scotland
Offers advice and information on further and higher education in Scotland; including funding and allowances.
Tel: 0131 475 2348
Website: http://www.skill.org.uk/page.aspx?c=21&p=109
Student Awards Agency for Scotland
Deals with financial support and gives advice to eligible Scottish Students pursuing higher education.
Tel: 0845 111 1711
Website: www.student-support-saas.gov.uk
Student Loans Company
Government support package for students taking a higher education course.
Tel: 0800 405 010
Website: www.slc.co.uk
Toolkits for Success
Manages off-campus learning.
Website: www.disabilitytoolkits.ac.uk
Trans- active
Provides information for teenagers with or without severe learning difficulties, including information on transition.
Tel: 0121 707 7877
Website: www.trans-active.org.uk
UCAS
Co-ordinates student applications to all forms of higher education.
Tel: 0870 112 2211
Website: www.ucas.ac.uk
Whizz-Kidz
Gives disabled children the chance to lead more independent lives.
Website: www.whizz-kidz.org.uk
