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Educating Your Child at Home - Useful Contacts

The Children's Legal Centre

University of Essex
Wivenhoe Park Advice Line: 0845 120 2948
Colchester
Essex
CO4 3SQ

Email: CLC@essex.ac.uk
Web site: http://www2.essex.ac.uk/clc/

The Children's Legal Centre is an independent national body, which monitors and advises on law and policies which effect children and young people in England and Wales. They offer free and confidential advice about any legal issue relating to children and young people.

Advisory Centre for Education (ACE)

IC Aberdeen Studios
22-24 Highbury Grove
London
N5 2QD

Tel: 0808 800 5793
Web site: http://www.ace-ed.org.uk/

ACE offers advice and information on all aspects of the maintained education service.

Education Otherwise

PO Box 325
Kings Lynn
Norfolk
PE34 3XW

Tel: 0845 478 6345
Email: eoemailhelpline@education-otherwise.org
Web site: http://www.education-otherwise.org.uk/

Education Otherwise is an organisation providing information (including legal), resources and support for families educating their children in ways other than at school. Offering advice, news letters, lists of local home educators and their interests.

Home Education Advisory Service

PO Box 98
Welwyn Garden City
Herts
AL8 6AN

Tel: 01707 371854

Contact for a comprehensive list of addresses and resources for Home Education.

Qualifications & Curriculum Authority (QCA)

83 Piccadilly
London
W1J 8QA

Tel: 020 7509 5556
Web site: http://www.qca.org.uk/

Will provide information on curriculum, assessment, testing and examinations.

The Royal Borough of Windsor and Maidenhead

Principal Education Welfare and Partnerships Officer
Education Welfare Service
Town Hall
St Ives Road
Maidenhead
SL6 1RF Tel: 01628 796585

Senior Adviser (for Education Otherwise)
York House
Sheet Street
Windsor
SL4 1DD Tel: 01628 683668

There are also various websites that can be accessed via the DfES (http://www.dfes.gov.uk/), for example, The Parents' Centre,which will provide you with other relevant information.