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Useful contacts Ealing Council Services Pupil support service Tel: [phone] Email: [email protected] For information on education grants and financial assistance including travel and free school meals. School attendance service Tel: [phone] The school and the LA’s School attendance service can offer parents help and advice to support attendance. Parents and carers have a legal responsibility to ensure their children attend school regularly. Continued poor attendance with unauthorised absence may lead to legal action being taken against the parents. Elective home education (EHE) Tel: [phone] Advice for parents/carers who are considering educating their child outside the school system. Family information service (FIS) Tel: [phone] Email: [email protected] For information on childcare and early years education and other support services for children aged 0-19. Ealing Youth and Connexions service Aimed at young people age 13-19 and up to 25 with a disability. Youth service Tel: [phone] Email: [email protected] Various youth projects and centres providing a wide range of activities, support and learning opportunities. Connexions service Ealing office: 020 8825 8573 (1pm-5pm Mon-Fri) Southall office: 020 8571 4615 (1pm-5pm Mon- Fri) Supports young people with their progression in education, employment and training. Ealing children’s integrated response service Tel: [phone] Email: [email protected] Report concerns about a child and get advice or help with family problems. Ealing service for children with additional needs Tel: [phone] Social Care, Education and Health Services for families where a child has additional needs or disabilities. Ealing youth counselling and information service Tel: [phone] Provides a counselling service for young people. Education organisations DFE (Department for Education) General enquiries: 0370 000 2288 Website: www.education.gov.uk/help/contactus Website: www.education.gov.uk/childrenandyoungpeople Other publications: 0845 602 2260 Central newsdesk: 020 7783 8300 ACE (Advisory Centre for Education) Tel: [phone] (Mon -Wed 10am-1pm) Website: www.ace-ed.org.uk Email: [email protected] For free independent advice, on admissions and educational issues like bullying, SEN, exclusion and attendance. ISC (Independent Schools Council) Tel: [phone] Website: www.isc.co.uk For information on the private (independent) education sector. Ofsted reports Tel: [phone] Email: [email protected] Website: www.ofsted.gov.uk ContinYou Ealing Parent Partnership Service Tel: [phone] Email: [email protected] Website www.continuyou.org.uk/cepps Provides practical, relevant advice and information and one-to-one support, supports you during assessment for a statement of SEN and assists with issues such as moving school and exclusion. Coram Children’s Legal Centre Tel: [phone] (Family or child law) Tel: [phone] (Education law) Website: www.childrenslegalcentre.com Family, Children’s & Education Legal Service. Ombudsman Tel: [phone] Website: www.lgo.org.uk A free independent service that investigate complaints about councils and some other authorities, including education admissions appeal panels. Diocesan Bodies Church of England Tel: [phone] Website: www.london.anglican.org/schools London Diocesan Board for Schools Roman Catholic Tel: [phone] Website: www.rcdow.org.uk Westminster Diocese Education Service Starting High School 2021 57