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Annex D: Useful contacts and information

ACE ADVOCACY

ACE Advocacy was started in January 2003, and provides information for people with learning disabilities about independent advocacy. The project is managed by ENABLE Scotland with a view to the project running independently in the future.

ACE Advocacy

Telephone: 0141 225 1690
Email: ace.advocacy@enable.org.uk

ADDITIONAL SUPPORT NEEDS TRIBUNAL FOR SCOTLAND
This website provides information about the tribunal.
Website: http://www.asntscotland.gov.uk

AFASIC
AFASIC promotes understanding, acceptance, equal opportunities and inclusion of children and young people with speech and language impairments.
AFASIC

Telephone: 01382 561891
Email: afasicscotland@btopenworld.com
Website: http://www.afasic.org.uk/

ASSESSMENT FOR LEARNING PROGRAMME
This seeks to provide a streamlined and coherent system of assessment. It will ensure parents, teachers and other professionals have the feedback they need on pupils' learning and development needs.
Website: http://www.ltscotland.org.uk/assess/texthome.asp

AUTISM ARGYLL
Autism Argyll was formed in August 2000 by a group of parents to provide support and information to parents, carers and those affected by Autism Spectrum Disorders ( ASD) living within Argyll and Bute.
Email: alison.leask1@btinternet.com
Website: http://www.argyllcommunities.org/AUTISMARGYLL/

BARNARDO'S
Barnardo's Scotland is working to improve the lives of almost 9,000 children, young people and their families each year. They deliver 61 services where they promote social inclusion in the face of disability, abuse, HIV/ AIDS, family breakdown, poverty, educational breakdown, homelessness, alcohol or drug misuse.
Barnardo's Scotland

Telephone: 0131 334 9893
Website: http://www.barnardos.org.uk/scotland

THE CALL CENTRE
The CALL Centre (Communication Aids for Language and Learning) provides specialist expertise in technology for children who have speech, communication and/or writing difficulties in schools across Scotland.

Telephone: 0131 651 6235/6236
Email: info@callcentrescotland.org.uk
Website: http://www.callcentre.education.ed.ac.uk/

CAPABILITY SCOTLAND
Capability Scotland is a leading disability organisation in Scotland. They provide a range of flexible services which support disabled people of all ages in their everyday lives.
ASCS (Advice Service Capability Scotland)

Telephone: 0131 313 5510
Email: ascs@capability-scotland.org.uk
Website: http://www.capability-scotland.org

CAREERS SCOTLAND
Careers Scotland provide services, information and support to individuals of all ages and stages of career, planning and employers wanting to recruit and maintain a productive workforce.
Careers Scotland

National Telephone: 0845 8 502 502
Telephone: 0141 228 2264/2489/2527
Website: http://www.careers-scotland.org.uk

CENTRE FOR EDUCATION FOR RACIAL EQUALITY SCOTLAND ( CERES)
CERES works with the public, private and voluntary sectors across Scotland to raise awareness of race equality issues in education and advises on development and implementation of anti-racist policies and perspectives.
CERES
Moray House Institute of Education

Telephone: 0131 651 6274
Email: ceres@ed.ac.uk
Website: http://www.education.ed.ac.uk/ceres/

CHILDLINE SCOTLAND
This helpline offers children and young people confidential advice on matters concerning them.
Childline Scotland

Telephone: 0870 336 2910
Helpline: 0800 1111
Website: http://www.childline.org.uk/Scotland.asp

THE CHILDREN'S COMMISSIONER
The Commissioner keep an eye on what's happening in the Scottish and commissions and publishes research into issues that are important to children and young people. It provide an information and signposting service to adults, including families and people who work with children. The Commissioner is not responsible for investigating cases relating to the rights of and provision of services for individual children.
Scotland's Commissioner for Children and Young People

Telephone : 0131 558 3733
Email: enquiries@sccyp.org.uk

CHILDREN'S HEARING SYSTEM
This website contains background information on Children's Panels and provides information on what happens in a Hearing.
Website: http://www.childrens-hearings.co.uk/

CHILDREN IN SCOTLAND
Children in Scotland is the national agency for voluntary, statutory and professional organisations and individuals working with children and their families in Scotland. Children in Scotland exists to identify and promote the interests of children and their families through and for its members.
Children in Scotland

Telephone: 0131 228 8484
Email: info@childreninscotland.org.uk
Website: http://www.childreninscotland.org.uk

COMMISSION FOR RACIAL EQUALITY (SCOTLAND)
Commission for Racial Equality (Scotland)
The Tun

Telephone: 0131 524 2000
Email: Scotland@cre.gov.uk
Website: http://www.cre.gov.uk

CONTACT A FAMILY SCOTLAND
This national organisations offers information and support to families who care for children with any disability or additional support need and can link the families of children with rare of specific syndromes.
Contact a Family Scotland

Telephone: 0131 475 2608
Email: Scotland@cafamily.org.uk

Website: http://www.cafamily.org.uk/scotland/

DISABILITY RIGHTS COMMISSION
The Disability Rights Commission ( DRC) is an independent body established in April 2000 by Act of Parliament to stop discrimination and promote equality of opportunity for disabled people. The DRC works with disabled people, employers and service providers to find practical solutions for everyone.

Telephone: 08457 622 633
Textphone: 08457 622 644
Website: http://www.drc.org.uk

DOWN'S SYNDROME SCOTLAND
Down's Syndrome Scotland aims to improve the quality of life for everyone in Scotland with Down's syndrome.
Down's Syndrome Scotland

Telephone: 0131 313 4225
Email: info@dsscotland.org.uk
Website: http://www.dsscotland.org.uk
EARLY YEARS ONLINE - LEARNING & TEACHING SCOTLAND
This provides up-to-date information of what is happening in early years education in Scotland, with news and events and a discussion forum.
Early Years Online Team
Learning and Teaching Scotland

Telephone: 08700 100 297
Email: enquiries@LTScotland.org.uk
Website: http://www.ltscotland.org.uk/earlyyears/

EDUCATION LAW UNIT - GOVAN LAW CENTRE
The Education Law Unit works in partnership with schools, education authorities, parents' groups and charities to make pupils' rights and parents' rights in education a reality.
Govan Law Centre

Telephone: 0141 445 1955
Email: advice@edlaw.org.uk
Website: http://www.govanlc.com/index.html

ENABLE SCOTLAND
ENABLE Scotland believes that children and adults with learning disabilities have the same rights as anyone else to lead full and active lives in their local communities. ENABLE Scotland helps people to do this by campaigning, providing services, supporting people to do things in new and innovative ways, and by helping children, young people and adults to have a say in decisions which affect them.
ENABLE Scotland

Telephone: 0141 226 4541
Email: enable@enable.org.uk
Website: http://www.enable.org.uk/

ENQUIRE
Enquire is the Scottish advice and information service for additional support for learning. It is managed by Children in Scotland and is funded by the Scottish Executive. The service is available to parents and carers of children and young people with additional support needs, to children and young people themselves, and to professionals working with them. Enquire offers advice and information, training and talks, produces and range of free publications and has a legal subscription service.
Enquire
Children in Scotland

Helpline: 0845 123 2303
Email: info@enquire.org.uk

EPILEPSY SCOTLAND
This service aims to improve the quality of life for people with epilepsy and their families in Scotland.
Epilepsy Scotland

Telephone: 0141 427 4911
Email: enquiries@epilepsyscotland.org.uk
Website: http://www.epilepsyscotland.org.uk/epilepsy

FAIRBRIDGE IN SCOTLAND
Fairbridge offer support to young people living in deprived areas through a combination of long-term personal support and challenging activities to give them a route back into mainstream society.
Fairbridge in Scotland

Telephone: 0131 475 2303
Email: fis@fairbridgescot.org.uk
Website: http://www.fairbridge.org.uk/

EQUITY IN EDUCATION
The aim of Equity in Education is to improve educational and social incomes for children and young people, in particular those with additional support needs.
Equity in Education

Telephone: 01721 729326
Website: http://www.equityineducation.org/

HOME-START
Home-Start is the UK's leading family support charity. Through a network of more than 12,000 trained parent volunteers, they support thousands of parents struggling to cope. The families need support for many reasons including post-natal illness, disability, bereavement, the illness of a parent or child, or social isolation.
Website: http://www.homestart.org.uk/

ISEA (INDEPENDENT SPECIAL EDUCATION ADVICE) (SCOTLAND)
This organisations provides information, advice and support, including advocacy/representation, to parents and carers of children/young people with additional support needs.
ISEA

Telephone: 0131 454 0096 (Advocacy Project: 0131 454 0144)

LINKING EDUCATION AND DISABILITY
LEAD provides guidance to physically disabled young people (16+) and adults requiring access to education and lifelong learning.
LEAD

Telephone: 0131 317 3439
Email: enquiries@lead.org.uk
Website: http://www.lead.org.uk

NATIONAL AUTISTIC SOCIETY
The National Autistic Society exists to champion the rights and interests of all people with autism and Asperger's Syndrome and to ensure that they and their families receive quality services appropriate to their needs.
National Autistic Society Scotland

Telephone: 0141 221 8090
Email: scotland@nas.org.uk
Website: http://www.nas.org.uk

NATIONAL CENTRE FOR AUTISM STUDIES
The National Centre for Autism ( NCAS) was established in November 2003, and is located in the University of Strathclyde Faculty of Education. They aim to provide opportunities for the collaboration and sharing of information in the field of autism spectrum disorders ( ASD), including education and training, practice issues and research.
Telephone: 0141 950 3234
Enquiries to: margaret.ritchie@strath.ac.uk
Website: http://www.strath.ac.uk/autism-ncas/home.html

NHS EDUCATION FOR SCOTLAND ( NES)
NHS Education for Scotland aims to provide better patient care by designing, commissioning, quality assuring and, where appropriate, providing education, training and lifelong learning for the NHS workforce in Scotland.

Telephone: 0131 225 4365

Telephone: 0131 226 7371
Email: enquiries@nes.scot.nhs.uk
Website: http://www.nes.scot.nhs.uk

NHS HELPLINE SCOTLAND
This helpline offers information on health services, practices and procedures.
NHS Helpline Scotland
Network Scotland

Helpline: 0800 22 44 88

PAMIS
PAMIS is an organisation in Scotland working with people with profound and multiple learning disabilities, their family carers and professionals who support them.
PAMIS

Telephone: 01382 345 154
Email: pamis@dundee.ac.uk
Website: http://www.dundee.ac.uk/pamis

PARENTLINE SCOTLAND
Parentline is a confidential telephone helpline run by Children 1st providing support to parents and carers in talking through any concerns relating to parenting issues.
Parentline Scotland

Telephone: 0131 446 2333
Freephone: 0808 800 22 22
Website: http://www.children1st.org.uk

PARIS (Public Autism Resource & Information Service)
This is a new online services provided by the National Autistic Society. It draws from a UK-wide database of diagnostic services, schools, support groups, training courses, residential and day services. PARIS is designed to help people with autism and Asperger's Syndrome, their families and the people who work with them professionally to find out more about the services available to them.
PARIS Department
The National Autistic Society

Telephone: 0115 911 3360
Email: Paris@nas.org.uk
Website: http://www.info.autism.org.uk

PARTNERS IN ADVOCACY
Partners in Advocacy is an advocacy organisation for adults, young people and children with learning disabilities, and provide services in Edinburgh, Glasgow, West Lothian, Dundee and Midlothian. Their work is based on the principles of human rights and independent advocacy.
Partners in Advocacy

Telephone: 0131 478 7723
Email: admin@partnersinadvocacy.org.uk

PEOPLE FIRST (SCOTLAND)
People First (Scotland) represents the interests of people with learning disabilities in Scotland. They develop and support self-advocacy for people with learning disabilities through the creation of and support to independent local groups in Scotland which are affiliated to People First (Scotland).
People First (Scotland)

Telephone: 0131 478 7707
Email: P1st@btconnect.com
Website: http://www.peoplefirstscotland.com

PLAYBACK TRUST
The Playback Trust is aimed at young people between 12-18 years of age who have physical disabilities. The young people at Playback play an active part in creating an activity programme. The programme is designed to enable young people to play an active part in their community.
Telephone: 0131 453 4889
Email: maybaillie@playbacktrust.org
Website: www.playbacktrust.org

POSITIVE PARENTING
Positive Parenting specialises in the support of parents and those who work with them.

Telephone: 023 9252 8787
Email: info@parenting.org.uk
Website: http://www.parenting.org.uk/Default.aspx

PRINCE'S TRUST
The Prince's Trust enables young people to come together and make a contribution to their local community while developing their own self-confidence and motivation.
Telephone: 0141 204 4409
Website: http://www.princes-trust.org.uk

RATHBONE
Rathbone provides a wide range of national services including programmes to support young people who have fallen out of mainstream education, special programmes for young people who have been excluded or who are in danger of being excluded from school, and a network of independent living centres for people with special needs helping them gain the skills and the confidence they need to live independently in the community.
To contact a specific Rathbone Centre directly, go to the 'Where Are We' section of the website.
Rathbone Head Office

Telephone: 0161 236 5358
Minicom: 0161 238 6345
Email: info@rathboneuk.org
Website: http://www.rathbonetraining.co.uk/

SCOTTISH CHILD LAW CENTRE

Freephone (for under 18s): 0800 328 8970
Telephone: 0131 667 1713
Email: enquiries@sclc.org.uk
Website: http://www.sclc.org.uk/

SCOTTISH CONSORTIUM FOR LEARNING DISABILITY ( SCLD)
SCLD is an organisation set up to help people make the changes set out in The same as you?.
Scottish Consortium for Learning Disability

Telephone: 0141 418 5420
Website: http://www.scld.org.uk

SCOTTISH INDEPENDENT ADVOCACY ALLIANCE
The Scottish Independent Advocacy Alliance ( SIAA) promotes, supports and defends the principles and practice of independent advocacy across Scotland. SIAA was set up as a result of the work undertaken by it's predecessor Advocacy 2000, a 3-year project set up to look at the needs of the Advocacy Movement in Scotland, and how these could be supported in the future.
Scottish Independent Advocacy Alliance

Telephone: 0131 455 8183
Email: enquiry@siaa.org.uk
Website: http://www.siaa.org.uk

SCOTTISH SOCIETY FOR AUTISM
The Scottish Society for Autism was established in 1968 and works together with people with Autism Spectrum Disorder ( ASD), their families, carers and other organisations to provide quality services and training in education and care; influence policy and practice to ensure the best education, care, support and opportunities; and to raise public awareness about ASD and how it affects the lives of families in Scotland.
Scottish Society for Autism

Telephone: 01259 720044
Email: info@autism-in-scotland.org.uk
Website: http://www.autism-in-scotland.org.uk

SCOTTISH YOUTH PARLIAMENT
The SYP aims to be a collective national youth voice for all young people in Scotland.
Scottish Youth Parliament

Telephone: 0131 313 2488
Website: http://www.scottishyouthparliament.org.uk

SENSE SCOTLAND
Sense Scotland are a service providing organisation which is also engaged in policy development for children and adults with complex support needs because of deafblindness or sensory impairment, learning disability or physical disability. Sense Scotland also provide communication and innovative support services for people who are marginalised because of challenging behaviour, health care issues and the complexity of their support needs.
Sense Scotland

Telephone: 0141 429 0294
Email: info@sensescotland.org.uk
Website: http://www.sensescotland.org.uk

SKILL SCOTLAND
This service promotes opportunities to empower young people and adults with disabilities to realise their potential in further and higher education, training and employment.
SKILL Scotland

Telephone: 0131 475 2348
Email: admin@skillscotland.org.uk
Website: http://www.skill.org.uk

SPECIAL NEEDS INFORMATION POINT

Telephone: 0131 536 0583
Textphone: 0131 536 0360
Email: snip@btinternet.com
Website: http://www.snipinfo.org/

SURE START CHILDCARE LINK
The Government launched the ChildcareLink Helpline and website in December 1999 as part of the National Childcare Strategy. This strategy aims to help people back into the workplace by removing the childcare barrier. The ChildcareLink service is funded by the Department for Education and the Scottish Executive.
Opportunity Links

Email: childcarelink@opp-links.org.uk
Website: http://www.childcarelink.gov.uk/index.asp

UPDATE
UPDATE is Scotland's National Disability Information Service. They provide information, resources and other supporting services to enable any type of organisation to provide reliable, relevant and up-to-date disability information. They have also taken over from Direct Payments Scotland to provide information and advice about receiving direct payments for self-directed care in Scotland.
UPDATE

Telephone: 0131 558 5200
Minicom: 0131 558 5201
Email: info@update.org.uk
Website: http://www.update.org.uk/

WHO CARES? SCOTLAND
Who Cares? Scotland is an independent organisation who work with children and young people with experience of being looked after in Scotland. They provide a range of services including advocacy, advice, information and support.
Who Cares? Scotland

Telephone: 0141 226 4441
Email: enquiries@whocaresscotland.org
Website: http://www.whocaresscotland.org/

YOUNG SCOT
The national youth information and discount service in Scotland.
Young Scot
Rosebery House

Telephone: 0131 313 2488
Website: http://www.youngscot.org

YOUTH SCOTLAND
This organisations supports, develops and improves the range and quality of informal, educational, social and leisure opportunities available for young people in Scotland.
Telephone: 0131 229 0339
Website: http://www.youthscotland.org.uk

YOUTHLINK SCOTLAND
This aims to support the development of accessible, high quality youth work services which promote the well-being and development of young people.
Youthlink Scotland

Telephone: 0131 313 2488
Website: http://www.youthlink.co.uk

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