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    Education Homepage

    This page links to information access to education, discrimination in education, support for learning, higher and further education, and problems at school.

    National union of students

    Information and advice for students is available on the NUS website.

    NUS recommends existing students contact their students’ union first, particularly for advice or support.

    Free School Meals

    Information from Hertfordshire County Council about free school meals

    T: 0300 123 4048

    Mon-Fri 8am-8pm; Sat 9am-4pm

    Calls charges (per minute)
    Landlines: up to 10p
    Mobiles: 3p – 40p
    (free if you have inclusive minutes)

    Child & Education Law Advice

    Coram Children’s Centre provides information about a range of education issues on their Child Law Advice website.

    Education Law Advice Line

    T: 0300 330 5485

    Mon-Fri 8am-6pm

    Calls charges (per minute)
    Landlines: up to 10p
    Mobiles: 3p – 40p
    (free if you have inclusive minutes)

    E-mail advice is also available: here

    Student Finance

    Information from gov.uk about student finance.

    Student Finance England helpline

    T: 0300 100 0607

    Mon-Fri 8am-8pm; Sat & Sun 8am-4pm

    Calls charges (per minute)
    Landlines: up to 10p
    Mobiles: 3p – 40p
    (free if you have inclusive minutes)

    A: Student Finance England, PO Box 210, Darlington DL1 9HJ

    Disability Rights UK

    Information for disabled students is available on the Disability Rights UK website.

    Disabled students helpline

    T: 0800 328 5050

    Tues & Thurs 11am – 1pm.

    Calls are free from landlines and most mobile networks.

    E: students@disabilityrightsuk.org

    Independent Parental Special Education Advice

    IPSEA is a charity offering free and independent legally based information, advice and support to help get the right education for children and young people with all kinds of special educational needs (SEN) and disabilities.

    Free 30 minute telephone advice appointments can be booked: here

    There is also an online enquiry function: here

    School Admissions

    Information from Hertfordshire County Council including:

    • Finding local schools
    • Admissions
    • Transport to school

    T: 0300 123 4043

    Mon-Fri 8am-8pm; Sat 9am-4pm

    Calls charges (per minute)
    Landlines: up to 10p
    Mobiles: 3p – 40p
    (free if you have inclusive minutes)

    • Our services

      Please note that all face-to-face services are suspended until further notice and the office remains closed.

      Advice by phone:
      03444 111 444 or 0800 144 8848

      Advice by email: info@watfordcab.cabnet.org.uk Please include your name, phone number and a brief description of the issue you need help with. Please do not include any other personal, sensitive or financial information.

      Our volunteers will answer calls and emails as quickly as they can, but you may have a longer wait than usual.

      We would like to thank you for your patience and understanding in these exceptional circumstances.

    • Our Address

      St Mary’s Churchyard
      High Street
      WATFORD
      Hertfordshire
      WD17 2BE

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    • Telephone

      03444 111 444 or 0800 144 8848

      Open between 10am & 4pm, Monday to Friday.

      If you need advice by phone you can call our advice line. This is a Hertfordshire wide service.

      We will help you as far as we can with publicly available information and decide on a next step which may include putting you in touch with another organisation or arranging a follow up phone appointment.

      Calls charges (per minute)
      Landlines: up to 9p
      Mobiles: 3p – 55p
      (free if you have inclusive minutes)

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