Contacts and Links

Educational Contacts

• Educational Advice for Travellers
  Fiona Earle
  P.O. Box 36
  Grantham, Lincs NG31 6EW
  
  
• Education Otherwise, advice and information (including legal information for Home Educators in England, Wales and Scotland)
  PO Box 325, Kings Lynn, Norfolk PE34 3XW
  Tel: 0845 478 6345
  Email: eoemailhelpline@education-otherwise.org
  http://www.education-otherwise.org
  
  
• Scottish Traveller Education Programme
  A wealth of information about Traveller Education in Scotland backed up by academic research. Also offers European perspectives on this area of work.
  http://www.scottishtravellered.net
  
  
• Travellers Times.
  Download Travellers Times at their website http://travellerstimes.org.uk/
  Send your news and views to editor, Bill Laws, at Travellers' Times: BillL@ruralmedia.co.uk
  
  
• School House
  Schoolhouse offers information and support to parents/carers throughout Scotland who seek to take personal responsibility for the education of their children, families who have chosen, or are contemplating home-based education; and those who wish to safeguard the right of families to educate in accordance with their own philosophy and with due regard to the wishes and feelings of their children. http://www.schoolhouse.org.uk/
  
  
• www.ComeLookatus.org Scottish Young Gypsy Traveller website, written by the young people themselves.
  
  
• The Travellers' School Charity,
  TSC
  PO Box 2
  Goodwick
  SA64 0ZQ
  
  Tel 07717 055378
  Email: stigstrunk@aol.com
  www.travellersschool.plus.com
  
  
• National Association of Teachers of Travellers
  Anthea Wormington
  Newham Traveller Education Service
  Credon Centre
  Kirton Road
  Plaistow
  London
  E13 9BT
  
  T: 020.8430.6279
  E: anthea.wormington@newham.gov.uk
  http://www.natt.org.uk
  
  http://www.natt.org.uk/2006/index.php?pk=2
  (The contact list for all Traveller Education Services in England and Wales)
  
  
• Advisory Council for the Education of Romany and other Travellers (ACERT)
  ACERT,
  Moot House,
  The Stow,
  Harlow,
  Essex,
  CM20 3AG
  
  
• The Children’s Society
  Debbie Harvey
  92b High Street, Mid-Somer Norton
  Somerset
  01761 411771
  
  
• The National Children's Bureau
  http://www.ncb.org.uk
  
  
• Traveller Space, Cornwall
  Room 13, PCDT,
  Parade Street,
  Penzance,
  Cornwall.
  TR18 4BU.
  01736 334 683
  travellerspace @yahoo.co.uk

  http://www.gypsy-traveller.org/travellerspace/
  
  

• The National Playbus Association
  Brunswick Court, Brunswick Place, BRISTOL, BS2
  8PE. Tel: 0117 916 6580.
  Email: playbus@playbus.org.uk
  Website: http://www.playbus.org.uk
  
  
• Creativity, The Literacy Charity:
  Michael Page
  Author in Charge
  CREATIVITY, The Literacy Charity
  14/3 Wardieburn Place West,
  Edinburgh
  EH5 1EF
  Tel. 0 794 021 55 19
  Email: gary@nurse.com
  www.webspawner.com/users/theliterarycharity/index.html
  
  
• Choice in Education
  PO Box 20284 London NW1 3WY
  Tel. 0 2081 300 7236
  Fax. 0 2071 813 5907
  Email: info@choiceineducation.org.uk
  www.choiceineducation.org.uk
  
  
• UK Youth is the largest national voluntary youth work charity in the UK. We exist to support and develop high quality youth work and informal educational opportunities for all young people
  http://www.ukyouth.org/
  

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Traveller Education Online Resources:

• Devon Traveller Education.
  Excellent List of Resources available:
  http://www.devon.gov.uk/Travellers_Education
  
  
• Hampshire TES
  Excellent materials for schools and teachers
  http://www.hants.gov.uk/TC/edews/travellerhome.html
  
  
• Hertfordshire TES
  Part of The Hertfordshire Grid for Learning
  http://www.thegrid.org.uk/learning/mecss/centres/traveller/
  
  
• Oxfordshire Traveller Education Project
  http://www.a-s-e-t.demon.co.uk/
  
  
• Newham TES
  Good downloadable free resources
  http://www.newham.gov.uk/Services/TravellerEducationalSupport/AboutUs/Resources.htm
  
  
• Traveller Education in Leeds
  http://www.travellersinleeds.co.uk/_education/Education.html
  
  
• Sheffield TES
  Wonderful, friendly site with good introduction to Gypsy and Traveller culture
  http://www.newham.gov.uk/Services/TravellerEducationalSupport/AboutUs/Resources.htm
  
  
• Kent Traveller Resources for the Literacy Hour
  Peta Ruddock has compiled a large index of resources which may be used by teachers wishing to incorporate aspects of Traveller culture into the Literacy Hour. Texts are grouped by genre, using categories from the Literacy Framework. There are also suggestions for using the texts. Some are available for downloading and immediate use. Wherever possible, Peta has obtained copyright holders' permission for use only within school. All texts for download are in Word 6.0/95.
  http://www.kented.org.uk/ngfl/subjects/literacy/traveller/
  
  
  

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Interesting Links:

• Literacy Trust http://www.literacytrust.org.uk/Database/travellers.html#organisations Interesting Links for other organisations, and details of traveller literacy projects throughout the country
  
  
• European Federation for the Education of Travelling Communities
  It is EFECOT's objective to create and promote education adapted to the particular needs of Occupational Travellers
  http://www.efecot.net/

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