Education Welfare Service - South Gloucestershire

1BIGD Reference number: 1008

General information

Address:
South Gloucestershire Council
Bowling Hill
Chipping Sodbury
BS37 6JX (Multimap)

Opening times:
Monday 8.45am-5.00pm
Tuesday 8.45am-5.00pm
Wednesday 8.45am-5.00pm
Thursday 8.45am-5.00pm
Friday 8.45am-4.30pm

Telephone: 01454 863377

Fax: 01454 863263

Email: lorna.taylor@southglos.gov.uk

Ages services offered to: 5 – 16

Type of organisation: Statutory e.g. Government/local authority/health

Type of delivery point: Advice/Information Point; Guidance Service; Education Service

Aims: We ensure that all children get as much from the education system as possible by: Talking with parents/carers and schools regarding young peoples school attendance. Assisting secondary schools to ensure that all students attend school regularly and punctually.

Availability: Referral, Appointment
Contact through school, referral to EWS office
Referral by: Parental, school, self referral.

Waiting list: No

Areas of support offered

Education and Training: Exclusion

Families: Family support; Parenting

Keeping Safe: Bullying

Geographical Areas Covered

The whole of England: No

The South West Region: No

Locally (Bath and NE Somerset, Bristol, South Gloucestershire): Yes

Bath & North East Somerset: No

Bristol: No

South Gloucestershire: The whole of the area

Disability and Access Issues

Bus stops nearby: No

Car park nearby: No

Parking for disabled drivers: No

Pedestrian route: No

Automatic external doors: No
Will doors easily open from a wheelchair: No

Glass doors clearly marked at the centre for safety: No

Doors 900mm or more wide, with flat thresholds: No

Doors light and non sprung: No

External ramps: No

External steps: No

Lobby/porch area: No

Interior of premises bright and well lit: No

Interior automatic doors: No
Wide doors: No
Wheelchair friendly doors: No

Door frames and handles clearly visible: No

Wide unobstructed corridors (min 1200mm): No

Lift for Wheelchair users: No

Internal ramps: No

Internal steps: No

Visual fire alarm: No

Floor contrast colouring for entrances and exits: No

Able to provide on request individuals who can:
– offer general assistance: No
– assist visually impaired people: No
– sign in BSL and/or MAKATON: No
– do lip speaking: No

Loop system for hearing aid users: No

Public telephone: No

Inductive coupler for hearing aid users: No

Provide pamphlets/leaflets: No

Provision for assistance dogs: No

Toilets that disabled people can access: No


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