Choice Advice Service (South Glos)

1BIGD Reference number: 3013

General information

Address:
Riverside Court
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 868008

Fax: 01454 863330

Website: http://www.southglos.gov.uk/NR/exeres/8290ddc7-fe2b-4137-a4da-73b9c9e59f20

Email: cis@southglos.gov.uk

Contact person: Jeannette Edwards

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

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

Aims: The Choice Advice Service specialises in giving parents and carers advice, support, help and information relating to children starting reception year in primary school or Year 7 in secondary school.

Starting primary/secondary school can be one of the most difficult times for you and your child. If you are aware or have been told by your child's primary school that you have not filled in a preference form for your child to start school, please get in touch to see how we can help.

The Choice Advice Service will advise parents/carers but will not decide for them or guarantee a place at a particular school. What they can do is offer help, support and impartial advice, based on all the information to hand.

Availability: Drop-in, Appointment
Telephone, call in or email for information.

Waiting list: Not applicable

Areas of support offered

Families: Family support

Minority Issues: African; Asylum and immigration; Bangladeshi; Caribbean; Chinese; Indian; Irish; Language not English; Other; Pakistani; Travelling communities; Other faith groups; Somali

Disability, Special Needs and Additional Needs: Dyslexia and perceptual difficulties; Equipment; Hearing Impairments; Learning Disability; Physical Impairments; Sight Impairments; Speech and Communication Impairments; Emotional and Behavioural Difficulties

Equal Opportunities: Age; Black and other Minority Ethnic issues; Disability; Gender; Religion; Sexual Orientation

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: Yes

Car park nearby: Yes

Parking for disabled drivers: Yes

Pedestrian route: Yes

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

Glass doors clearly marked at the centre for safety: Yes

Doors 900mm or more wide, with flat thresholds: Yes

Doors light and non sprung: No

External ramps: Yes

External steps: No

Lobby/porch area: Yes
Can wheelchair users clear the outer door prior to opening the inner: Yes

Interior of premises bright and well lit: Yes

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

Door frames and handles clearly visible: Yes

Wide unobstructed corridors (min 1200mm): Yes

Lift for Wheelchair users: Yes

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: Yes
– assist visually impaired people: Yes
– sign in BSL and/or MAKATON: Yes
– do lip speaking: Yes

Loop system for hearing aid users: No

Public telephone: No

Inductive coupler for hearing aid users: No

Provide pamphlets/leaflets: Yes
Formats used: Braille; ASCII; Tape; Large Print

Provision for assistance dogs: Yes

Toilets that disabled people can access: Yes
Minimum room size 1500mm × 900mm: Yes
Minimum door size 1000mm: Yes
2 × horizontal grab rails: Yes
2 × vertical grab rails: Yes
1 × drop down grab rail: Yes


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