Information and advice

Black and minority ethnic communities

These centres, that mainly serve the Asian communities, can supply you with expert information and free advice in your own community languages.

Huddersfield Pakistani Community Alliance
Indian Muslim Welfare Society (IMWS) and Al Hikmah Centre, Batley
Internet Learning Cafe, Thornton Lodge, Huddersfield
Kirklees Khandaani Dek Bhal Project
Milen Care, Batley
Pakistan and Kashmir Welfare Association Ltd, Batley (PKWA)
Ravensthorpe Community Centre and Association
Salfia Association
Savile Town Community Association, and Taleem Centre
St John's Resource Centre, Huddersfield
Information Office
Oldfield Lane
Heckmondwike WF16 0JD
Tel: 0844 8487970 (advice line) Open Thursday 1pm-4pm

Carers

Information for carers

Children and young people

Family Information Service
Children with a sensory impairment
Educational psychology
Parent Partnership Service
Support for 3 to 7 year olds - Portex
Support for pre-school children - Portage
Special Education Needs (SEN)
Children with emotional and behavioural difficulties
A support service for children with emotional and behavioural difficulties while at school. Please contact this service through your child's school.
Education Social Work Service
Responsible for advising schools on pupil attendance, safeguarding and other children's issues and provides support for families of school-age children whose education is at risk. Disability, emotional, mental and physical health, truancy, parenting problems, family problems, bullying, illegal employment, learning and behaviour difficulties are all issues which can affect a young person's progress at school. Education Social Workers aim to help children and families remove barriers to learning and give every child the chance to succeed.
- Contact Education Access Services
Children missing from education, child employment or children in special schools:
- Children missing education
Education of Those Out of School (ETHOS)
Educates pupils who are temporarily unable to attend mainstream school for various reasons. These pupils may have medical needs, physical illness or injury, be anxious non-attenders, be pregnant or school-age parents or have Special Education Needs (SEN) or behavioural, emotional and social difficulties in exceptional circumstances.
- ETHOS (Educating Those Out of School) Pupil Referral Unit
- Teaching pupils with medical needs

Gateway to care

Gateway to care provide up-to-date information on social care services, health services, voluntary organisations and disability services for people of all ages, their parents, carers, families and friends.

Home Service

About Home Service

Kirklees Information Points

Information points and centres

Cloverleaf Advocacy

Cloverleaf Advocacy gives independent advocacy and support to people with a disability. Services are free and confidential. The office is open Monday to Friday from 9am to 5pm, but please ring first for an appointment.

www.cloverleaf-advocacy.co.uk

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Other websites

Contacts and Maps

Black and minority ethnic communities

Information Office

Carers

Children and young people

Children with emotional and behavioural difficulties

Education Social Work Service

Education of Those Out of School (ETHOS)

Gateway to care

Home Service

Kirklees Information Points

Cloverleaf Advocacy

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