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Resources: Contacts

• Scotland
• UK

Scotland

• TENET (Travellers Education Network)
• Council Contacts
• Community Education Initiatives
• Showmen's Guild of Great Britain - Scottish Section
• Voluntary Organisations
• Authors, Singers and Storytellers
• Scottish Collections

TENET (Travellers Education Network)

Members of the Traveller Education Network (TENET) meet quarterly to share 'good practice' and engage in CPD activities. TENET is an informal forum where teachers and managers from the various Traveller Education services in Scotland meet to discuss and share common issues affecting their working with Traveller families and school staff. Members exchange news, show new resources including IT, catch up on the movements or likely movements of pupils they have worked with and respond collectively to Scottish Government consultation requestion in relation to education and other areas affecting their work. 

STEP provides administrative support and participates in TENET's events and concerns.

Download the list of the names and details of Scottish Local Authorities' designated support staff for Gypsy and Traveller pupils (reviewed August 09 - PDF format).

The National Association of Teachers of Travellers has a web site at http://www.natt.org.uk

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Council Contacts

Individual council contacts change frequently - please contact the relevant council directly.

Contact details of all 32 Scottish Local Authorities can be found at http://www.cosla.gov.uk . The Convention of Scottish Local Authorities (COSLA), is the representative voice of Scottish local government and also acts as the employers’ association on behalf of all Scottish councils. One of their highest priorities is to maintain and enhance our relationship with member Councils.

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Community Education Initiatives

• Gypsy Traveller Education & Information Project (North East), c/o Farm Office, Craibstone, Buckburn. Aberdeen AB21 9TR (tel: 01224 715517 email: teip@btconnect.com)

• Romany Youth Action Group, c/o Y-Sort-it, Voluntary Organisation (West Dunbartonshire Council) 24 Kilbowie Rd., Clydebank, G81 1TH (tel: 0141 9413308 email: info@ysortit.com)

• Gypsy/Traveller Project, c/o Universal Connection Larkhall, 23/25 Union Street, Larkhall, ML9 1DR, Tel: 01698 883725, email: larkhalluc@ylsuc.org.uk

Showmen's Guild of Great Britain - Scottish Section

Showmen's Guild Offices, 8 Fitzroy Place, GLASGOW G37 RH (0141 221 7297)

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Voluntary Organisations

• Action for Children (Scotland) Glasgow, City Park, 368 Alexandra Parade, Glasgow, G31 3AU, Tel: 0141 550 9010; website: http://www.actionforchildren.org.uk/

• Aberlour Child Care Trust
  36 Park Terrace
  Stirling
  FK8 2JR Tel: 01786 450335
  Fax: 01786 473238; website: http://www.aberlour.org.uk/

Authors, Singers and Storytellers

• Dr Sheila Douglas, author, singer, storyteller, Merlinwood, 12 Mansefield Road, Scone, Perthshire.

• Jess Smith, author and storyteller; Crieff, Perthshire.

• Sheila Stewart (MacGregor), 2B Lower Mill Street, BLAIRGOWRIE.

• Duncan Williamson, author and storyteller, 4 The Cottage, Straiton, Balmullo, Fife.

Scottish Collections of material relating to Gypsy and Traveller cultures

• School of Scottish Studies, Edinburgh University, 27-29 George Square, EDINBURGH EH8 9LD (+44 (0) 131 650 4167) (website : http://www.celtscot.ed.ac.uk/)

• http://www.lib.ed.ac.uk/ 
  University of Edinburgh Main Library, George Square
  Edinburgh EH8 9LJ, Tel: 0131 650 3409, Fax: 0131 667 9780, email: Library@ed.ac.uk
  
  http://www.lib.ed.ac.uk/resources/collections/specdivision/
  Special Collections Link at University of Edinburgh Library
  Expected to be made available by September 2007: a new collection of artefacts and texts relating to Gypsy and Traveller cultures

• Elphinstone Institute, University of Aberdeen, 24 High Street, ABERDEEN AB24 3DB (+44 (0) 1224 272996) (website: http://www.abdn.ac.uk/elphinstone/)

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UK Contacts

England

Department for children, schools and families http://www.standards.dfes.gov.uk/ethnicminorities/raising_achievement/gypsy_travellerachievement/

NATT +: http://www.natt.org.uk/
The National Association of Teachers of Travellers (NATT+), Anthea Wormington,  Newham Traveller Education Service, Credon Centre, Kirton Road, Plaistow, London, E13 9BT, Tel: 020 8430 6279, email: anthea.wormington@newham.gov.uk,

Avon Consortium Traveller Education Service: http://www.n-somerset.gov.uk/Community/Equalities/Gypsies+and+Travellers/avonconsortiumtravellereducationservice(ACTES).htm
Charborough Road, Filton, Bristol BS34 7RA Tel: 01454 862620.

National Literacy Trust: www.literacytrust.org.uk.
The National Literacy Trust (NTL) aims to play a key role in building a literate nation.

ACERT: http://www.acert.org.uk/
The Advisory Council for the Education of Romany and other Travellers (ACERT), Moot House, The Stow, Harlow, Essex CM20 3AG Tel: 01279 418666

Wales

Children, Education, Lifelong Learning and Skills
http://wales.gov.uk/about/departments/dcells/?lang=e

Cardiff Traveller Education Service http://www.cardiff.gov.uk/content.asp?Parent_Directory_id=2865&nav=2869,3047,3049,3073,3932

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Northern Ireland

Education Department
http://www.deni.gov.uk/

The Northern Ireland Education & Library Boards established The Forum for the Education of Travellers’ Children (N.I.) as a mechanism to share good practice and co-ordinate efforts across the north. The group continues to meet on a regular basis. The membership is as follows:

An Munia Tober (AMT)
http://www.anmuniatober.org/
An Munia Tober provides a variety of services to the Traveller Community. It has been formed through the amalgamation of Belfast Travellers Support Group (BTEDG/BTSG) and Belfast Travellers Education Development Group.

Derek Hanway
Director
An Munia Tober
12 / 2 Blackstaff Complex
77 Springfield Road
Belfast
BT12 7AE
derekh@anmuniatober.org
http://www.anmuniatober.org/
+44 (02890) 438 265

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STEP: Scottish Traveller Education Programme
Educational Studies, Room 2.05 Charteris Land The Moray House School of Education The University of Edinburgh, EH8 8AQ

tel: 0131 651 6444; fax: 0131 651 6511
email: step@ed.ac.uk
web site: http://www.scottishtravellered.net

page updated 19 October 2009