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LEA is a local educational agency as defined by IDEA, the key federal law that guarantees the educational rights of children with disabilities.
An LEA is the agency, body, or public authority legally constituted to govern the public elementary and secondary schools in an area of residence within a state, such as a school district or board of education.
An LEA representative is a mandated member of a child’s IEP team, which develops their individualized education program.
LEAs are charged with allocating resources to effectively implement special education services for students under their supervision.

Among the many special education acronyms that parents of students with disabilities will hear are three letters – LEA. LEA stands for local educational agency and refers to the public school authority in a given area of a state, such as a school district or a board of education. It also includes charter schools and other education service agencies.

LEAs have a big job. They are the organizations and agencies responsible for ensuring that special education services are provided to children with disabilities in compliance with federal and state law.

They are obligated to ensure that students with disabilities who are eligible for special education services receive a free and appropriate education alongside their non-disabled peers in an environment that is inclusive and accessible. LEAs are the agencies in charge of making sure each student’s individualized education program is implemented.

LEA Under IDEA

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Special education for children with disabilities is governed by the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act 1 1. Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA). U.S. Department of Education . https://sites.ed.gov/idea , known as IDEA. IDEA is the federal law that protects the right of children with disabilities to a free and appropriate public education (FAPE) in the least restrictive environment (LRE).

The terms parents often hear in discussions about special education, like FAPE, LRE, IEP, or IFSP, are all defined in IDEA. Individual states are required to implement IDEA in their schools through local educational agencies.

Because individual states are responsible for implementing IDEA in their schools, the way special education services are provided from state to state will vary. However, the fundamental principles of special education provision in state law are governed by federal law through IDEA.

How does IDEA define an LEA?

A local education agency, LEA, is defined in IDEA 2 2. Sec. 303.23 Local Educational Agency. Individuals with Disabilities Education Act . 2017. https://sites.ed.gov/idea/regs/c/a/303.23#:~:text=Local%20educational%20agency%20or%20LEA,township%2C%20school%20district%2C%20or%20other as a public board of education, educational service agency, administrative agency, intermediate educational unit, or other public authority in a state that has administrative control over the public elementary and secondary schools within a specific area of residence, such as a school district, city, county, or other political subdivision.

IDEA also states that charter schools, special education agencies, and schools funded by the Bureau of Indian Education (BIE) are all LEAs and must conform with IDEA.

A local school district that covers one or several counties in a state, a city board of education, or a public charter school are examples of local educational agencies.

LEAs and Special Education

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The local educational agency is the body primarily responsible for implementing and supporting special education services that comply with the principles mandated by IDEA for the provision of education to children with disabilities.

It is the role of the local educational agency to put the special education mandates in IDEA into practice for students with disabilities in accordance with state law and regulations set by the state educational agency (referred to as the SEA).

Where the state educational agency deals with statewide issues like curriculum standards, the local educational agency does the practical work of implementing special education services in the public primary and secondary schools in their school districts.

There is a lot of pressure on LEAs, both internally and externally, and their effectiveness depends on communication, collaboration with schools, and sufficient practical and financial resources to provide an appropriate education to students with disabilities.

Compliance with the law

It is the responsibility of LEAs to ensure that the schools they supervise implement the following under IDEA:

Free and appropriate public education (FAPE)
Least restrictive environment (LRE)
Development of individualized education programs (IEP)

Resource allocation for special education services

The LEA is also responsible for allocating resources for staff, programs, interventions, and other special education supports like technological aids for students with disabilities.

The local educational agency is responsible for ensuring that IEPs have the funding, staff, resources, and materials necessary to implement the programming that students with disabilities need to access their education effectively.

Implementation of IEPs and the Role of the LEA Representative

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Under IDEA, every child who is evaluated and assessed for an educational need and deemed eligible for special education services must be provided with an individualized education program or IEP.

The LEA is responsible for the process of IEP development and resource allocation to implement IEPs for students with disabilities.

What is an IEP?

The IEP 3 3. Sec. 300.320 Definition of Individualized Education Program. Individuals with Disabilities Education Act . 2017. https://sites.ed.gov/idea/regs/b/d/300.320 is a document that details the supports and services that will be made available to a student with a disability. It specifically addresses the following:

The student’s educational needs and strengths
Goals for the student’s progress
A list of the special education services to be provided and the professionals involved in their provision
The least restrictive environments in which these services will take place
Dates and places for the provision of services
Transition services at age 14 and age 16
Details of how progress will be measured

Under IDEA, an IEP is developed and written by an IEP team that must include teachers, parents, school staff, therapists, anyone who knows the child well and will be involved in providing services, or anyone that parents ask to include as part of the team.

In addition to these participants, an LEA representative is a mandated member of the IEP team.

What does it mean if there’s an “LEA” on my child’s IEP team?

Often when parents hear the term LEA, it is in reference to the LEA representative on their child’s IEP team.

A school principal, special education teacher, or regular education teacher may be referred to as “the LEA” on the IEP team.

The role of the LEA representative 4 4. Section 1414 (d). Individuals with Disabilities Education Act . 2019. https://sites.ed.gov/idea/statute-chapter-33/subchapter-ii/1414/d is also defined in IDEA, and they are a mandated member of the child’s individualized education program team.

The LEA representative is appointed by the LEA, for example, the school district, and is:

Qualified to provide or supervise the special education programs designed for children with disabilities
Knowledgeable about the general education curriculum
Knowledgeable about the availability of resources of the LEA

The last criterion on the list is particularly important. The LEA representative is the person who knows what resources are available, both financial and practical, to provide for the activities, instruction, teachers, and programs recommended in a child’s individualized education program.

The job of the LEA representative

The LEA representative should have the authority to approve the allocation of special education resources. For example, if speech therapy is part of a child’s IEP, the LEA representative should know whether staff and funding are available to provide that therapy for the child within the LEA.

The LEA should also understand special education law, advocate for the needs of students with disabilities , and ensure that the student’s IEP complies with the law. The LEA should work collaboratively with the IEP team to provide for the student’s needs.

Most often, the LEA representative is the school principal, the head of the special education department, a therapist, or a teacher. However, the LEA representative can be anyone the district appoints and authorizes to allocate resources and represent the interests of the district on the IEP team.

Parents should not feel that they are working against the LEA when requesting services for their child or that they are on an opposing team.

If parents feel that the LEA representative or the LEA is not in compliance with the law in providing for the educational needs of their child, there are procedural safeguards 5 5. Subpart E – subpart E-procedural safeguards. Individuals with Disabilities Education Act . 2017. https://sites.ed.gov/idea/regs/c/e in place under IDEA to help them.

Challenges Faced by LEAs

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It is important to advocate for the rights of students with disabilities to ensure that they have access to the same educational resources as their peers and that they are receiving special education services that will help them progress from early years to elementary school, to secondary school, and beyond.

LEAs have a huge impact on the quality and effectiveness of the services a student with disabilities receives and on the resources that are available to them.

However, LEAs face many challenges:

Funding and resource limitations
Diverse needs within the community
Balancing federal, state, and local mandates

Because LEAs have to balance the interests and financial resources of their districts with the law and the needs of students with disabilities within their jurisdiction, parents may not always agree with their decisions or be happy with the provision of special education services that their child receives.

It’s important for parents to voice those concerns and to continue to advocate for their children. Clear communication between parents, teachers, school staff, and the LEA representative in IEP meetings is critical.

Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA). U.S. Department of Education . (n.d.). https://sites.ed.gov/idea
Sec. 303.23 Local Educational Agency. Individuals with Disabilities Education Act . (2017, May 2). https://sites.ed.gov/idea/regs/c/a/303.23#:~:text=Local%20educational%20agency%20or%20LEA,township%2C%20school%20district%2C%20or%20other
Sec. 300.320 Definition of Individualized Education Program. Individuals with Disabilities Education Act . (2017, July 12). https://sites.ed.gov/idea/regs/b/d/300.320
Section 1414 (d). Individuals with Disabilities Education Act . (2019, November 7). https://sites.ed.gov/idea/statute-chapter-33/subchapter-ii/1414/d
Subpart E – subpart E-procedural safeguards. Individuals with Disabilities Education Act . (2017, May 2). https://sites.ed.gov/idea/regs/c/e

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A local education agency , or LEA , is a public authority that is designed to oversee the implementation of education policies as set forth by the federal government. An LEA typically refers to a district's local school board. Private schools do not fall under the jurisdiction of any nearby local education agencies, though they can collaborate on any given program. Some of the specific responsibilities of the LEA include the following:

Enforcing adherence to federal standards
Ensuring high-quality special education measures for students with disabilities
Addressing criticisms of the district
Reaching out to local communities to ensure all students within its jurisdiction receive a quality education [1] [2]

The United States Department of Education defines a local education agency as the following:

“

A public board of education or other public authority legally constituted within a State for either administrative control or direction of, or to perform a service function for, public elementary schools or secondary schools in a city, county, township, school district, or other political subdivision of a State, or for a combination of school districts or counties that is recognized in a State as an administrative agency for its public elementary schools or secondary schools.

”

Assistance programs

Local education agencies are responsible for making provisions for students with additional needs. The following details some of those groups and what is expected of LEAs when addressing related situations.

Homeless youth

Under the McKinney-Vento Homeless Education Assistance Improvements Act of 2001, it was determined that homelessness is not an excuse to deprive children of an education. This law defines homeless individuals as "individuals who lack a fixed, regular, and adequate nighttime residence." [4]

It is the LEA's responsibility to identify homeless youths in the community and ensure that they are given an education. Often, a liaison is selected as an agent of the LEA to work with other bodies such as church groups or law enforcement agencies to identify minors in homeless situations. When identified, the LEA is required to extend to that student all of the services offered to students with adequate housing, including after-school programs, free or reduced price lunch programs and referrals to medical, dental or other care facilities. [4] [5]

Students with disabilities

LEAs are required to provide, or oversee the provision of, special education programs for students with disabilities under the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act of 2004 (IDEA). IDEA requires LEAs to monitor and assist students with disabilities throughout their education. It compels schools to hire "highly qualified teachers" who are capable of delivering quality education to students under a variety of different circumstances. The act even requires LEAs to follow up with students who are hospitalized, moved to an alternate home, or detained for legal reasons. IDEA also outlines a large variety of different provisions to ensure that students with disabilities receive any and all care necessary, in addition to the same standard education given to all students. [6] [7] [8]

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External links

McKinney-Vento Homeless Education Assistance Improvements Act of 2001
U.S. Department of Education IDEA website
↑ Wisegeek.com , "What is a local education agency," accessed October 28, 2014
↑ 2.0 2.1 U.S. Department of Education , "Definitions," accessed October 28, 2014
↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
↑ 4.0 4.1 U.S. Department of Education , "McKinney-Vento Homeless Education Assistance Improvements Act of 2001," accessed October 28, 2014
↑ University of Texas at Austin , "McKinney-Vento Homeless Education Assistance Act of 2001," accessed October 28, 2014
↑ Special education in plain language , "LEA representatives," accessed October 28, 2014
↑ U.S. Department of Education: IDEA , "Monitoring, technical assistance, and enforcement," accessed October 28, 2014
↑ Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction , "Local education agency responsibilities for children with disabilities in jail, detention, hospital, or other children's homes," accessed October 28, 2014

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This book describes and analyses the organisation, functions and development of national educational authorities and agencies and the influence they have on local schools in 20 countries around the world. It examines the governing chain in the respective countries from both a theoretical and descriptive perspective. It does so against the background of the stability and rigour of the governing chains having been challenged, with some researchers considering the chain to be broken. However, the view that comes to the fore in this book is that the chain is still present and contains both vertical implementation structures and intervening spaces for policy interpretation.

How schools become successful is important for the individual students as well as the local community and the national state. A vast quantity of research has looked at what happens in schools and classrooms. At the same time, national governance and politics as well as local prerequisites are known to exert influence on schools and their results to a high degree. Societal priorities, problems and traditions provide variety in how governance is executed. This book provides an international overview of the similarities and differences between educational agencies and how their work influences schools.

Educational Governance: Politics, Administration and Professionalism

School boards in norway, comparing educational governance.

educational policies
educational systems
educational development
school leadership
school success
national education agencies
school inspections
educational reforms
school boards
school improvement

Table of contents (22 chapters)

Front matter, introduction: governing chains – support, control and intervention for local schools.

Olof Johansson, Helene Ärlestig

The Nordic Countries

Denmark: contracts in danish educational governance, finland: changing operational environment changing finnish educational governance.

Mika Risku, Meng Tian

Iceland: Challenges in Educational Governance in Iceland: The Establishment and Role of the National Agency in Education

Sigríður Margrét Sigurðardóttir, Börkur Hansen, Anna Kristín Sigurðardóttir, Femke Geijsel

Norway: Educational Governance, Gap-Management Strategies, and Reorganizational Processes of the State Authorities in Norway

Kirsten Sivesind, Guri Skedsmo

Sweden: High Policy Ambitions with Soft Accountability

Helene Ärlestig, Olof Johansson

The Middle European Countries

England: autonomy and regulation in the school system in england.

Philip A. Woods, Amanda Roberts, Joy Jarvis, Suzanne Culshaw

Estonia: School Governance in Estonia – Turnaround from Order-Oriented to Inclusive and Evidence-Based Governance

Maie Kitsing, Hasso Kukemelk

France: The French State and Its Typical “Agencies” in Education. Policy Transfer and Ownership in the Implementation of Reforms

Romuald Normand

Germany: Education State Agencies in Germany – Their Organization, Role and Function in School Governing and Quality Management

Stephan Gerhard Huber

Scotland: The Scottish School System

Tom Hamilton

The North American States – Canada and the US

Alberta, canada: school improvement in alberta.

Charles F. Webber, Jodi Nickel

Ontario, Canada: Education in the Echo Chamber: Understanding K-12 Education Governance in Ontario, Canada

Brenton Faubert, Elan Paulson

California, USA: “The California Way”: The Golden State’s Promise to Empower Principals and De-emphasize Testing

Rollin D. Nordgren

Minnesota, USA: Minnesota: Finance and Policy in a High Performing U.S. State

Nicola A. Alexander, Karen Seashore Louis

South Carolina, USA: Educational Authorities and the Schools: Conflict and Cooperation in South Carolina

Hans W. Klar, Kathryn Lee D’Andrea, Seth D. Young

Editors and Affiliations

Bibliographic information.

Book Title : Educational Authorities and the Schools

Book Subtitle : Organisation and Impact in 20 States

Editors : Helene Ärlestig, Olof Johansson

Series Title : Educational Governance Research

DOI : https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-38759-4

Publisher : Springer Cham

eBook Packages : Education , Education (R0)

Copyright Information : The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s), under exclusive license to Springer Nature Switzerland AG 2020

Hardcover ISBN : 978-3-030-38758-7 Published: 29 May 2020

Softcover ISBN : 978-3-030-38761-7 Published: 29 May 2021

eBook ISBN : 978-3-030-38759-4 Published: 28 May 2020

Series ISSN : 2365-9548

Series E-ISSN : 2365-9556

Edition Number : 1

Number of Pages : XXVII, 420

Number of Illustrations : 10 b/w illustrations, 7 illustrations in colour

Topics : Administration, Organization and Leadership , Educational Policy and Politics , International and Comparative Education , Schools and Schooling

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St Augustine’s Primary School welcomes new children’s safety crossing thanks to local council and school P&F

A Rivervale primary school has welcomed a new children’s safety crossing thanks to an initiative between the local council and school.

The City of Belmont collaborated with St Augustine’s Primary School to install the new supervised crossing on Kooyong Road.

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“We’re already seeing the positive impact of this new infrastructure, allowing more families to choose active travel without compromising safety.

“We thank all involved for their contributions to this important development and look forward to the continued positive impact it will have on our school and the wider community.”

The crossing was fully funded by the City of Belmont as a local safety initiative.

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How Funding K-12 Via Property Taxes Fuels Social Inequality

A child’s ZIP code can dictate educational resources, student performance, and the chance of obtaining a higher degree.

Because property taxes fund local school districts, resources for students vary greatly from neighborhood to neighborhood. Uladzik Kryhin Shutterstock -->

In affluent northern Santa Clara County, a high school is constructing a new gym with full basketball and volleyball courts—one of a few renovation projects in the works. In East San Jose schools, custodians, service technicians and various support staff have been laid off due to budget cuts.

Santa Clara County, a diverse region in the heart of the ever-booming Silicon Valley, is the perfect ecosystem for high-tech corporations and ambitious startups to thrive. But those outside of the technology industry and their school-aged children can fall through the cracks.

Front of school with statue by the driveway

“Depending upon the ZIP code your child is born into, the state decides they’re either worth this amount or that amount,” says Lisa Andrew, the CEO of the nonprofit Silicon Valley Education Foundation. “In Santa Clara County, it can be as much as a $10,000 difference in per-student spending.”

Imbalances across public education in California are due to the state’s reliance on property taxes, which vary greatly from neighborhood to neighborhood.

“School districts with less money have lower staff salaries, less money for teacher professional learning, less money for student support services, and less money to provide quality education,” Andrew says. “Students in these districts do not have access to educational opportunities that lead to economic mobility in Santa Clara County.”

On average, California public K-12 schools receive most of their funding from the state and some from the federal government, with local revenue through property taxes making up about 30 percent of the revenue, according to the most recent report from the Public Policy Institute of California (PPIC).

In a wealthy district such as Fremont Union High School District, which serves a large number of students in Silicon Valley, local taxes make up the majority of yearly revenue. During the 2019-2020 school year, the district collected $19,202 in local taxes and $3,581 from the state per student, according to the National Center for Education Statistics.

East Side Union High School District (ESUSD), which serves the diverse East San Jose student population, received $11,456 from local taxes and $7,843 from the state per student during the same year.

Despite receiving more funding from the state, ESUSD collected less revenue than nearby schools in wealthier areas.

Disadvantaged Districts Are Left Behind

According to the California Department of Education’s most recent list of lowest-performing schools, 23 in the South Bay were determined to be in need of extra support. Nine schools in East San Jose—four from Alum Rock Union Elementary School District and five from ESUSD—made the list.

“When you have more money, you can have a robotics club, you can have a wet lab,” Andrew says. “When you have limited resources, those things are considered extras. How can those be considered extras if we’re preparing students to be the workforce of Silicon Valley?”

In Silicon Valley, a global innovation hub, property taxes are astronomical thanks to high-earning professionals buying homes.

Stack of school supplies on a wooden desk

While parts of the region experienced massive growth in wealth, diverse and lower-income neighborhoods faltered. Disparities became most visible in public programs such as K-12 schools.

Disparities in education “are so prominent in the Bay Area because you’ve got districts right next to each other that have very different amounts of funding,” said Stanford Graduate School of Education Professor Deborah Stipek. “Some districts have to decide whether they want to have smaller class sizes or a music program.”

Of the 944 school districts across California, about 80 are classified as “basic aid districts.” This term makes it sound as if they have limited resources, but it’s actually the opposite. Every district receives the same constitutionally required minimum funding from the state. In a basic aid district, local property taxes exceed that funding limit—and the excess is retained by the district. More than 40% of these districts are located in the Bay Area, according to the PPIC.

Additionally, some affluent neighborhoods in Silicon Valley have parent foundations that raise funds for their children’s schools. These efforts can add as much as $2,000 per student in funding, Stipek says.

School districts that bring in more revenue can afford to offer teachers and staff better salaries that keep turnover low. The Bay Area’s high cost of living makes this especially important for workers.

“Disadvantaged districts have fewer teachers applying, and veteran teachers transferring to higher-paying districts,” Andrew says. “We’re all human beings here—teachers will go to work where they’ll make more money to live and buy a house here in Santa Clara County.”

Teachers who stay at a job site long-term develop cumulative skills that help them better serve students and the local community, she adds.

In lower-income neighborhoods, where parents don’t have the resources to donate large dollar amounts, nonprofits step in to help close the gap.

“We’re the foundation that gives extra funds to under-resourced districts because their parents are working three jobs just to buy milk,” Andrew explains.

How Did We Get Here?

Since at least the 1960s there has been an outcry about the inequality caused by the fact that public schools in California have historically been funded through local property taxes.

The Serrano v. Priest case in the 1970s brought widespread awareness to the issue. The California Supreme Court ruled that the dependence on local property taxes led to large disparities in school revenue, violating the equal protection clause of the 14th Amendment.

School grounds and building seen from street view

“This funding scheme invidiously discriminates against the poor because it makes the quality of a child’s education a function of the wealth of his parents and neighbors,” associate judge Raymond L. Sullivan wrote in the decision.

As a result, California began making efforts to equalize funding between districts by setting revenue limits.

But Proposition 13, passed in 1978, slowed progress.

The new law made it so that the maximum tax on all property did not exceed 1% of its cash value—based on the property’s worth in 1976—and restricted yearly increases to no more than 2% per year only if the property was sold or reconstructed. Under Prop 13, similar properties across the region received vastly different assessed values.

“Before Prop 13, California was considered one of the best states (for public education),” Stipek said. “People who grew up in California will talk about how they had band, music and art classes. In a lot of schools that has disappeared.”

In an effort to provide more equitable funding, California unveiled its 2013 Local Control Funding Formula. The new system provides additional funds to school districts with high populations of low-income students, English language learners and foster children.

“It went a long way toward not just equalizing, but recognizing that some kids require more resources to learn,” Stipek said. “We are one of the few states that compensate, to some degree, for the challenges that poverty creates in our efforts to support children’s education.”

The formula mandates that each student receive about $7,500 in basic funding, according to PPIC. School districts get an additional 20 percent for each disadvantaged student enrolled, and they receive more aid if more than 55 percent of students are from underserved populations.

Though a step in the right direction, Andrew said, the supplemental funds are not enough to equalize funding across districts, especially when funding is based on geographical demographics.

Facing the Challenges Ahead

Despite reforms made to educational funding in recent years, school districts have many more fiscal challenges ahead of them, according to the PPIC.

K–12 student enrollment since the COVID-19 pandemic has been declining in California, and districts will have to handle downsizing through the next decade. Additionally, the rising cost of living and health and benefits for teachers and staff will also likely stretch funding thin in the coming years.

So what can we do to close these funding gaps?

“The biggest challenge is having the state recognize that this is an ethical issue,” Andrew. “If they want to change the trajectory of the economic mobility of these students, then something has to be changed legislatively. We all have educational research that tells us what best practices are. It’s just, they don’t have the money to do it.”

California’s local school districts have limited options to supplement revenue, including levying parcel taxes and voluntary contributions—none of which generate enough funds, according to an essay by education economist Susanna Loeb .

Plus, parcel taxes can only be enacted with the approval of two-thirds of voters. And many low-income residents are hesitant to add more taxes to their expenses.

Some states have enacted a local income tax to supplement school funding, but economists note that these taxes are even less stable than property tax revenues. Local sales taxes are used toward public education in other parts of the country, but revenue from this is far less consistent than other options.

According to Loeb, the success of California education reform will be in the details. What tax powers will districts have, how will revenue be equalized among schools, and what caps are being made to local revenue funding?

“In an ideal world, there’d be not just equal but equitable funding,” Andrew said. “First, you start off with equal funding per pupil and then more money should be given for pupils with socioeconomic disadvantages.”

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(LEA code 301)
Education Department, London Borough of Barking & Dagenham, Town Hall, Broadway, Barking, Essex, IG11 7LU
Tel: 020 8592 4500 Fax: 020 8594 9837

(LEA code 302)
Standards and Achievement, London Borough of Barnet, The Old Town Hall, 1 Friern Barnet Lane, London, N11 3DL
Tel: 020 8359 2000 Fax: 020 8359 3057

(LEA code 370)
Education Services, Barnsley Metropolitan Borough Council, Berneslai Close, Barnsley, South Yorkshire, S70 2HS
Tel: 01226 770770 Fax: 01226 773599

(LEA Code 800)
Education Services, Bath & North East Somerset Council, PO Box 25, Riverside, Temple Street, Keynsham, Bristol, BS31 1DN
Tel: 01225 394210 Fax: 01225 394011

(LEA code 820)
Education Services,
Bedfordshire County Council, County Hall, Cauldwell Street, Bedford, MK42 9AP
Tel: 01234 363222 Fax: 01234 228619

(LEA code 303)
Education and Leisure Services, London Borough of Bexley , Hill View, Hill View Drive, Welling, Kent, DA16 3RY
Tel: 020 8303 7777 Fax: 020 8319 4302

(LEA code 330)
Education Services, Birmingham City Council, Council House Extension, Margaret Street, Birmingham, B3 3BU
Tel: 0121 303 2872 Fax: 0121 303 1318

- formerly Lancashire (LEA Code 889)
Education and Training, Blackburn with Darwen Borough Council, Town Hall, King William Street, Blackburn, Lancashire, BB1 7DY
Tel: 01254 585585 Fax: 01254 698388

- formerly Lancashire (LEA Code 890)
Education and Cultural Services, Blackpool Borough Council, Progress House, Clifton Road, Blackpool, FY4 4US
Tel: 01253 476555 Fax: 01253 476504

(LEA code 350)
Education & Arts, Bolton Metropolitan Borough Council, PO Box 53, Paderborn House, Civic Centre, Bolton, Lancashire, BL1 1JW
Tel: 0120 433 3333 Fax: 0120 4365492

(LEA Code 837)
Education Services, Bournemouth Borough Council, Dorset House, 20-22 Christ Church Road, Bournemouth, BH1 3NL
Tel: 01202 456219 Fax: 01202 456105

- formerly Berkshire (LEA Code 867)
Education Services, Bracknell Forest Council, Edward Elgar House, Skimpedhill Lane, Bracknell, RG12 1LY
Tel: 01344 352000 Fax: 01344 354001

(LEA code 380)
Education and Schools, City of Bradford Metropolitan District Council, Flockton House, Flockton Road, Bradford, West Yorkshire, BD4 7RY
Tel: 01274 751840 Fax: 01274 740612

(LEA code 304)
Director Services, London Borough of Brent, Chesterfield House, 9 Park Lane, Wembley, Middlesex, HA9 7RW
Tel: 020 8937 3130 Fax: 020 8937 3023

(LEA Code 846)
Education and Lifelong Learning, Brighton & Hove Council, King's House, Grand Avenue, Hove, East Sussex, BN3 2LS
Tel: 01273 293434 Fax: 01273 293456

(LEA Code 801)
Education and Lifelong Learning, Bristol City Council, PO Box 57, Council House, College Green, Bristol, BS99 7EB
Tel: 0117 903 7961 Fax: 0117 903 7963

(LEA code 305)
Education Services, London Borough of Bromley, Civic Centre, Stockwell Close, Bromley, BR1 3UH
Tel: 020 8464 3333 Fax: 020 8313 4049

- See also (LEA code 825)
Education Services, Buckinghamshire County Council, County Hall, Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire, HP20 1UZ
Tel: 01296 395000 Fax: 01296 383367

(LEA code 351)
Education Services, Bury Metropolitan Borough Council, Athenaeum House, Market Street, Bury, Lancashire, BL9 0BN
Tel: 0161 253 5000 Fax: 0161 253 5653

(LEA code 381)
Education Services, Calderdale Metropolitan Borough Council, Northgate House, Northgate, Halifax, West Yorkshire, HX1 1UN
Tel: 01422 357257 Fax: 01422 392515

- See also (LEA code 873)
Education Services, Libraries and Heritage, Cambridgeshire County Council, Castle Court, Shire Hall, Castle Hill, Cambridge, CB3 0AP
Tel: 01223 717111 Fax: 01223 717971

(LEA code 202)
Education Services, London Borough of Camden, Crowndale Centre, 218-220 Eversholt Street, London, NW1 1BD
Tel: 020 7911 1525 Fax: 020 7911 1536

- See also Halton and Warrington (LEA code 875)
Education Services, Cheshire County Council, County Hall, Chester, CH1 1SQ
Tel: 01244 602424 Fax: 01244 603821

(LEA code 908)
Children, Schools and Families, Cornwall Council, County Hall, Treyew Road, Truro, Cornwall, TR1 3AY
Tel: 0300 1234 100 Fax: 01872 323818

(LEA code 201)
Education Services, Corporation of London, PO Box 270, Guildhall, London, EC2P 2EJ
Tel: 020 7332 1750 Fax: 020 7332 1621

(LEA code 331)
Lifelong Learning, Coventry City Council, New Council Offices, Earl Street, Coventry, CV1 5RS
Tel: 024 7683 3333 Fax: 024 7683 1620

(LEA code 306)
Education Services, London Borough of Croydon, Taberner House, Park Lane, Croydon, CR9 1TP
Tel: 020 8686 4433 Fax: 020 8760 0871

(LEA code 909)
Education Offices, Cumbria County Council, 5 Portland Square, Carlisle, CA1 1PU
Tel: 01228 606060 Fax: 01228 606896

(LEA Code 841)
Education Services, Darlington Borough Council, Town Hall, Darlington, DL1 5QT
Tel: 01325 380651 Fax: 01325 382032

(LEA Code 831)
Education Services, Derby City Council, Middleton House, 27 St Mary 's Gate, Derby, DE1 3NN
Tel: 01332 293111 Fax: 01332 716920

- See also (LEA code 830)
Education Services, Derbyshire County Council, County Hall, Matlock, Derbyshire, DE4 3AG
Tel: 01629 580000 Fax: 01629 580350

- See also Plymouth and Torbay (LEA code 878)
Education Services, Arts and Libraries, Devon County Council, County Hall, Exeter, EX2 4QG
Tel: 01392 382059 Fax: 01392 382203

(LEA code 371)
Education and Culture, Doncaster Metropolitan Borough Council, PO Box 266, The Council House, Doncaster, South Yorkshire, DN1 3AD
Tel: 01302 737222 Fax: 01302 737223

- See also and (LEA code 835)
Education Services, Dorset County Council, County Hall, Colliton Park, Dorchester, Dorset, DT1 1XJ
Tel: 01305 224166 Fax: 01305 225057

(LEA code 332)
Education and Lifelong Learning, Dudley Metropolitan Borough Council, Westox House, 1 Trinity Road, Dudley, West Midlands, DY1 1JB
Tel: 01384 818181 Fax: 01384 814216

- See also (LEA code 840)
Education Services, Durham County Council, County Hall, Durham, DH1 5UJ
Tel: 0191 386 4411 Fax: 0191 386 0487

(LEA code 307)
Education and Lifelong Learning, London Borough of Ealing, 5th Floor, Perceval House, 14-16 Uxbridge Road, Ealing, London, W5 2HL
Tel: 020 8579 2424 Fax: 020 8280 1291

(LEA Code 811)
Education and Lifelong Learning, Leisure & Libraries, East Riding of Yorkshire Council, County Hall, Beverley, East Riding of Yorkshire, HU17 9BA
Tel: 01482 887700 Fax: 01482 884920

- See also (LEA code 845)
Education Services, East Sussex County Council, PO Box 4, County Hall, St Anne's Crescent, Lewes, East Sussex, BN7 1SG
Tel: 01273 481000 Fax: 01273 481261

(LEA code 308)
Education Services, London Borough of Enfield, PO Box 56, Civic Centre, Silver Street, Enfield, Middlesex, EN1 3XQ
Tel: 020 8366 6565 Fax: 020 8982 7375

- See also and (LEA code 881)
Learning Services, Essex County Council Learning Services, PO Box 47, Chelmsford, CM2 6WN
Tel: 01245 492211 Fax: 01245 492759

(LEA code 390)
Education Services, Gateshead Metropolitan Borough Council, Civic Centre, Regent Street, Gateshead, Tyne and Wear, NE8 1HH
Tel: 0191 477 1011 Fax 0191 490 1168

(LEA code 916)
Linda Uren, Director of Children's Services, Gloucestershire County Council, Shire Hall, Gloucester, GL1 2TP
Tel: 01452 425302 Fax: 01452 426420

(LEA code 203)
Education Services, London Borough of Greenwich, 9th Floor Riverside House, Beresford Street, London, SE18 6DF
Tel: 020 8854 8888 Fax: 020 8921 8228

(LEA code 204)
Education Services, London Borough of Hackney Education Directorate, Edith Cavell Building, Enfield Road, London, N1 5BA
Tel: 020 8356 5000 Fax: 020 8356 7295

- formerly Cheshire (LEA Code 876)
Education Services, Halton Borough Council, Grosvenor House, Halton Lea, Runcorn, Cheshire, WA7 2GW
Tel: 0151 424 2061 Fax: 0151 471 7321

(LEA code 205)
Education Services, Cambridge House, Cambridge Grove, Hammersmith, London, W6 0LE
Tel: 020 8748 3020 x 3621 Fax: 020 8576 5686

- See also and (LEA code 850)
Education Services, Hampshire County Council, The Castle, Winchester, Hampshire, SO23 8UG
Tel: 01962 841841 Fax: 01962 842355

(LEA code 309)
Education Services, Education Offices, London Borough of Haringey, 48 Station Road, Wood Green, London, N22 4TY
Tel: 020 8489 0000 Fax: 020 8862 3864

(LEA code 310)
Education Services, London Borough of Harrow, PO Box 22, Civic Centre, Harrow, Middlesex, HA1 2UW
Tel: 020 8863 5611 Fax: 020 8427 0810

(LEA Code 805)
Education and Community Services, Hartlepool Borough Council, Civic Centre, Victoria Road, Hartlepool, Cleveland, TS24 8AY
Tel: 01429 266522 Fax: 01429 523777

(LEA code 311)
Children & Lifelong Learning, London Borough of Havering, The Broxhill Centre, Broxhill Road, Harold Hill, Romford, RM14 1XN
Tel: 01708 434343 Fax: 01708 433850

- formerly Hereford & Worcester (LEA Code 884)
Education Services, County of Herefordshire Council, PO Box 185, Blackfriars Street, Hereford, HR4 9ZR
Tel: 01432 260000 Fax: 01432 264348

(LEA code 919)
Education Services, Hertfordshire County Council, County Hall, Hertford, SG13 8DF
Tel : 0199 255 5555 Fax: 0199 258 8674

(LEA code 312)
Education, Youth & Leisure Services, London Borough of Hillingdon, Civic Centre, Uxbridge, Middlesex, UB8 1UW
Tel: 01895 250529 Fax: 01895 250831

(LEA code 313)
Education Services, London Borough of Hounslow, Civic Centre, Lampton Road, Hounslow, Middlesex, TW3 4DN
Tel: 020 8583 2000 Fax: 020 8862 5249

(LEA code 921)
Education Services, Isle of Wight Council, County Hall, Newport, Isle of Wight, PO30 1UD
Tel: 01983 821000 Fax: 01983 826099

(LEA code 420)
Education Services, Council of the Isles of Scilly, Town Hall, St Mary's, Isles of Scilly, TR21 0LW
Tel: 0172 042 2537 Fax: 0172 042 2202

(LEA code 206)
Education Services, London Borough of Islington, Laycock Street, London, N1 1TH
Tel: 020 7527 5566 Fax: 020 7457 5555

(LEA code 207)
Education and Libraries, Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea, Town Hall, Hornton Street, London, W8 7NX
Tel: 020 7361 3334 Fax: 020 7361 3481

- See also (LEA code 886)
Education and Libraries, Kent County Council, Sessions House, County Hall, Maidstone, Kent, ME14 1XQ
Tel: 01622 671411 Fax: 01622 694091

(LEA Code 810)
Learning Services, Kingston upon Hull City Council, Essex House, Manor Street, Kingston-upon-Hull, HU1 1YD
Tel: 01482 610610 Fax:01482 613407

(LEA code 314)
Education & Leisure, Royal Borough of Kingston upon Thames, Guildhall, High Street, Kingston upon Thames, Surrey, KT1 1EU
Tel: 020 8546 2121 Fax: 020 8547 5296

(LEA code 382)
Education Services, Kirklees Metropolitan Council, Oldgate House, 2 Oldgate, Huddersfield, HD1 6QW
Tel: 01484 221000 Fax: 01484 225264

(LEA code 340)
Education and Lifelong Learning, Knowsley Metropolitan Borough Council, Huyton Hey Road, Huyton, Merseyside, L36 5YH
Tel: 0151 443 3232 Fax: 0151 449 3852

(LEA code 208)
Education Services, London Borough of Lambeth, International House, Canterbury Crescent, London, SW9 7QE
Tel: 020 7926 1000 Fax: 020 7926 2296

- see also and (LEA code 888)
Education & Cultural Services, Lancashire County Council, PO Box 61, County Hall, Preston, PR1 8RJ
Tel: 01772 254868 Fax: 01772 261630

(LEA code 383)
Education Services, Leeds City Council, 3rd Floor East,Civic Hall, Calverley Street, Leeds, LS1 1UR
Tel 0113 247 5434 Fax 0113 395 0219

(LEA Code 856)
Education Services, Leicester City Council, Marlborough House, 38 Welford Road, Leicester, LE2 7AA
Tel: 0116 254 9922 Fax: 0116 233 9922

- see also and (LEA code 855)
Education Services, Leicestershire County Council, County Hall, Glenfield, Leicester, LE3 8RF
Tel: 0116 232 3232 Fax: 0116 265 6634

(LEA code 209)
Education Services, London Borough of Lewisham, Directorate for Education and Culture, 3rd Floor, Laurence House, Catford, London, SE6 4SW
Tel: 020 8314 6200 Fax: 020 8314 3039

(LEA code 925)
Education & Cultural Services, Lincolnshire County Council, County Offices, Newland, Lincoln, LN1 1YQ
Tel: 01522 552222 Fax: 01522 553257

(LEA code 341)
Education and Lifelong Learning Service, Liverpool City Council, Education Offices, 4th Floor, 4 Renshaw Str, Liverpool, L1 4AD
Tel: 0151 233 2822 Fax: 0151 233 3029

- See separate entries for the former Inner London Education Authority (ILEA) London Boroughs:
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(LEA Code 821)
Education Services , Luton Borough Council, Unity House, 111 Stuart Street, Luton, Bedfordshire, LU1 5NP
Tel: 01582 548001 Fax: 01582 548454

(LEA code 352)
Education Offices, Manchester City Council, Crown Square, Manchester, M60 3BB
Tel: 0161 234 7125 Fax: 0161 234 7007

- formerly Kent (LEA Code 887)
Education and Leisure , Medway Council, Civic Centre, Strood, Rochester, Kent, ME2 4AU
Tel: 01634 306000 Fax: 01634 890120

(LEA code 315)
Education, Leisure & Libraries, London Borough of Merton, Merton Civic Centre, London Road, Morden, Surrey, SM4 5DX
Tel: 020 8543 2222 Fax: 020 8545 3443

(LEA Code 806)
Education and Leisure, Middlesbrough Borough Council, PO Box 69, First Floor, Vancouver House, Gurney Street, Middlesbrough, TS1 1EL
Tel: 01642 245432 Fax: 01642 264 175

(LEA Code 826)
Milton Keynes Council, Saxon Court, 502 Avebury Boulevard, Milton Keynes, MK9 3HS
Tel: 01908 691691 Fax: 01908 253289

(LEA code 391)
Education Services, Newcastle-upon-Tyne City Council, Civic Centre, Barras Bridge, Newcastle upon Tyne, NE1 8PU
Tel: 0191 232 8520 Fax: 0191 211 4983

(LEA code 316)
Education Services, London Borough of Newham, Broadway House, 322 High Street, Stratford, London, E15 1AJ
Tel: 020 8555 5552 Fax: 020 8503 0014

(LEA code 926)
Education Services, Norfolk County Council, County Hall, Martineau Lane, Norwich, NR1 2DL
Tel: 01603 222300 Fax: 01603 222119

(LEA Code 812)
Education Services, North East Lincolnshire Council, Eleanor Street, Grimsby, DN32 9DU
Tel: 01472 313131 Fax: 01472 323020

(LEA Code 813)
Education and Personal Development, North Lincolnshire Council, PO Box 35, Hewson House, Station Road, Brigg, DN20 8XJ
Tel: 01724 297241 Fax: 01724 297242

(LEA Code 802)
Education Services, North Somerset Council, PO Box 51, Town Hall, Weston-Super-Mare, BS23 1ZZ
Tel: 01934 888888 Fax: 01934 888834

(LEA code 392)
Education Services, North Tyneside Council, Wallsend Town Hall, High Street East , Wallsend, Tyne & Wear, NE28 7RU
Tel: 0191 200 5151 Fax: 0191 200 6090

- see also York (LEA code 815)
Education Services, North Yorkshire County Council, County Hall, Northallerton, North Yorkshire, DL7 8AE
Tel: 01609 780780 Fax: 01609 778611

(LEA code 928)
Education and Community Learning, Northamptonshire County Council, PO Box 216, John Dryden House, 8-10 The Lakes, Northampton, NN4 7DD
Tel: 01604 236236 Fax: 01604 237121

(LEA code 929)
Education Department, Northumberland County Council, County Hall, Morpeth, Northumberland, NE61 2EF
Tel: 01670 533677 Fax: 01670 533750

- formerly Nottinghamshire (LEA Code 892)
Education Services, Nottingham City Council, The Sandfield Centre, Sandfield Road, Lenton, Nottingham, NG7 1QH
Tel: 0115 915 5555 Fax: 0115 915 0603

(LEA code 891)
Education Department, Nottinghamshire County Council, County Hall, West Bridgford, Nottingham, NG2 7QP
Tel: 0115 982 3823 Fax: 0115 981 2824

(LEA code 353)
Education & Leisure Services, Oldham Metropolitan Borough Council, PO Box 40, Civic Centre, West Street, Oldham, OL1 1XJ
Tel: 0161 911 4260 Fax: 0161 911 3221

(LEA code 931)
Education Department, Oxfordshire County Council, Macclesfield House, New Road, Oxford, OX1 1NA
Tel: 01865 815449 Fax: 01865 791637

- formerly Cambridgeshire (LEA Code 874)
Education Services, Peterborough City Council, Bayard Place, Broadway, Peterborough, PE1 1FB
Tel: 01733 563141 Fax: 01733 748111

- formerly Devon (LEA Code 879)
Lifelong Learning, City of Plymouth Council, Civic Centre, Armada Way, Plymouth, PL1 2AA
Tel: 01752 307400 Fax: 01752 307403

(LEA Code 836)
Education Services, Borough of Poole, Civic Centre, Poole, Dorset, BH15 2RU
Tel: 01202 633202 Fax: 01202 633706

(LEA Code 851)
Education Department, Portsmouth City Council, Civic Offices, Guildhall Square, Portsmouth, P01 2EA
Tel: 01705 822251 Fax: 01705 834159

- formerly Berkshire (LEA Code 870)
Education & Community Services, Reading Borough Council, Civic Centre, Reading, RG1 7TD
Tel: 0118 939 0900 Fax: 0118 958 9770

(LEA code 317)
Education and Lifelong Learning, London Borough of Redbridge, Lynton House, 255-259 High Road, Ilford, Essex, IG1 1NY
Tel: 020 8478 3020 Fax: 020 8478 9044

(LEA Code 807)
Education Services, Redcar and Cleveland Borough Council, PO Box 83, Council Offices, Kirkleatham Street, Redcar, TS10 1YA
Tel: 01642 444121 Fax: 01642 444122

(LEA code 318)
Education Department, London Borough of Richmond upon Thames, Education Department, Regal House, London Road, Twickenham, TW1 3QB
Tel: 020 8891 1411 Fax: 020 8891 7507

(LEA code 354)
Education Department, Rochdale Metropolitan Borough Council. PO Box 70, Municipal Offices, Smith Street, Rochdale, OL16 1YD
Tel: 01706 647474 Fax: 01706 658560

(LEA code 372)
Culture and Leisure Services, Rotherham Metropolitan Borough Council, Norfolk House, Walker Place, Rotherham, S60 1QT
Tel: 01709 382121 Fax: 01709 372056

(LEA Code 857)
Education & Community Services, Rutland District Council, Catmose, Oakham, Rutland, LE15 6HP
Tel: 0157 277 2700 Fax: 0157 275 7713

(LEA code 355)
Education & Leisure, Salford City Council, Chapel Street, Salford, M3 5LT
Tel: 0161 832 9751 Fax: 0161 835 1561

(LEA code 333)
Education & Lifelong Learning, Sandwell Metropolitan Borough Council, PO Box 41, Shaftesbury House, 402 High Street, West Bromwich, B70 9LT
Tel: 0121 569 8324 Fax: 0121 553 1528

(LEA code 343)
Education Department, Sefton Metropolitan Borough Council, Town Hall, Bootle, Merseyside, L20 7AE
Tel: 0151 922 4040 Fax: 0151 934 3349

(LEA code 373)
Education Services, Sheffield City Council, PO Box 67, Leopold Street, Sheffield, S1 1RJ
Tel: 0114 273 5722 Fax: 0114 273 6279

- see also (LEA code 893)
Education Services, Shropshire County Council, The Shirehall, Abbey Foregate, Shrewsbury, SY2 6ND
Tel: 01743 251000 Fax: 01743 254415

- formerly Berkshire (LEA Code 871)
Education Department, Slough Borough Council, Town Hall, Bath Road, Slough, SL1 3UQ
Tel: 01753 875700 Fax: 01753 692499

(LEA code 334)
Education Services, Libraries & Arts, Metropolitan Borough of Solihull, PO Box 20, Council House, Solihull, West Midlands, B91 3QU
Tel: 0121 704 6000 Fax: 0121 704 6669

(LEA code 933)
Education Services, Somerset County Council, County Hall, Taunton, Somerset, TA1 4DY
Tel: 01823 355772 Fax: 01823 355332

(LEA Code 803)
Education Department, South Gloucestershire Council, Bowling Hill, Chipping Sodbury, BS37 6JX
Tel: 01454 863253 Fax: 01454 863263

(LEA code 393)
Education Services, Education Department, South Tyneside Metropolitan Borough Council, Town Hall & Civic Offices, Westoe Rd, South Shields, Tyne and Wear, NE33 2RL
Tel: 0191 427 1717 Fax: 0191 427 0584

(LEA Code 852)
Lifelong Learning & Leisure, Executive Director of Education, Southampton City Council, First Floor, Civic Centre, Southampton, SO14 7LL
Tel: 01703 223855 Fax: 01703 833221

- formerly Essex (LEA Code 882)
Education & Library Services, Southend-on-Sea Borough Council, PO Box 6, Civic Centre, Victoria Avenue, Southend-on Sea, SS2 6ER
Tel: 01702 215000 Fax: 01702 215110

(LEA code 210)
Education and Lifelong Learning, London Borough of Southwark, Southwark Education and Lifelong Learning, John Smith House, 144-152 Walworth Road, London, SE17 1JL
Tel: 020 7525 5050 Fax: 020 7525 5025

(LEA code 342)
Community Education & Leisure Services Department, St Helens Metropolitan Borough Council, The Rivington Centre, Rivington Road, St Helens, Merseyside, WA10 4ND
Tel: 01744 456000 Fax: 01744 455350

- see also (LEA code 860)
Education Services, Staffordshire County Council, County Buildings, Tipping Street, Stafford, ST16 2DH
Tel: 01785 223121 Fax: 01785 278639

(LEA code 356)
Education Services, Stockport Metropolitan Borough Council, Stopford House, Piccadilly, Stockport, SK1 3XE
Tel: 0161 480 4949 Fax: 0161 953 0012

(LEA Code 808)
Education Services, Stockton-on-Tees Borough Council, PO Box 228, Municipal Buildings, Church Road, Stockton-on-Tees, TS18 1XE
Tel: 01642 393939 Fax: 01642 393479

(LEA Code 861)
Education Services, Education Department, Civic Centre, Floor 2, Glebe Street, Stoke-on-Trent, ST4 1HH
Tel: 01872 232014 Fax: 01872 236102

(LEA code 935)
Education Services, Education Offices, Suffolk County Council, St Andrew House, County Hall, Ipswich, IP4 1LJ
Tel: 01473 584800 Fax: 01473 584624

(LEA code 394)
Education and Community Services, Sunderland City Council, PO Box No 101, Civic Centre, Sunderland, SR2 7DN
Tel: 0191 553 1000 Fax: 0191 553 1410

(LEA code 936)
Education Services, Surrey County Council, County Hall, Penrhyn Road, Kingston upon Thames, KT1 2DJ
Tel: 020 8541 9501 Fax: 020 8541 9503

(LEA code 319)
Education Services, London Borough of Sutton, The Grove, Carshalton, SM5 3AL
Tel: 020 8770 5000 Fax: 020 8770 6548

(LEA Code 866)
Education & Community, Swindon Borough Council, Sanford House, Sanford Street, Swindon, SN1 1QH
Tel: 01793 463068 Fax: 01793 488597

(LEA code 357)
Education & Leisure, Education Department, Tameside Metropolitan Borough Council, Council Offices, Wellington Road, Ashton-under-Lyne, OL6 6DL
Tel: 0161 342 8355 Fax: 0161 342 3260

- formerly Shropshire (LEA Code 894)
Education and Training, Telford and Wrekin Council, PO Box 440, Civic Offices, Telford, TF3 4LD
Tel: 01952 202100 Fax: 01952 293946

- formerly Essex (LEA Code 883)
Education Department, Thurrock Borough Council, Civic Offices, New Road, Grays, Essex, RM17 6SL
Postal address: Thurrock Council, Education Department, PO Box 118, Grays, RM17 6GF
Tel: 01375 652652 Fax: 01375 652792

- formerly Devon (LEA Code 880)
Education Services, Torbay Borough Council, Oldway Mansion, Paignton, Devon, TQ3 2TE
Tel: 01803 208200 Fax: 01803 208225

(LEA code 211)
Education & Community Services, Education Department, London Borough of Tower Hamlets, Mulberry Place, 5 Clove Crescent, London, E14 2BG
Tel: 020 7364 5000 Fax: 020 7364 4296

(LEA code 358)
Education, Arts & Leisure, Trafford Metropolitan Borough Council, PO Box 40, Trafford Town Hall, Talbot Road, Stretford, M32 0EL
Tel: 0161 912 3251 Fax: 0161 912 3075

(LEA code 384)
Education Services, Wakefield Metropolitan District Council, County Hall, Wakefield, WF1 2QL
Tel: 01924 306090 Fax: 01924 305632

(LEA code 335)
Education Services, Walsall Metropolitan Borough Council, Civic Centre, Darwall Street, Walsall, West Midlands, WS1 1DQ
Tel: 01922 650000 Fax: 01922 722322

(LEA code 320)
Education and Lifelong Learning, London Borough of Waltham Forest, Municipal Offices, High Road, Leyton, London, E10 5QJ
Tel: 020 8527 5544 Fax: 020 8556 8720

(LEA code 212)
Education services, London Borough of Wandsworth, Town Hall, Wandsworth High Street, London, SW18 2PU
Tel: 020 8871 8013 Fax: 020 8871 8011

- formerly Cheshire (LEA Code 877)
Education Services, Warrington Borough Council, New Town House, Buttermarket Street, Warrington, WA1 2LS
Tel: 01925 444400 Fax: 01925 442705

(LEA code 937)
Education Services, Warwickshire County Council, P O Box 24, 22 Northgate Street, Warwick, CV34 4SR
Tel: 01926 410410 Fax: 01926 412746

- formerly Berkshire and Newbury (LEA Code 869)
Education Services, West Berkshire Council, Avonbank House, West Street, Newbury, RG14 1BZ
Tel: 01635 519722 Fax: 01635 519725

(LEA code 938)
Education services, West Sussex County Council, County Hall, West Street, Chichester, West Sussex, PO19 1RF
Tel: 01243 777100 Fax: 01243 777229

(LEA code 213)
Education Services, Westminster City Council, PO Box 240, Westminster City Hall, 64 Victoria Street, London, SW1E 6QP
Tel: 020 7641 6000 Fax: 020 7641 3406

(LEA code 359)
Education Services, Education Offices, Wigan Borough Council, Gateway House, Standishgate, Wigan, WN1 1AE
Tel: 01942 244991 Fax: 01942 828811

- see also (LEA code 865)
Education Services, Wiltshire County Council, County Hall, Bythesea Road, Trowbridge, Wiltshire, BA14 8JB
Tel: 01225 713751 Fax: 01225 713982

- formerly Berkshire (LEA Code 868)
Education Services, Royal Borough of Windsor & Maidenhead, Town Hall, St Ives Road, Maidenhead, SL6 1RF
Tel: 01628 798888 Fax: 01628 796408

(LEA code 344)
Education Services, Metropolitan Borough of Wirral, Hamilton Building, Conway Street, Birkenhead, L41 4FD
Tel: 0151 666 2121 Fax: 0151 666 4207

- formerly Berkshire (LEA Code 872)
Education & Cultural Services, Wokingham District Council, PO Box 156, Shute End, Wokingham, RG40 1WN
Tel: 0118 974 6000 Fax: 0118 974 6103

(LEA code 336)
Education Department, Wolverhampton Metropolitan Borough Council, Civic Centre, St Peter's Square, Wolverhampton, WV1 1RR
Tel: 01902 556556 Fax: 01902 554218

(LEA Code 885)
Education Services, Worcestershire County Council, County Hall, Spetchley Road, Worcester, WR5 2NP
Tel: 01905 763763 Fax: 01905 766156

(LEA Code 816)
Education and Leisure services, City of York Council, PO Box 404, 10-12 George Hudson Street, York, Y01 6ZG
Tel: 01904 613161 Fax: 01904 554249


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