The following contacts have been spilt into those applicable to the whole of the UK and those which are specific to certain regions.
UK-wide contacts
The National Autistic Society's Education Rights Service
Tel: 0808 800 4102
Email: advocacy@nas.org.uk
Our Education Rights Service gives advice on educational provision and entitlements for parents whose children have autism or Asperger syndrome. It provides accurate information, quality support and advice on educational provision and entitlements to help guide parents through education law and what can often be a complex and difficult process.
BBC
Website: http://news.bbc.co.uk/cbbcnews/hi/specials/bullying/default.stm
Website: www.bbc.co.uk/switch/surgery/advice/your_world/bullying
Website: www.bbc.co.uk/parenting/your_kids/primary_bullying.shtml
These BBC links include information, tips and contact details to help prevent bullying.
British Association for Behavioural and Cognitive Psychotherapies (BABCP)
Tel: 0161 797 4484
Email: babcp@babcp.com
Website: www.babcp.com
BABCP is the leading organisation for the theory, practice and development of Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) in the UK. You can search their register for a therapist, including counsellors, in your area and also to check if a therapist is BABCP accredited.
British Psychological Society (BPS)
Tel: 0116 254 9568
Email: enquiries@bps.org.uk
Website: www.bps.org.uk
The BPS is the representative body for psychology and psychologists in the UK. Its aims are to raise standards of training and practice in psychology, raise public awareness of psychology, and increase the influence of psychology practice in society. It has a register of chartered psychologists, some of whom also counsel patients.
The British Association of Counselling and Psychotherapy
Tel: 01455 883316
Email: bacp@bacp.co.uk
Website: www.bacp.co.uk
BACP is professional body for counselling and psychotherapy. You can find an accredited therapist on their register.
Bullying UK
Email: help@bullying.co.uk
Website: www.bullying.co.uk
Bullying UK (formerly Bullying Online) gives practical information and advice to young people and their parents through their website and by email, and also works with schools, youth organisations, police forces and health trusts as well as running workshops. You can buy anti-bullying leaflets from them.
Bully Stop
Email: info@vmad.com
Website: www.vmad.com
Bully Stop in an application for mobile phones that can stop bullies contacting people via mobile phone by blocking calls and text messages from a personally-created ‘block list’. Bully Stop maintains a log of all attempted contact with your child. The log can then be used to approach the relevant people and show proof that the bullying communication has taken place.
Incentive Plus
70 Alston Drive
Bradwell Abbey
Milton Keynes MK13 9HG
Tel: 0845 180 0140
Tel: 01908 326 940
Email: info@incentiveplus.co.uk
Website: www.incentiveplus.co.uk
Incentive Plus sells a range of anti-bullying resources, including DVDs, videos, books and board games.
Kidscape
2 Grosvenor Gardens
London
SW1W ODH
Tel: 08451 205 204
Website: www.kidscape.org.uk
Kidscape is committed to keeping children safe and was established specifically to prevent bullying and child sexual abuse. It has a helpline that offers support and advice to parents of bullied children, books, general literature and DVDs/videos on bullying and it also runs confidence building sessions for children who have been bullied.
Kidsmart
Tel: 020 7639 6967
Email: kidsmart@childnet.com
Website: www.childnet-int.org
Kidsmart provides web-based practical advice and support on how to help your children use the internet and new technology in safe and responsible ways. The website has been set up by Childnet International, which is working to help make the internet a safe place for children.
NSPCC
Tel: 0808 800 5000
Email: help@nspcc.org.uk
Website: www.nspcc.org.uk
The NSPCC is a UK-wide charity for the protection of children. It can provide advice for both young people who are being bullied and parents needing advice about bullying. The NSPCC run ChildLine (see later).
Parentline Plus
Tel: 0808 800 2222
www.parentlineplus.org.uk
Parentline Plus works for, and with, parents, and offers a range of support and help. It has a section about bullying under 'information' and then 'be someone to tell (bullying)' on its website.
Stop Text Bullying
www.stoptextbully.com/
This website has lots of tips on how to deal with bullying via mobile phones (texting) or the internet (emails, chat rooms and so on). It also gives contact details for mobile phone companies.
Teacher Net
Website: www.teachernet.gov.uk/wholeschool/behaviour/tacklingbullying
Has a range of information about bullying, including what to do when children with disabilities are bullied.
Text Someone
Central Boulevard
Blythe Valley Business Park
Solihull
B90 8AG
Tel: 0870 046 4246
Email: sales@textsomeone.com
Website: www.textsomeone.com
Text Someone is a company that helps schools fight cyberbullying, specifically bullying by text messages. Schools register with them and get a mobile number, which is then given out to the pupils at the school for children to contact by text message if they have received a bullying text message. This is then sent to the school for their information and action.
UK Council for Psychotherapy (UKCP)
Tel: 0207 014 9955
Email: info@psychotherapy.org.uk
Website: www.psychotherapy.org.uk
The UKCP has a list of registered psychotherapists that you can get by email or post.
England and Wales
Advisory Centre for Education (ACE)
1C Aberdeen Studios
22 Highbury Grove
London N5 2DQ
Tel: 0808 800 5793 (Mon-Fri, 10-5pm).
Website: www.ace-ed.org.uk
ACE advises on all aspects of school education in England and Wales. You can download its publication, Tackling Bullying, from www.ace-ed.org.uk/advice/booklets/Bullying.html
Anti-Bullying Alliance
National Children's Bureau
8 Wakley Street
London EC1V 7QE
Tel: 020 7843 1901
Email: aba@ncb.org.uk
Website: www.antibullyingalliance.org
The Anti-Bullying Alliance has regional coordinators in nine regions in England. Their role is to coordinate regional anti-bullying networks and support local education authorities and schools in developing effective anti-bullying strategies.
ChildLine
Tel: 0800 1111
Website: www.childline.org.uk
ChildLine is a free 24-hour confidential helpline for children and young people. Go to www.childline.org.uk/Bullying.asp for information about bullying for children and young people.
Staff on the helpline can talk to children about a range of issues, including bullying. They also run school and youth services outreach schemes including anti bullying workshops and conferences.
Go to www.childline.org.uk/Schools.asp for more information.
Children's Legal Centre
Tel: 0845 345 4345
Young people's Helpline: 0800 783 2187
Website: www.childrenslegalcentre.com
The Children's Legal Centre provides free independent legal advice to children, parents, carers and professionals. You can download their publications from their website. See Bullying and the law as well as other publications about bullying.
Disability Law Service
39-45 Cavell Street
London E1 2BP
Tel: 020 7791 9800
Email: advice@dls.org.uk
Website: www.dls.org.uk
The Disability Law Service provides free legal advice on a range of subjects, including education to those in England and Wales.
Parents' Centre
Website: www.parentscentre.gov.uk
The Parents' Centre website has a range of information to help parents help their children, including information about bullying.
Northern Ireland
ChildLine
Tel: 0800 1111
Website: www.childline.org.uk
ChildLine is a free 24-hour confidential helpline for children and young people. Go to www.childline.org.uk/Bullying.asp for information about bullying for children and young people.
Children's Law Centre
Tel: 0808 808 5678
Website: www.childrenslawcentre.org
Email: info@childrenslawcentre.org
The Childrens Law Centre is a freephone advice line for children and young people. It offers information on childrens rights, including those in education.
Department of Education NI
Website: www.deni.gov.uk
You can download information about bullying from the pupils/parent link on the home page.
Education Support
Website: www.education-support.org.uk
This website is maintained for parents by the education and library boards of Northern Ireland. You can get useful information on what to do if your child is being bullied in the section for parents.
Parents Advice Centre (PAC)
Tel: 0808 8010 722
Email for Belfast: belfast@pachelp.org
Email for Ballymena: ballymena@pachelp.org
Email for Derry: derry@pachelp.org
Email for Dungannon: dungannon@pachelp.org
Website: www.parentsadvicecentre.org
PAC offers support and guidance to parents in a number of ways, including a freephone helpline, and can give advice about bullying.
Save the Children
Tel: 028 90431123
Email: supporter.care@savethechildren.org.uk
Website: www.savethechildren.org.uk
Save the Children has been working specifically in Northern Ireland to tackle bullying and launched the Northern Ireland Anti-Bullying Forum in 2005 to coordinate anti-bullying strategies between agencies, and work with schools and library boards. You can get a copy of their three-year strategy.
Scotland
Anti-Bullying Network
Simpson House
52 Queen Street
Edinburgh EH2 3NS
Tel: 0131 651 6103
Email: info@antibullying.net
Website: www.antibullying.net
The Anti-Bullying Network provides information and support for professionals and parents. Information is available to all parents, but their focus is on those living in Scotland you
can download a number of publications about bullying from their website.
ChildLine
Tel: 0800 1111
Website: www.childline.org.uk
ChildLine is a free 24-hour confidential helpline for children and young people. Go to www.childline.org.uk/Bullying.asp for information about bullying for children and young people.
Education Law Unit
Govan Law Centre
47 Burleigh Street
Glasgow G51 3LB
Tel/Minicom: 0141 445 1955
Fax: 0141 445 3934
Email: advice@edlaw.org.uk
Website: www.edlaw.org.uk
The Education Law Unit is a community-based organisation with a particular focus on the rights of disabled pupils and pupils with additional support needs. It works in partnership with schools, education authorities, parents groups and charities to enable pupils and parents to realise their rights in education.
Enquire
Children in Scotland
5 Shandwick Place
Edinburgh EH2 4RG
Tel: 0845 123 2303
Email: info@enquire.org.uk
Website: www.enquire.org.uk
Enquire is an independent advice and information service for parents and professionals. It offers advice and information on additional support for learning (special educational needs) to enable parents to make the right choices for their childs education and to support professionals.
Learning and Teaching Scotland
The Optima
58 Robertson Street
Glasgow G2 8DU
Tel: 08700 100 297
Fax: 0141 282 5050
Email: enquiries@LTScotland.org.uk
Website: www.ltscotland.org.uk
Learning and Teaching Scotland advises the Scottish Government on any aspect of the learning experiences of children and young people up to the age of 18, and on any issue that may have an effect on those learning experiences. It provides guidance and support on the curriculum to schools, local education authorities and others.
Parentline Scotland
Tel: 0808 800 2222
www.children1st.org.uk/parentline
ParentLine Scotland is a free, confidential, telephone helpline for anyone caring for a child in
Scotland. You can call about any problem, however big or small. They have a range of publications, including one on bullying.
Scottish Child Law Centre
54 East Crosscauseway
Edinburgh EH8 9HD
Helpline for under 18s: 0800 328 8970
Information helpline: 0131 667 6333
Email: enquiries@sclc.org.uk
Website: www.sclc.org.uk
The Scottish Child Law Centre provides a free telephone advice service on all aspects of Scots law relating to children and young people. You can call them for advice on what to do about bullying.
Scottish Government Education Department
Victoria Quay
Edinburgh EH6 6QQ
Tel: 0131 556 8400 / 0845 774 1741
Email: ceu@scotland.gov.uk
Website: www.scotland.gov.uk/topics/education
The Scottish Government is the devolved government for Scotland. It is responsible for most of the issues of day-to-day concern to the people of Scotland, including health, education, justice, rural affairs, and transport. Their website has a number of publications about bullying type advice about bullying in the search box.
If you require further information, please contact:
Autism Helpline
Tel: 0845 070 4004 (open 10am-4pm, Monday-Friday)
Minicom: 0845 070 4003
Email: autismhelpline@nas.org.uk
Website: www.autism.org.uk/helpline
Our Autism Helpline provides impartial, confidential information, advice and support for people with autism spectrum disorders and their families and carers.
Information Centre
Tel: 0845 070 4004 (open 10am-4pm, Monday-Friday)
Fax: +44 (0)20 7833 9666
Email: info@nas.org.uk
Website: www.autism.org.uk/infocentre
Our Information Centre provides a specialist information service for professionals working with people with autism and their families, and students and researchers studying autism.