| Contact | Description | Telephone |
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| Durham Learning Resources | Integrated support service to schools, including project loan collections of books, models and artefacts, and advice, information and training for teachers | 0191 383 4459 |
| Education | General contact for anything to do with learning and education | 0191 383 4574 |
| Education Development Service | Involvement in schools through: phase and subject inspectors; advisory teachers; and a range of consultants supporting national and local strategies. | 0191 383 4090 |
| Education in the Community | Organise and deliver youth and community work and adult education opportunities throughout County Durham. | 0191 383 3259 |
| Education Policies | The unit establishes the strategic direction of, and formulates plans and policies for, the Education Service. The unit also deals with School Holiday dates and timing of the school day. | 0191 383 4161 |
| Education Welfare, Exclusions, Attendance, Child Employment | Education Welfare Service, School Attendance & Exclusions, Child Employment | 0191 383 3302 |
| Educational Psychology Service | Includes the team of Educational Psychologists, the Anti-bullying Service, the Portage Pre-school teaching Service and the Dyspraxia Service | 01388 424901 |
| GIS Team | Geographic Information System (electronic mapping) | |
| Greencroft Educational Psychology Service | | |
| Help Desk | The Durham County Council Help Desk, whose staff will be pleased to assist you or direct your queries to the appropriate person | 0191 383 4567 |
| Learning Network | Learning Network is a project running in Derwentside which provides IT and other basic courses in Community venues and libraries | |
| Learning Support Service | The Learning Support Service team specialise in particular areas of need - including the Behaviour Support Service, Home and Hospital Support Service, EMTAS (Ethnic Minority and Traveller Achievement Services - Language for Learning and Education Service for Travelling Children), Advisory and Specialist Teaching Service and the Sensory Support Service. | 01740 656998 |
| Mainly Books | Mainly Books - Durham Learning Resources' bookshop for schools. | 0191 383 3694 |
| Music | Music library | 0191 383 3602 |
| Music Support Service | Inspire young people in our communities to enjoy music throughout their lives, providing a wide range of high quality musical educational opportunities. | 01388 608421 |
| Open Learning | Variety of Open Learning courses available in thirteen library service points throughout the county | 0191 383 4231 |
| Performance Review - Education | Provide detailed analysis of test and exam results, processes the Durham Baseline Assessment system, supports the LEAs forward planning through pupil forecasting and undertakes a range of specialised statistical analysis. | 0191 383 4183 |
| Planning (Education) | Planning and provision of school places, asset management planning, school organisation and reorganisation, schools and estates liaison to ensure appropriate premises, temporary closure of schools, and co-ordinates departmental health and safety matters. | 0191 383 3199 |
| Primary School Admissions | Primary School Admissions | 0191 383 4490 |
| School and Governor Support Service | Providing support and advice to schools, headteachers and governing bodies in particular. | 0191 383 4584 |
| School Governor Training | general and specific governor training aspects | 0191 383 4559 |
| Schools Partnering Project | Schools Partnering Project | |
| Secondary School Admissions | Secondary School Admissions | 0191 383 4576 |
| Special Educational Needs Placement and Provision. | Special Educational Needs Placement and Provision. | 0191 383 3139 |
| Special Educational Needs (Parent Partnership) | The parent partnership team are independent of all other LEA services. They are non-judgemental and objective, working to achieve positive outcomes on behalf of parents of children with SEN. They can help parents to understand the education system and how support is provided to children with special educational needs. They can carry out home visits, attend meetings in school, assist with paperwork and help parents to understand their rights within the education system. | 0191 587 3541 |
| Staffing (Education) | Education Staffing Unit | 0191 383 3276 |
| Student Support | Financial support for students | 0191 383 4168 |
| Website Administrator | Please forward any comments about the website or reports of broken links to this address, or contact [email protected]. If you have a specific enquiry relating to goods or services but do not know which service or contact to send it to, please contact our Help Desk. If you would like to send us a link to your website, please use our Submit a Link form. | 0191 383 3597 |
