Slough Borough Council

Services for children and young people

The list below provides links to services for children and young people. All services are located in our service directory. Clicking a link will take you to the appropriate place in the service directory.

Slough Children & Young People's Service Directory
Slough Children's Trust and Children and Young People's Plan 2008-11

Adoption
Applying for student finance
Applying to pre-school (early years) - a parents guide
Applying to primary schools - a parents guide
Applying to secondary schools
A-Z listing of all Slough schools
Childcare
Child protection information
Children and families
Contact education & learning
Contact social services
Disabilities
Disabled Children's Database
Duke of Edinburgh Awards Scheme
Fostering, adoption, Home from Home - Short Breaks scheme & supported lodgings
How to become a school governor
Local plans for education & learning
Mental health
Parental support
Parent Partnership - support for those who have children with special educational needs
Recycling at school  
Slough schools to be rebuilt - William Penn, Beechwood and Arbour Vale
Special needs information for people in Slough - SNIPS
Term dates 2007/2008

 

Frequently Asked Questions

Access to records
After and/or before school childcare
Attainment/performance
Book purchase scheme
Catalogue - searches, availability and reservations
Child protection
Childminding
Children's library service
Coaching courses and schools
Curriculum
Educating your child at home
Educational awards and benefits - education maintenance award
Educational awards and benefits - school maintenance grant
Educational Support for looked after children
Exclusions
Exhibitions
Health & Social Care
Hospice care for children
Inclusion - gypsies/travellers
Inclusion - teenage pregnancy
Instrumental tuition
Internet computers
Language and cultural support
Library facilities (incl. location, opening hours)
Library membership/joining
Nursery school places
Out of hours support
Paid work or work experience and school aged pupils
Parents centres
Performance/stage licences for school age children
Primary school places
Private nurseries - nursery grants
Project loans
Psychology, psychiatry or social work services
Residential care for children
Respite care for children
Roads - school crossing patrols
School - general information (locations/contacts)
School catering
School Clothing Grants
School governors
School holiday schemes
School records for an individual pupil
School supervised medication
Secondary school places
Shared care for children
Special educational needs (SEN) - assessment
Special educational needs (SEN) - placement in mainstream schools
Special educational needs (SEN) - statement
Special educational needs [SEN] - transport
Student loan
Student organisations - youth groups, clubs and activities
Term, holiday and other closure dates
Travel to school
Truancy
Young carers
Young people's organised activities

Useful websites for children and young people

Here are some of the best websites that can help you with specific problems or questions. Most of these websites also have links to other very useful websites. For information on services more specifically within Slough, please refer to the 0to19 Service Directory.

A Chance to Talk 

• Advice for 12-16-year-olds on all sorts of issues, including bullying, drugs, relationships, exams and difficulties at home

• Provided by the NSPCC (National Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children)

Connexions Direct  

• Confidential advice and practical help for young people aged 13-19.
• Information on topics such as careers, learning, health, housing and your rights

ChildLine

• Call 0800 1111
• A free 24-hour helpline for children and young people
• You can call about any problem, at any time day or night
• ChildLine's counsellors are there to help you find ways to sort things out
• Their website can also offer you help and advice

Citizens Advice Bureau: Advice Guide

• Advice and frequently asked questions on issues to do with family, health, housing, education, money, rights and the legal system

Criminal Justice System Online

• Information on criminal justice and the law, whether you are a victim, witness, offender, or defendant

need2know

• Information on health, money, work, leisure, sex and relationships, housing and much more.
• Has links to loads of other useful websites