Local EA Offices
Where your query relates to a statemented pupil, please contact your SEN Link Officer in the first instance. Contact details should be on the EA documentation issued to you alongside your child's statement.
For general enquiries contact your local EA Office.
| Office | Address | Telephone |
|---|---|---|
| Armagh |
3 Charlemont Place, The Mall, Armagh, BT61 9AX |
028 3751 2200 |
| Ballymena |
Ballee Centre, Ballee Road West, Ballymena, BT42 2HS |
028 2566 1111 |
| Belfast |
40 Academy Street, Belfast, BT1 2NQ |
028 9056 4000 |
| Dundonald |
Grahamsbridge Road, Dundonald, Belfast, BT16 2HS |
028 9056 6200 |
| Omagh |
1 Hospital Road, Omagh, BT79 OAW |
028 8241 1411 |
SEN Helpline
If you wish to speak to someone about Special Educational Needs or ask for general advice and information, the SEN Helpline team are available from Monday to Friday 9am to 5pm.
They can be contacted on 028 9598 5960.
More information is available on our Pupil Support Services and SEN service pages or you can use the search facility in the top right.
Useful Contacts
| Orginisation/Group | Contact Number | Email Address |
|---|---|---|
| Autism NI | 028 9040 1729 | info@autismNI |
| Barnardo’s Northern Ireland | 028 9067 2366 | info@barnardos.org.uk |
| Children’s Law Centre | 0808 808 5678 | info@childrenslawcentre.org |
| Department of Education - Additional Educational Needs Team | 02891 279926 | DE.DEWebMail@education-ni.gov.uk |
| Early Years – the Organisation for Young Children | 02890 66 2825 | info@early-years.org |
| Equality Commission for Northern Ireland | 02890 500600 | information@equalityni.org |
| Family Support Northern Ireland | 0845 600 6483 | |
| Mencap - Northern Ireland | 0808 808 111 | helpline.ni@mencap.org.uk. |
| Nasen – the National Association of Special Educational Needs | 01827 311500 | info@nasen.org.uk |
| National Autistic Society - Northern Ireland Office | 02890 687066 | northern.ireland@nas.org.uk |
| National Deaf Children’s Society | 028 9035 2011 (v) | nioffice@ndcs.org.uk |
| Northern Ireland Commissioner for Children and Young People | 028 9031 1616 | info@niccy.org |
| Northern Ireland Council for Curriculum, Examinations and Assessment | 02890 261200 | info@ccea.org.uk |
| Northern Ireland Council for Voluntary Action | 028 9087 7777 | |
| Northern Ireland Human Rights Commission | 02890 243987 | info@nihrc.org |
| Northern Ireland Public Services Ombudsman | 028 9023 3821 | nipso@nipso.org.uk |
| PHAB | 020 8667 9443 | info@phab.org.uk |
| Royal National Institute for Blind People Northern Ireland | 028 9032 9373 | rnibni@rnib.org.uk |
| SEND Gateway | ||
| The Special Educational Needs Advice Centre | 028 9079 5779 | info@senac.co.uk |
| The Special Educational Needs Tribunal | 0300 200 7812 | tribunalsunit@courtsni.gov.uk |
| UNICEF | 0300 330 5580 |