Please note that Cognus’ Traveller Education Service currently supports children, families and schools in the London boroughs of Sutton and Merton.
However there are other organisations – listed below – that may be able to offer advice, guidance or support regarding education for Gypsy, Roma and Traveller families in your area.
| Area | Organisation | Contact Details |
| ALL AREAS | Friends, Families and Travellers | Phone: 01273 234 777 |
| Buckinghamshire | Gypsy, Roma and Traveller Education Team | Phone: 01296 585 376 Email: GRTEducation@buckinghamshire.gov.uk |
| Cambridge | Traveller Education Team | Phone: 07501 508 422 Email: Beatrice.White@cambridgeshire.gov.uk |
| Cheshire West & Chester | Gypsy, Roma, Traveller Education Adviser | Contact: Antoinette van Ommen Phone: 07917 245950 |
| Derbyshire | Derbyshire Gypsy Liaison Group (Community-led support organisation) | Phone: 07799 443 830 Email: info@dglg.org |
| Devon | Ethnically Diverse Education Achievement Service (EDEAS) | Email: Ellen.Tout@devon.gov.uk |
| Durham | Gypsy, Roma and Traveller Education Team | Phone: 03000 267 800 Email: EqualitiesEducation@durham.gov.uk |
| Ealing | The Gypsy, Roma and Traveller Achievement Service (GRTAS) | Phone: 020 8813 9715 Email: mail@ealingtravellers.com |
| East Sussex | The Stopping Place | Phone: 01323 464 215 Email: TLP.Team@eastsussex.gov.uk |
| Essex | Essex Countywide Traveller Unit (ECTU) | Phone: 03330 321 110 (choose option 3, ‘all other enquiries’) Email: ectu@essex.gov.uk |
| Hampshire | EMTAS (Ethnic Minority and Traveller Achievement Service) | Phone: 03707 794 222 Email: emtas@hants.gov.uk |
| Herefordshire | The Gypsy, Roma and Traveller (GRT) education support team | Colin Jefferson – Phone: 07792 881319 Hannah Smith-Hughes – Phone: 07792 881920 Email: grt@herefordshire.gov.uk |
| Hertfordshire | Access to Education Team | Phone: 01438 844 900 |
| Hertfordshire | GATE Herts (Community-led support organisation) | Phone: 01707 247 088 Email: manager@gateherts.org.uk |
| Lancashire | Education Improvement – Equality and Diversity Team | Email: equalityanddiversity@lancashire.gov.uk |
| Leicestershire | Traveller Education Liaison Team | Vicky Beaumont Phone: 0116 305 3151 Mobile: 07508 013 258 Email: vicky.beaumont@leics.gov.uk Sarah Pitman Phone: 0116 305 3143 Mobile: 07730 582 432 Email: sarah.pitman@leics.gov.uk Ruth Harris Phone: 0116 305 0821 Mobile: 07720 151 251 Email: ruth.harris@leics.gov.uk |
| London | London Gypsies and Travellers | Phone: 0208 533 2002 Email: info@londongandt.org.uk |
| London: Barnsley | Barnsley Metropolitan Council | For help and advice about Traveller children: Phone: 01226 775925 Email: admincd@barnsley.gov.uk |
| London: Merton | Cognus Traveller Education Service | Jackie Cunniffe – Team Leader & Primary Advisory Teacher: 07736 338 359 Anna Acquah – Early Years & Vulnerable Family Liaison Officer: 07736 338 475 Email: tes@cognus.org.uk |
| London: Southwark | Southwark Travellers’ Action Group | Phone: 0207 358 6818 Mobile: 07411 498 077 Email: manager@southwarktravellersaction.org.uk |
| London: Sutton | Cognus Traveller Education Service | Jackie Cunniffe – Team Leader & Primary Advisory Teacher: 07736 338 359 Anna Acquah – Early Years & Vulnerable Family Liaison Officer: 07736 338 475 Email: tes@cognus.org.uk |
| Portsmouth | Ethnic Minority Achievement Service (EMAS) | Phone: 023 9273 3130 Email: general.emas@portsmouthcc.gov.uk |
| Somerset | Somerset Traveller Education Service | Email: educationengagement@somerset.gov.uk |
| St Helen’s (Merseyside) | TESSA – Traveller Education | Contact: Melanie Ward – Service Lead Phone: 01744 673151 Email: TESSAteam@sthelens.gov.uk |
| Surrey | Surrey’s Race Equality and Minority Achievement (REMA) team | Email: rema@surreycc.gov.uk |
| West Berkshire | Ethnic Minority and Traveller Achievement Service (EMTAS) | Phone: 01635 519 797 Email: emtas@westberks.gov.uk |
| West Sussex | EMTAS (Ethnic Minority and Traveller Achievement Service) | Phone: 0330 222 2155 Email: tes@westsussex.gov.uk |
| West Yorkshire | Leeds GATE (Community-led support organisation) | Phone: 0113 240 2444 |
| Wiltshire | Wiltshire Traveller Education Service | Phone: 01225 757 903 Email: emtas@wiltshire.gov.uk |
| Worcestershire | The Gypsy, Roma, and Traveller (GRT) Education Support Team | Email: grt@worcestershire.gov.uk |
| York | York Travellers Trust (Community-led support organisation) | Phone: 01904 630 526 Email: info@ytt.org.uk |