Education advice by sms: AskACE

Image of person texting ACE's free, independent education advice service is now available by sms/text message. Text the keyword ASKACEto 68808 and follow the instructions.

If you want to ask us a specific question about any education problem, please text the keyword ASK followed by a space then your question - please keep it to one text (160 characters) and don't add any characters like dots or hyphens after the keyword.

Answers to questions sent using the ASK keyword are available Monday to Friday 10am to 5pm, all other options are available 24 hours a day.

For advice on specific topics, including ACE's series of tips by text, send the relevant keyword from the list below:

Keyword	Subject
ADMISSIONS	School admissions and appeals
ATTENDANCE	School attendance issues
BULLYING	Bullying at school
EXCLUSION	Fixed period & permanent exclusion from school
SEN	Special educational needs

Free advice booklets: You can also order a free advice booklet by text - just text the appropriate keyword from the list below to 68808, followed by a space and your name and address:

Keyword	Booklet
APLB	Appealing For A School
APYB	Applying For A School
ASAB	Asking For A Statutory Assessment
ATTB	School Attendance
BLYB	Tackling Bullying
DDAB	Disability Discrimination
EYEB	Early Years Extra Help
FEXP	Fixed Period Exclusion
GEHB	Getting Extra Help
GSRB	Getting The Statement Right
MACB	Making a Complaint
PEXB	Permanent Exclusion
UARB	Understanding Annual Review

All messages messages are free to send and receive.