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AVA contact details

AVA name:

Assessment and Qualifications Alliance (AQA)

AVA address:

31-33 Springfield Avenue
Harrogate
HG1 2HW

AVA telephone number

01423 840 015

AVA fax number

01423 564 875

AVA web address

www.aqa.org.uk

AVA email address

accesscourses@aqa.org.uk

Named contact:

Dr Gillian Yamin

Contact email address

accesscourses@aqa.org.uk


AVA name:

The Cambridge Access Validating Agency (CAVA)

AVA address:

Unit 8
23-25 Gwydir Street
Cambridge
CB1 2LG

AVA telephone number

01223 302148

AVA fax number

01223 302148

AVA web address

www.cava.ac.uk

AVA email address

enquiries@cava.ac.uk

Named contact:

Annabel Morley

Contact email address

a.morley@cava.ac.uk


AVA name:

Southern Area Access Validating Agency

AVA address:

University of Portsmouth
University House
Winston Churchill Avenue
Portsmouth
PO1 2UP

AVA telephone number

023 9284 3396

AVA fax number

023 9284 3082

AVA web address

www.saava.co.uk

AVA email address

Barbara.Gander@port.ac.uk

Named contact:

Barbara Gander

Contact email address

Barbara.Gander@port.ac.uk


AVA name:

Open College Network West Midlands Region

AVA address:

OCNWMR Building
Overstrand
Pendeford Business Park
Wolverhampton
WV9 5HA

AVA telephone number

01902 624230

AVA fax number

 01902 624231

AVA web address

www.ocnwmr.org.uk/

AVA email address

wolverhampton@ocnwmr.org.uk

Named contact:

John Wilkins

Contact email address

j.wilkins@ocnwmr.org.uk


AVA name:

Open College Network Eastern Region

AVA address:

c/o University of Essex
Wivenhoe Park
Colchester
CO4 3SQ

AVA telephone number

01206 873023

AVA fax number

01206 873956

AVA web address

www.ocner.org.uk

AVA email address

enquiries@ocner.org.uk

Named contact:

Wendy Davis

Contact email address

enquiries@ocner.org.uk


AVA name:

OCN East Midlands Region

AVA address:

Unit 10
Newmarket Court
Newmarket Drive
Off Ascot Drive
Derby
DE24 8NW

AVA telephone number

01332 861999

AVA fax number

 01332 752351

AVA web address

www.ocnemr.org.uk

AVA email address

ocnemr@ocnemr.org.uk

Named contact:

Marj Hammon

Contact email address

Marj.hammon@ocnemr.org.uk


AVA name:

Open College Network London Region

AVA address:

15 Angel Gate
City Road
London
EC1V 2SF

AVA telephone number

020 7278 5511

AVA fax number

020 7833 8289

AVA web address

www.ocnlr.org.uk

AVA email address

enquiries@ocnlr.org.uk

Named contact:

Maree Walker

Contact email address

m.walker@ocnlr.org.uk


AVA name:

Open College Network North East Region

AVA address:

1 Palmer Road
South West Industrial Estate
Peterlee
SR8 2HU

AVA telephone number

0191 518 6550

AVA fax number

0191 518 6551

AVA web address

www.ocnner.org.uk

AVA email address

administrator@ocnner.org.uk

Named contact:

Josie Smith

Contact email address

josie.smith@ocnner.org.uk


AVA name:

Ascentis

AVA address:

Office 4, Lancaster Business Park
Mannin Way
Caton Road
Lancaster
LA1 3SW

AVA telephone number

01524 845046

AVA fax number

01524 388467

AVA web address

www.ascentis.co.uk

AVA email address

 

Named contact:

Kath Fanning

Contact email address

kath.fanning@ascentis.co.uk


AVA name:

Open College Network North West Region

AVA address:

PO Box 58
Speke
Liverpool
L24 8WW

AVA telephone number

0151 427 6247

AVA fax number

0151 494 2072

AVA web address

www.ocnnwr.org.uk

AVA email address

ocn@ocnnwr.org.uk 

Named contact:

Fiona Johnston

Contact email address

ocn@ocnnwr.org.uk


AVA name:

Open College Network Oxford, Thames and Chiltern

AVA address:

Nash House
Repton Place
White Lion Road Amersham
HP7 9LP

AVA telephone number

Tel: 0870 2208 250

AVA fax number

Fax: 0149 4765 691

AVA web address

www.ocnotc.com

AVA email address

ocnotc@ocnotc.com

Named contact:

Tracey Bush

Contact email address

ocnotc@ocnotc.com

 


AVA name:

Open College Network South East Region

AVA address:

Keynes College
Canterbury
Kent
CT2 7NP

AVA telephone number

01227 827823

AVA fax number

01227 827823

AVA web address

www.ocnser.org.uk

AVA email address

km.enquiries@ocnser.org.uk

Named contact:

David Gittins

Contact email address

km.enquiries@ocnser.org.uk

Open College Network South East Region also has offices in Brighton and Addlestone


AVA name:

Open College Network South West Region

AVA address:

122 Bath Road
Cheltenham
Gloucestershire
GL53 7JX

Unit 24, HQ
237 Union Street
Plymouth
PL1 3HQ

AVA telephone number

01242 225511

01752 831500

AVA fax number

01242 225510

01752 831501

AVA web address

www.ocnswr.org.uk

AVA email address

info@ocnswr.org.uk

Named contact:

 

 

Contact email address

 


AVA name:

Agored Cymru

AVA address:

3-4 Llys Onnen
Parc Menai
Bagnor
Gwynedd
LL57 4BF

Units 1& 2
Purbeck House
Lambourne Crescent
Cardiff Business Park
Llanishen
CF14 5GJ

AVA telephone number

01248 670011

02920 741075

AVA fax number

08700 519679
01248 673469

02920 741079

AVA web address

www.agored.org.uk

AVA email address

 

Named contact:

Janet Barlow

Contact email address

janet.barlow@agored.org.uk


AVA name:

Open College Network Yorkshire and Humber Region (OCNYHR)

AVA address:

OCN House
Lower Warrengate
Wakefield
WF1 1SA

AVA telephone number

01924 434600

AVA fax number

01924 364213

AVA web address

www.ocnyhr.org.uk

AVA email address

access@ocnyhr.org.uk

Named contact:

Julie Knowles

Contact email address

j.knowles@ocnyhr.org.uk