• Safer Croydon Partnership

  Joint crime reduction and prevention strategies and plans.

• Safety - fireworks advice

  Fireworks are fun but they can be dangerous. Here are some simple rules for handling fireworks or lighting bonfires.

• Safety - health and safety - accident reporting

  If you are an employer, self employed or in control of work premises, you are required by law to report some work-related accidents, diseases and dangerous occurrences.

• Safety - health and safety - occupational health services

  We aim to ensure that all work premises in the borough are safe for employees and visitors.

• Safety - home safety advice

  We give practical help and advice on ways to prevent accidents in the home.

• Safety of sports grounds licence

  Large stadiums and stands that accommondate more the 500 people require a general safety certificate.

• Scaffolding and hoarding licence

  Where you must provide safe areas around building work sites and how to get permission for scaffolding and hoarding.

• School admissions - appeals

  You have the right to appeal to an independent panel if your child has been refused a place at your chosen school.

• School admissions - nursery

  We ensure one year of free nursery education for children in the borough.

• School admissions - primary

  Information about Croydon's primary schools and how to apply for a place.

• School admissions - secondary

  Frequently asked questions about Croydon's secondary schools and how to apply for a place.

• Schools - assessment and performance

  School performances are assessed in comparison with other schools and are monitored by Ofsted.

• Schools - catering

  Information regarding school catering and nutritional guidelines.

• Schools - complaints procedure

  What to do if you have a concern about your child's school.

• Schools - development plans

  Information about Croydon Local Education Authority (LEA) plans and reports.

• Schools - exclusion of pupils

  Frequently asked questions regarding school exclusions.

• Schools - extended services

  Extended schools offer a range of services and activities, often outside normal school hours, to help meet the needs of children, their families and the wider community.

• Schools - general information

  The location and contact details of nursery, primary and secondary schools in Croydon.

• Schools - home schooling

  We support the parents' right to educate their children at home provided the Local Authority is satisfied with the proposed curriculum.

• Schools - musical instruments - assisted purchase scheme

  Our Instrument Assisted Purchase Scheme lets students buy musical instruments without paying VAT.

• Schools - pupil records

  How to obtain your child's school exam results.

• Schools - safety zones

  We're working to improve road safety for children to make travel to and from school as safe as possible.

• Schools - school governors

  What school governors do and how to become one.

• Schools - supervised medication

  What you must do if your child needs to take medicine during school hours.

• Schools - teenage pregnancy

  The Social Exclusion Report on Teenage Pregnancy (June 1999) provides comprehensive data on teenage pregnancy in the UK.

• Schools - term and holiday dates

  Information on school holidays and term times.

• Schools - visits

  Frequently asked questions about school trips.

• Schools and colleges

  Information about schools and colleges in Croydon.

• Schools in Croydon

  The location and contact details of nursery, primary and secondary schools in Croydon.

• Scrap metal registration

  Premises selling scrap metal must have a registration.

• Sex shop licence

  Premises that sell R18 (adult) videos and DVDs and other adult materials must have a licence.

• Sexual health clinics

  Free, confidential advice about all matters relating to the sexual health of young people is available at a range of clinics across Croydon.

• Sheltered housing - older people

  We offer supported and sheltered housing to adults over age 60 who require assistance to live independently.

• Shopmobility

  How to hire an electric shopping scooter or wheelchair from Shopmobility in the Whitgift car park.

• Sight disabilities

  Our aim is to enable people to regain skills lost due to visual impairment.

• Skip operator licence

  You must have a licence to place a builder's skip on any part of a public highway.

• Social services

  Health and social care information.

• Social services - adoptive homes

  Find out how to adopt a child or young person living in Croydon.

• Social services - advocacy for clients

  An advocate works with you so that you can effectively represent yourself in the decisions affecting your life.

• Social services - alcohol - advice and support

  Help and advice for people who have problems with drug and/or alcohol use.

• Social services - CAPS supported lodgings scheme

  Recruits, supports, monitors and trains carers who can provide individuals with accommodation which allows them to live as part of a family unit.

• Social services - community alarm services

  Croydon Careline is a community alarm service offering you help at the touch of button, including assistive technology such as telelcare.

• Social services - community and day centres

  Day centres and resource bases provide a range of activities and facilities for groups of people. Places at a day centre are usually allocated following a needs assessment.

• Social services - direct payments

  Direct payments are cash payments made directly to individuals so they can arrange their own social care services.

• Social services - fostering

  Fostering provides homes for children who are temporarily unable to live with their own families.

• Social services - HIV / AIDS - advice and support for adults

  Advice and support for adults with HIV/AIDS.

• Social services - incontinence laundry service

  People suffering from incontinence may be eligible for a laundry service.

• Social services - meals on wheels

  The meals on wheels service delivers meals to older or vulnerable people in their own homes on a short or long term basis according to need.

• Social services - needs assessment

  A needs assessment enables us to determine your needs and how we can best help you.

• Social services - occupational therapy

  Occupational therapy aims to help those with physical disabilities to achieve an optimum level of functions and mobility.

• Social services - out of hours support

  How to contact Social Services if you have an urgent problem outside normal office hours.

• Social services - residential care - adult

  Tips for choosing a residential or nursing home for older people or those with disabilities.

• Social services - support groups

  We offer a variety of support services to children, parents and carers that will benefit the entire family.

• South Norwood pools and leisure centre

  Find out details of the location, opening times, facilities and how to make online bookings.

• Special educational needs (SEN)

  Find out about our programmes for children with special educational needs (SEN).

• Special treatments licence

  Premises offering special treatments such as massage, acupuncture, manicure, piercing and tattooing, sauna and light, electric or vapour treatments must have a licence.

• Specialist equipment - disabled people

  Advice on purchase and/or loan of specialist equipment to help those with physical or sensory disability manage at home. A needs assessment is made in order to determine the equipment which may be required.

• Speed checks

  We work to ensure that traffic in the borough stays within the speed limits.

• Speed limits

  What we are doing to enforce speed limits in the borough.

• Sport

  Croydon offers a range of facilities including swimming pools, football pitches and courts.

• Sport centres

  Swimming pools and sport and fitness centres in Croydon.

• Squatters - council property

  Empty council properties may only be occupied with our permission.

• Stopping up and diversion of highways

  We may authorise the stopping up or diversion of any highway in the borough for approved development works.

• Street champions

  How to become a neighbourhood Street Champion.

• Street cleaning

  We are responsible for keeping Croydon's streets, pavements and their surrounding areas clean and litter free.

• Street collection licence

  It is illegal in to hold a street collection without obtaining a licence.

• Street lighting

  We are responsible for the design, installation and maintenance of street lights and the maintenance of traffic signs, illuminated bollards and beacons in the borough.

• Street names

  We are responsible for the repair and maintenance of street name plates in the borough.

• Street naming and numbering

  We are responsible for the naming and numbering of streets and buildings in the borough.

• Street trading licence

  Persons wishing to trade or display goods or services from mobile premises or vehicles on a public highway must have a licence.

• Swimming pools

  Swimming pools and sport and fitness centres in Croydon.