Children, education and families

Have your say on the draft Health and Wellbeing Strategy

Oxfordshire’s Clinical Commissioning Group (OCCG) and Oxfordshire County Council are joining together to hold a consultation on a draft of Oxfordshire’s Joint Health and Wellbeing Strategy and are inviting the public to come and have their say.

18 May 2012
young boy and girl hugging

Special event co-incides with Foster Care Fortnight

People from Oxfordshire who are interested in becoming foster carers are being invited to an event timed to co-incide with national Foster Care Fortnight (May 14-27) to learn more about what is involved.

14 May 2012

Cash boost for budding musicians

Musical provision for youngsters in Oxfordshire will be even better following a successful county council application for its Music Service to receive central government funding to ensure every school pupil locally is able to access musical tuition.

10 May 2012

Cash boost for budding musicians

Musical provision for youngsters in Oxfordshire will be even better following a successful county council application for its Music Service to receive central government funding to ensure every school pupil locally is able to access musical tuition.

8 May 2012

Summer challenge for young people in Oxfordshire

Young people from across Oxfordshire are being invited to take part in this year’s Summer Challenge – a free of charge programme for 16 and 17 year olds in the county, aimed at improving skills and offering young people next experiences to help their future.

20 Apr 2012
Plans for the new playground

RAF-themed playground for Carterton

Oxfordshire has been awarded a £130,000 grant by the Ministry of Defence to go towards a new RAF-themed playground in Carterton.

18 Apr 2012

X-Factor finalist celebrates achievements of young people in care

Pop star and X Factor finalist Diana Vickers is officially opening a special event to celebrate the achievements of young people in care across Oxfordshire.

9 Mar 2012
Share the Care boy on the beach

New short break carer campaign launched

'I Could Do That!' campaign aims to encourage more people in Oxfordshire to help disabled children and young people.

8 Mar 2012

Primary school fires up county’s first biomass boiler

Green-minded staff and pupils at Stadhampton Primary School are all fired up to save cash and energy with a newly installed biomass boiler.

7 Mar 2012

Nine out of ten get first preference school in Oxfordshire

More than nine out of ten parents whose children applied for a secondary school for the 2012/13 academic year in Oxfordshire received their first preference of school with almost all receiving their first, second or third choice.

6 Mar 2012

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