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New service helps children and families make sustainable lifestyle changes to maintain a healthy weight

Families in Oxfordshire can benefit from a new service that helps get the whole family moving more and making healthier lifestyle choices together. Gloji Energy is a new child weight management programme run by Achieve Oxfordshire, a service funded by Oxfordshire County Council. It provides…

Fifty things to do before you're five, marks first anniversary

Parents and carers have been sharing their experiences of ‘50 things to do before you’re five’, an early language development scheme from Oxfordshire County Council.    Being able to communicate effectively supports children’s mental health and wellbeing, their self-confidence and the forming of friendships in…

Oxfordshire County Council to expand and renew support for Domestic Abuse victim-survivors

Victim survivors of domestic abuse are to continue to benefit from local support after Oxfordshire County Council renewed provision for a series of important services. Oxfordshire County Council’s Cabinet has today (19 July) approved plans to renew provisions for safe accommodation and support, specialist support…

YouMove launches across Oxfordshire to help families get active together

Families with children on benefits related free school meals will be able to access a wide range of low cost and free activities, thanks to a new county-wide programme known as YouMove. By signing up to YouMove, local families will benefit from low cost or…

Major proposals for children with special educational needs and disabilities in Oxfordshire

Children and young people with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) are at the heart of major proposals debated by Oxfordshire County Council’s Cabinet today, Tuesday 24 May.      Residents have already contributed to plans for this local area SEND strategy through public consultation,…

Large majority of parents and children offered first choice primary for 2022/23

A total of 91.49 per cent (6,459) of applicants have been awarded their first choice for starting infant or primary school in Oxfordshire.   Last year’s figure was 93.09 per cent (6,409), meaning a slightly higher number of parents across the county have been offered…

Show cigarettes the red card this No Smoking Day

People who smoke in Oxfordshire are being encouraged to reflect on the impact that their habit has on those around them as Oxfordshire County Council marks national No Smoking Day (9 March).  Just over one in ten people in Oxfordshire light up regularly. On top…

Large majority of Oxfordshire parents and children offered first choice secondary school place for 2022/23

Parents and children across Oxfordshire have been offered their first choice of secondary school for 2022/23 in the vast majority of cases.  A total of 88.27 per cent (6,606) of applications have been awarded their first choice. A total of 96.42 per cent (7,216) have…

Fifty things to do before you're five

Parents and carers will be given suggestions for 50 things to do with their children before they are five as part of a new early language development scheme from Oxfordshire County Council.   Being able to communicate effectively supports children’s mental health and wellbeing, their self-confidence…

Worried about exploitation?

If you are worried around any kind of exploitation of children, you can access support from a new guide created by Oxfordshire Safeguarding Children Board and Oxfordshire Children's Services. It has been produced with participation of schools and settings across Oxfordshire and worked on by…