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A summary of the Oxfordshire SEND Reform Plan has been published

Our May 2026 SEND Connect Newsletter is now live. This month’s edition includes SEND updates, upcoming events and opportunities, parent carer feedback themes, and information from across Oxfordshire SEND services. You can read the full newsletter here:👉 https://tinyurl.com/SENDConnectMay26 If you haven’t signed up to our mailing list and would like future newsletters delivered straight to your inbox, you can join here:👉 http://eepurl.com/dNVTTE If you would like to share fe

A Parent Carer Forum Perspective The Oxfordshire SEND Priority Action Plan 2026–2028 has recently been shared publicly through the Local Area Partnership monitoring papers presented to Oxfordshire County Council’s Cabinet on 17 March 2026. The Local Area Partnership (LAP) is the group of organisations responsible for planning, delivering and improving SEND services across Oxfordshire. This includes Oxfordshire County Council, health partners, education settings and schools, a

On 15 April 2026, the government wrote to the leads of the Oxfordshire Local Area Partnership (LAP) to confirm that the “Improvement Notice” for SEND services in Oxfordshire had been lifted. The Oxfordshire Local Area Partnership includes: Oxfordshire County Council Oxfordshire Education Schools and Settings NHS Buckinghamshire, Oxfordshire and Berkshire West Integrated Care Board (now NHS Thames Valley Integrated Care Board) Oxford Health NHS Foundation Trust Oxford Univers

SEND Together took place at the Kings Centre, in Oxford on 26th March. Organised by the Oxfordshire Parent Carer Forum (OxPCF), the event invited parent carers to connect, learn and share with professionals and organisations supporting children and young people with SEND. “As a Parent Carer Forum, our role is to make sure lived experience is heard and valued. SEND Together was designed to be a space that didn’t just share information, but really listened, while also giving

March 2026 newsletter - SEND updates from the Oxfordshire Local Area Partnership

March 2026, You Said - We Did update from Oxfordshire Parent Carers Forum

Updates on Oxfordshire's EHCP casework team, March 2026

An update on NHS Right to Choose pathways

What parent carers need to know about SEND Reform: a summary from the Oxfordshire PCF.

Our February 2026 newsletter is now live. This edition includes updates on phase transfer (including Year 7 transitions), current local SEND developments, engagement opportunities, and information about half term activities across Oxfordshire. As always, our aim is to keep families informed, reflect what we are hearing from parent carers, and ensure your voices continue to shape local discussions. You can read the full newsletter here: 👉 https://tinyurl.com/OxPCFFeb26 If you

Over the past few weeks, we’ve seen a noticeable increase in conversations about phase transfer across all transition points — with Year 7 transition forming a significant part of this. Families have shared concerns about availability of specialist placements, uncertainty around decisions, and the advice circulating online about how to navigate the process. For many, this transition period feels particularly high stakes. We pulled together the main themes we were hearing and

This graphic shows how feedback moves from parent carers to OxPCF and into the Local Area Partnership. We gather feedback from a range of sources, including emails, online forms, SEND Room discussions, SEND Connect sessions, community events and wider engagement activity. We then organise that feedback into themes and raise those themes in the appropriate meetings and workstreams across Education, Health and Social Care. The process is not always quick, and progress depends o

We are very saddened to share the news about the planned closure of Autism Family Support Oxfordshire (AFSO), as set out in their statement, which we have shared below. We know that this news will be worrying and upsetting for many families. AFSO has been a constant and trusted source of support for autistic children, young people and their families across Oxfordshire for many years, and for some families it has been a lifeline. As the Oxfordshire Parent Carers Forum, our imm

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SEND Transport Update: What You Need to Know We wanted to share a recent update from Oxfordshire County Council’s SEND Transport Team in response to the feedback and concerns raised by families since the end of last term. The issues we have raised recently have been more specific than last term, so many of the points below won’t apply to every family. We have included OCC’s response directly below each issue we have raised, to show the advice for different situations and wh

Strategies for parent carers on getting through the holidays and winter break

Our December SEND Connect Newsletter is out! Read it online: https://mailchi.mp/d83ec9ce9f1d/december-news Download a PDF: We have lots of Oxfordshire news to share - local SEND updates, festive events, upcoming parent carer events and more. Do take a peek.

We are looking forward to welcoming attendees who have registered to attend the Oxfordshire All-Age Autism Strategy event on Thursday 4 December at The King’s Centre, Oxford. To help everyone feel informed and prepared, we have published the full Information Pack , which brings together all the key details about the day. This includes the timetable, venue information, accessibility arrangements, an outline of the activities, and details of how you can share your views. If yo