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 University Hospitals NHS...

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 parent carers the...

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