Oldham Parent Carer Forum

14/11/2025

All our PADLETS are now available on Oldham’s SEND Local Offer, bringing everything together in one easy-to-access place.

📌Supporting Your Neurodiverse Child/Young Person
📌Speech Language & Communication Needs
📌Supporting you to access information about pathways
📌Educational Transitions from early years through to Employment
📌Oldham Parent Carer Forum Information

PADLET’s are easy-to-use online noticeboards created to help you find information and support all in one place. They update in real time, can be translated into 40 languages, and offer a wide range of information, guidance and resources for parents, carers, and young people.   Simply click on an...

14/11/2025

Come and join us at Medlock Vale Family Hub on Wednesday 19th November 2025, for our evening SEND drop in 5pm - 7pm.

You'll find a warm welcome waiting, as well as information on local services and how to access them, as well as our usual peer support and signposting offer.

Everyone welcome.

More information on the flyer ⬇️☺️

13/11/2025

📢Important Update shared with us.

Oldham Council and the Greater Manchester Integrated Care Board have been notified that an Area SEND Monitoring Visit will be taking place across the Local Area Partnership from Monday 24 November to Wednesday 26 November 2025. This inspection will be conducted jointly by Ofsted and the Care Quality Commission (CQC) consisting of three inspectors.

The focus of the Area SEND Monitoring Visit will be to assess the extent to which the Local Area Partnership has taken effective action to address the areas for priority action, which the partnership has been delivering to improve SEND provision in Oldham, following the Area SEND Inspection in June 2023. The inspection team may have discussions with children and young people, parents, and carers.

For further information, the guidance documents can be found at the below link which provide information on what to expect during an Area SEND inspection and these are also available in Easy Read and BSL.

https://oldhamsendlocaloffer.co.uk/oldham-local-area-send-reinspection-2025/

Guides for parents, carers, children and young people about inspections of local services for children and young people with SEND.

10/11/2025

🌟 Come along tomorrow to the SEND Drop-in at Spring Meadows Family Hub!
You’ll find a welcoming space where you can:
💬 Connect with other parent carers.
📍 Get information on local services and how to access them and signposting to helpful resources.

🗺️ Spring Meadows Family Hub
Leamington Street
Oldham
OL4 2RN

⏰9.00am - 10.15am
You can let us know you're coming by using the link below 👇

https://www.smartsurvey.co.uk/s/SpringmeadowsfamilyhubNovember25/

10/11/2025

Supporting you whilst you wait. Our PADLET offer is expanding. Thank you to the following services for sharing information which has been designed to offer you access to information in one place.

Community Paediatric Service
Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services
Speech and Language Service
Mental Health Support Teams

This PADLET has been developed to support you navigating services whilst you wait for support. POINT would like to thank all partners across Education, Health and Social Care, in Oldham, who have worked with us to provide this up to date information.

04/11/2025

🌟 Come Along to Our SEND Drop-In Sessions This Week! 🌟
We’ll be in Oldham Library hub Tomorrow evening and would love to see you there!
Whether you’re after information, signposting, advice, or just a friendly chat and support, everyone is very welcome.
📍 Where & When:
Oldham Library
Greaves Street
OL1 1AL
📅Wednesday 5th November
5pm - 7pm
You can let us know you are coming by using the link below 👇

https://www.smartsurvey.co.uk/s/OldhamLibrary5thNovember2025/

29/10/2025

As parents and carers ourselves, we know that finding the right support and information can sometimes feel overwhelming. To make things easier, we’ve created a set of PADLETS — online noticeboards where you’ll find helpful resources, and tips, and links all in one place.

Each Padlet has a different theme, so you can quickly find what’s most useful for you and your family.

These are regularly reviewed.

You can explore them by scanning the QR code or by clicking the links below.

We’re also putting together a new Support Offer to help guide you while you’re waiting to access services. It should be ready next week!

Neurodiversity Support
https://padlet.com/POINTOldham/supporting-your-neurodiverse-child-young-person-for-oldham-f-4m5gthe22woq8af7

Transitions
https://padlet.com/POINTOldham/supporting-transitions-from-early-years-through-to-post-16-a-g8zf7m99zzggqamd

Speech Language and Communication
https://padlet.com/POINTOldham/speech-language-and-communication-needs-slcn-jwpi0ifkgp34xsh7

Oldham Parent Carer Forum
https://padlet.com/POINTOldham/oldham-parent-carer-forum-supported-by-point-d7w3j62xt56wsod4

14/10/2025

✨ Want to knows what support is available, or just need a listening ear?

🌟 Come along tomorrow to the SEND Drop-in at Medlock Vale Family Hub!

You’ll find a welcoming space where you can:
💬 Connect with other parent carers.
📍 Get information on local services and how to access them and signposting to helpful resources.

🗺️ Medlock Vale Family Hub
Hadfield Street
OL8 3BP
⏰5pm - 7pm

You can let us know you're coming by using the link below 👇

https://www.smartsurvey.co.uk/s/Medlockvalefamilyhub19thNovember25/

POINT Charity
I love Oldham

12/10/2025

POINT is recruiting!

We are looking for a highly motivated, approachable and compassionate individual to join our team in supporting children and young people (aged 0–25) who are on a pathway for Autism and/or Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD), along with their families.

We are seeking an individual who is:

💡 Passionate about making a positive difference in the lives of children, young people and families.

🗣️ Skilled communicator, able to build trusting relationships, with families, professionals and practitioners.

🤝Proactive, empathetic and collaborative in their approach.
Interested? Then we’d love to hear from you.

For more information please clink on the link below to access the recruitment pack.

https://point-send.co.uk/job-vacancies/

09/10/2025

☕ Coffee Morning at Alexandra Primary!

🌟Does your child attend Alexandra Primary School?
Come along on Monday 13th October, 9:30–11:00am for a relaxed coffee and chat.

🌟Oldham Parent Carer Forum will be there to share more about the Early Language Support for Every Child (ELSEC) project — and what it means for you and your child.

A great chance to meet other parents and enjoy a friendly morning together!

08/10/2025

Did you know our host POINT Charity have their own page!

✨ Did you know? ✨

POINT Charity (who support Oldham Parent Carer Forum) has its very own page! 🙌

Give them a follow to stay connected to get the latest information and updates on all things SEND 👇

https://www.facebook.com/search/top?q=point%20charity

08/10/2025

💙 Do you know about Oldham's new SEND Local Offer? 💙

If you’re a parent carer, young person or practitioner, this is for YOU 🫵

Oldham's SEND Local Offer brings together everything you need to know about support and services available in Oldham — all in one easy-to-access place. 🌟

It’s designed to make sure you can find the right help and/or information, at the right time.

👉 Explore Oldham's SEND Local Offer today and see what’s available to support you and your family 👇

https://oldhamsendlocaloffer.co.uk/

Welcome to Oldham's SEND Local Offer . . . OSLO is Oldham’s SEND Local Offer and is for children and young people with Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (SEND) aged 0 to 25 years, their parent carers and the practitioners who work with them.Before you explore Oldham SEND Local Offer, watc...