Oldham Parent Carer Forum

16/03/2026

For any of our members who use the library.

✨The sensory room at Oldham Library is back open and now on brand new booking platform✨

🌈We are now using booking plus - it’s supper easy to use!

📍Scan the QR code or find the link in comments to access the new booking site

16/03/2026

16/03/2026

🌟Got questions, need support, or just fancy a chat with people who understand? 💚

We have two family hub drop-in sessions on the Wednesday 18th March.

📍One in the morning at Beever Family Hub.
🗺️Moorby Street
Oldham
OL1 3QU
⏰ 9.00am - 11.00am

📍One in the evening at the Library Family hub
🗺️The Cultural Quarter
Greaves Street
Oldham
OL1 1AL
⏰5.00am - 7pm

Come along for a relaxed and friendly session. Whether it’s your first time or you’ve joined us before, you’re always welcome.

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.

Pop in for a cuppa, a chat, and some support. We’d love to see you there.

15/03/2026

Happy Mother’s Day to all the wonderful mums and mother figures we meet everyday 💐

Sending our love to you all and thinking of those who can’t be with their mum x

15/03/2026

Children (and adults) can experience sensory differences that limit their participation or prevent them from doing activities that people of a similar age manage easily. When this happens, they may benefit from specialist help.

This resource outlines the three main groups of sensory intervention approaches:

• Performance or Goal-Oriented Sensory Approaches
• Sensory based interventions
• Ayres Sensory Integration Intervention

To find out more, read here: https://buff.ly/XK2iaiJ

06/03/2026

Curriculum for Life is a life guidance website created by young people for young people in Greater Manchester.

Split into 6 topics, articles are written by young people to support them transitioning into adulthood. Topics are:

Climate Change and the environment
Work and study
Confidence in relationships
Financial education
Health and wellbeing
Politics, citizenship, and rights

https://curriculumforlifegm.co.uk/

There is an online session taking place on 14th April 2026 6pm - 6.30pm that will support families to utilise the site, helping structure conversations around topics important for young people and to encourage further exploration and research. You will also learn how young people can contribute to the site, whether that is proposing ideas for new articles, or writing the content themselves!

This session is suitable for Families

Young people

Parents/carers

Professionals supporting young people

Please use the link below to book your place:

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Useful information to help you prepare for adulthood. Made with young people in Greater Manchester, for young people in Greater Manchester.

04/03/2026

The Education and Health and Social Care committees have teamed up to launch a joint inquiry into children and young people’s mental health.

The cross-party committees are seeking evidence from parents, young people, families and professionals. The aim is to examine how well the system is meeting mental health needs.

Amanda Elliot, Contact’s health lead welcomed the inquiry:

“It’s long overdue. It is vital we understand the relationship between disabled children’s mental health and the way they are supported in and out of school. Persistently high rates of school exclusions, placement breakdowns and anxiety-related school refusal show something needs to change. There is important work still to be done to get this right for our children.”

Find out more, and how you can respond here: https://f.mtr.cool/rcozubzgdm

03/03/2026

🚨 Update: Places are booking out FAST! 🚨

Our morning session is now fully booked, and there are only very limited spaces remaining for the afternoon and evening sessions.

If you’ve been thinking about joining us, now’s the time to secure your place ⏳✨

Oldham Parent Carer Forum is hosting a listening event where you can meet with health partners in Oldham, find out more about the changes to the ND assessment pathway, and ask your questions.
We’d love you to join us for one of the sessions at:

📍POINT, Chadderton Court, 451 Middleton Road, Chadderton, Oldham, OL9 9LB.

📆Thursday 12th March 2026

🕛12.30pm - 2.30pm, or
🕛6pm - 8pm

Please click the link below to book your place.
https://www.smartsurvey.co.uk/s/ND120326/

If you’re unable to attend, you can still submit your questions using the link below. While we won’t be able to reply individually, all questions and answers from the day will be compiled and shared after the event.
https://www.smartsurvey.co.uk/s/ND-event-Questions/

02/03/2026

GM ICB is making changes in how children and young people are reviewed and assessed for autism and ADHD in Greater Manchester.

What does this mean for your family? How will it affect local services in Oldham? And how will the new arrangements actually work in practice?

Oldham Parent Carer Forum is hosting a listening event where you can meet with health partners in Oldham, find out more about the changes, and ask your questions.

We’d love you to join us for one of the sessions at:

📍POINT, Chadderton Court, 451 Middleton Road, Chadderton, Oldham, OL9 9LB.

📆Thursday 12th March 2026
🕛9.30am - 11.30am, or
🕛12.30pm - 2.30pm, or
🕛6pm - 8pm

Please click the link below to book your place.
https://www.smartsurvey.co.uk/s/ND120326/

If you’re unable to attend, you can still submit your questions using the link below. While we won’t be able to reply individually, all questions and answers from the day will be compiled and shared after the event.
https://www.smartsurvey.co.uk/s/ND-event-Questions/

02/03/2026

🌟 The next SEND Drop-in is at Shaw & Crompton Family hub
📅 Friday 6th March
⏰9.00am - 11.00am

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.

🗺️ Shaw & Crompton Family Hub
High Street
Shaw
Oldham
OL2 8RF

You can let us know you're coming by using the link below 👇
https://www.smartsurvey.co.uk/s/SCFH060326/

02/03/2026

⭐We have updated the latest Q&A Document from Greater Manchester Integrated Care Board (GM ICB)⭐

GM ICB are making changes in how children and young people are reviewed and assessed for Autism and ADHD in Greater Manchester.
read about the changes here 👇
https://files.smartsurvey.io/3/0/5ZYBQKIV/Changes_in_CYP_Autism__ADHD_Assessment_Updated_17_Feb_2026_FINAL.pdf

It’s important that parents and carers understand what is changing, what this means for their family, local services in Oldham, and how the new arrangements will work in practice.

To find out more, come and join us for an information event:

📍POINT, Chadderton Court, 451 Middleton Road, Chadderton, Oldham, OL9 9LB.

📆Thursday 12th March 2026
🕛9.30am - 11.30am, or
🕛12.30pm - 2.30pm, or
🕛6pm - 8pm

Meet with Health Partners in Oldham to hear more about the changes and what this means for families.

There will be an opportunity to ask questions and gain clarity on how children and young people will be reviewed and assessed under the new approach.

Please click the link below to book your place.

https://www.smartsurvey.co.uk/s/ND120326/

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02/03/2026

Good Morning!

Kooth have let us know that they are offering two webinar dates for parents, carers and family members who are supporting children through exams this year.

📢How you can support your child to manage exam stress📢

Join Kooth for a free 45 minute webinar and you’ll hear from one of their community engagement team, alongside a clinician from Kooth.

They will offer expert tips on:
• When to take action
• Share practical ideas to help children manage their anxiety
• Discuss how Kooth can provide extra support.

The content has been written predominantly for families with secondary and higher aged children sitting GCSEs, A- Levels or Nationals and Highers in Scotland.

Book 9th March, 6:00pm

https://connect.kooth.com/events/event/exam-stress-families-9mar

Book 16th March, 7:00pm

https://connect.kooth.com/events/event/exams-families-16mar

Monday 16th March, 7:00pm- 7:45pm