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Next Steps advice for GCSE students from Oxfordshire County Council

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August

2019

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Oxfordshire County Council has congratulated young people on their 2019 exam successes; thanking parents, carers and Oxfordshire teachers who have helped, supported and encouraged pupils. County … Read more on this story
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Work due to start on Woodstock library site

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August

2019

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Work is about to start on demolishing Woodstock library, following the recent announcement that Oxfordshire County Council surveyors had declared the building unsafe. Problems with the walls of … Read more on this story

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Radical changes that improve the lives of families are set to be introduced in Oxfordshire

July

2019

| 10:34 Europe/London

A pioneering approach that has radically changed the way children’s social care operates, brought families together and reduced the number of children on child protection plans by 55 per cent in 30 months in Hertfordshire is set to be adopted by …

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Social workers who consistently impress Ofsted’s inspectors in the spotlight

July

2019

| 09:01 Europe/London

Frontline children’s social workers who care for children and families in need in Oxfordshire will be joined by senior managers and councillors from the county council and Thames Valley Police in a special week of work from Monday, July 8. Yvonne …

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Children invited to join Space Chase at Oxfordshire libraries

July

2019

| 15:39 Europe/London

Oxfordshire County Council libraries are calling for children to sign up to read any six books this summer as part of our free Space Chase, Summer Reading Challenge 2019. The Summer Reading Challenge asks 4-11 year olds to borrow and read any six …

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Oxfordshire parents switching to cloth nappies to reduce plastic waste…. Plastic Free July

July

2019

| 13:26 Europe/London

It’s Plastic Free July; Oxfordshire’s parents are helping to reduce the amount of plastics that are used and thrown away, with a huge resurgence of interest in alternatives to disposable nappies. They are being supported by an Oxfordshire County …

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Oxfordshire County Council charged-up after winning electrical goods recycling award

July

2019

| 15:24 Europe/London

Oxfordshire County Council’s electrical goods waste-busting project has received recognition in the MRW National Recycling Awards. The ceremony took place at Hilton Park Lane in London. Nearly two-tonnes of TVs, radios, toasters, and other …

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Work to start on Bicester’s new 600-pupil school

July

2019

| 14:34 Europe/London

Work is set to begin on a brand new 600-pupil school for Bicester as Oxfordshire County Council continues to plan to meet demands for the school places in the county in coming years. The Whitelands Academy is being built within the Kingsmere …

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Festival to celebrate Oxfordshire's pioneering partnership working

June

2019

| 16:00 Europe/London

Oxfordshire is leading the way when it comes to partnership working and helping to deliver better outcomes for people in the community. And those partnerships will be celebrated at the county’s first-ever Co-production Festival in Oxford this …

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Oxfordshire fire crews issue water safety advice

June

2019

| 13:11 Europe/London

Water safety advice is being issued by Oxfordshire County Council Fire and Rescue Service, concerned that hot weather will tempt people into rivers and lakes to stay cool. Drowning in the UK is amongst the leading causes of accidental death. …

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Next Steps advice for GCSE students from Oxfordshire County Council

Work due to start on Woodstock library site

Featured news

A-Levels and BTECs... Councillor Lorraine Lindsay-Gale congratulates students

Woodstock firefighters and police unveil new partnership at Fire Station

Banbury and Chipping Norton road safety works going well

A4185 improvements for thriving Harwell Campus junction to start

Help us create a cycling network Oxfordshire can be proud of

Oxfordshire’s new Chief Fire Officer shares his vision

Commuter journeys in Oxford are getting slower

Plan your travel during Countryfile's Oxfordshire visit

Digital Summer at Oxfordshire Libraries will be out of this world

Oxfordshire fire crews issue water safety advice to parents and school children

Cowley Road, Oxford, work progressing well

Heatwave alert issued - think about how it will affect you

Green vehicle charge continues thanks to positive county council action

Stephen Chandler named as county council's new Director of Adult Services

Former Cowley shop worker guilty of illegal tobacco supply

'Being a Shared Lives Carer is such a lovely, rewarding thing to do'

Library keen to raise profile with a little help from its Friends

Council seeks out more local foster carers

Free school transport for disabled young people is retained

Oxfordshire County Council starts planning to replace Kennington bridge

Stark warning to Facebook sellers as Benson man is arrested and car seized

15 years of citizenship ceremonies marked at Sheldonian Theatre, Oxford

Radical changes that improve the lives of families are set to be introduced in Oxfordshire

Social workers who consistently impress Ofsted’s inspectors in the spotlight

Children invited to join Space Chase at Oxfordshire libraries

Oxfordshire parents switching to cloth nappies to reduce plastic waste…. Plastic Free July

Oxfordshire County Council charged-up after winning electrical goods recycling award

Work to start on Bicester’s new 600-pupil school

Festival to celebrate Oxfordshire's pioneering partnership working

Oxfordshire fire crews issue water safety advice

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Next Steps advice for GCSE students from Oxfordshire County Council

Work due to start on Woodstock library site

Featured news

A-Levels and BTECs... Councillor Lorraine Lindsay-Gale congratulates students

Woodstock firefighters and police unveil new partnership at Fire Station

Banbury and Chipping Norton road safety works going well

A4185 improvements for thriving Harwell Campus junction to start

Help us create a cycling network Oxfordshire can be proud of

Oxfordshire’s new Chief Fire Officer shares his vision

Commuter journeys in Oxford are getting slower

Plan your travel during Countryfile's Oxfordshire visit

Digital Summer at Oxfordshire Libraries will be out of this world

Oxfordshire fire crews issue water safety advice to parents and school children

Cowley Road, Oxford, work progressing well

Heatwave alert issued - think about how it will affect you

Green vehicle charge continues thanks to positive county council action

Stephen Chandler named as county council's new Director of Adult Services

Former Cowley shop worker guilty of illegal tobacco supply

'Being a Shared Lives Carer is such a lovely, rewarding thing to do'

Library keen to raise profile with a little help from its Friends

Council seeks out more local foster carers

Free school transport for disabled young people is retained

Oxfordshire County Council starts planning to replace Kennington bridge

Stark warning to Facebook sellers as Benson man is arrested and car seized

15 years of citizenship ceremonies marked at Sheldonian Theatre, Oxford

Radical changes that improve the lives of families are set to be introduced in Oxfordshire

Social workers who consistently impress Ofsted’s inspectors in the spotlight

Children invited to join Space Chase at Oxfordshire libraries

Oxfordshire parents switching to cloth nappies to reduce plastic waste…. Plastic Free July

Oxfordshire County Council charged-up after winning electrical goods recycling award

Work to start on Bicester’s new 600-pupil school

Festival to celebrate Oxfordshire's pioneering partnership working

Oxfordshire fire crews issue water safety advice

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