Accessibility

This website was designed with the help of young people to be clear and easy-to-use. On every page you can use a search box to find information quickly. You can also click through to our four main sections using the links at the top, or select News or Events. The main section pages include a list of topics in that section, and top pages, which link you quickly to the most important pages. 

On each page, you can find information and links to websites where you can find out more.

Look out on each page for information picked out in a box. This is the most important information on the page.

Simple accessibility guide for users

Change the appearance of the site

You can use the controls in your web browser to change the size of the text on this website. 

Download Documents

There are some files you can download on this website. These are usually PDF files. 

To view PDF files, you'll need software such as Adobe Reader on your computer, or a PDF reader app on your phone. This software is free to download. Download Adobe Reader.

Video and audio 

You can also watch videos and listen to content on this website. This content uses third party services like Youtube and Vimeo. You may need to accept additional cookies to play this content. 

Need more help?

You can contact us at:

Education, Employment and Training Team, Oxfordshire County Council Children's Services, County Hall 4th Floor Oxford OX1 1ND

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Full accessibility statement for oxme.info

This accessibility statement covers Oxfordshire County Council’s website for children and young people oxme.info

This website is run by Oxfordshire County Council.

We want as many people as possible to be able to use this website.

For example, that means you should be able to:

• change colours, contrast levels and fonts
• zoom in up to 300% without the text spilling off the screen
• navigate most of the website using just a keyboard
• navigate most of the website using speech recognition software
• listen to most of the website using a screen reader

We have also made the website text as simple as possible to understand.

AbilityNet has advice on making your device easier to use if you have a disability.

We have designed this website with features that make it easier to use by everyone, including those with visual, auditory, physical, speech, cognitive, or neurological disabilities. We aim to reach the level AA of the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG). These are the international standard for accessible websites and content.

How accessible this website is

We know some parts of this website are not fully accessible:

• you can modify the size, line height or spacing of most text on the site, but there are some exceptions
• some PDF documents do not meet full accessibility guidance, where this is the case information is also provided  in accessible text
• some videos included on the site may have auto-generated transcripts, which may include errors
• the CAPTCHA system we use to prevent spam from being posted via our online forms and comments is more time consuming to navigate using just a keyboard, and repeat posting may occasionally produce a non-accessible challenge

Feedback and contact information

If you need information on this website in a different format like accessible PDF, large print, easy read, audio recording or braille, you can contact us or:

• Email: oxme@oxfordshire.gov.uk

We’ll do our best to fulfil your request and get back to you in ten working days.

Our postal address is:

Education, Employment and Training Team 4th Floor County Hall New Road Oxford OX1 1ND

Reporting accessibility problems with this website

We’re always looking to improve the accessibility of this website. If you find any problems not listed on this page or think we’re not meeting accessibility requirements, contact oxme@oxfordshire.gov.uk 

Enforcement procedure

The Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC) is responsible for enforcing the Public Sector Bodies (Websites and Mobile Applications) (No. 2) Accessibility Regulations 2018 (the ‘accessibility regulations’). If you’re not happy with how we respond to your complaint, contact the Equality Advisory and Support Service (EASS). 

Technical information about this website’s accessibility

Oxfordshire County Council is committed to making all of its websites accessible, in accordance with the Public Sector Bodies (Websites and Mobile Applications) (No. 2) Accessibility Regulations 2018.

Compliance status

This website is partially compliant with the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines version 2.2 AA standard, due to ‘the non-compliances and exemptions’ listed below.

The content listed below is less accessible for the following reasons:

Non-compliance with the accessibility regulations

We list opportunities and events on the website, many of which have similar or identical titles. This means that the same link text may be used multiple times on one page, if, for example, there are multiple opportunities available in Oxfordshire for Apprentice Chef, or multiple Open Days for different educational establishments.

A small amount of content provided is only available in PDF or other formats. These documents may not be structured so that they are clearly accessible to a screen reader. These PDFs are regularly reviewed and they are reviewed to be fully accessible and/or their core content is duplicated on fully accessible html pages. In recognition of their value to many of our readers we will continue to use PDF documents where there is a clear reason for their use. 

Navigation and accessing information

The anti-spam captchas in the commenting system are regularly reviewed and updated in order to stop spam being posted to the site. But this may also make it harder for some users to leave comments, and also trigger some accessibility errors. However, there are multiple ways to interact, ask questions and share opinions on the site. We also commit to keeping the issue open until we have a solution.  

Cookie Notice may interrupt content for some users

Our cookie notice is dismissible but may create small accessibility errors (Page does not start with a level 1 heading, skip to main content is not first content seen, text not included in an ARIA landmark) when it is shown. We commit to improving this during redesign work later this year (2025).

Our heading type order hierarchy is uneven in some pagination elements

Some of our pagination elements may trigger an accessibility error. We commit to improving this during redesign work in 2025 or earlier.

Filters within our opportunity search do not meet minimum size nor spacing

Filters used to search for local apprenticeship and employment opportunities in Oxfordshire are presented too close together for current guidelines. We commit to solving this during redesign work later this year (2025) or earlier.

Content not within the scope of the accessibility regulations

We are committed to improving accessibility wherever it is making content harder to access.

PDFs and other documents

All content relating to accessing our services is also provided as fully accessible HTML pages.

We commit to providing accessible content where possible. We are continuously reviewing all PDFs on site for currency and compliance, and aiming to reduce PDF content where it is not necessary or requested by users. 

What we are doing to improve accessibility

We are working with the site developers and accessibility checking services to solve accessibility problems as they arise.

If you are aware of any accessibility issues, or if we have missed anything, please contact us.

Preparation of this accessibility statement

This statement was prepared in 2019, completed in 2020, and last reviewed 20/01/2025

This website is tested three times a week using the Siteimprove Quality Assurance tool. All publicly accessible pages are tested for accessibility.

You can request full accessibility test results from oxme@oxfordshire.gov.uk