SEND Youth Forum

The SEND Youth Forum exists to strengthen the voices of young people with SEND in Oxfordshire. 

Its purpose is to change the system, give people better support, and see what young people can achieve if we help them. To give people opportunities to tell us their stories, feedback and what they want. 

Terms of Reference: Download our Terms of Reference to learn more about who we are, what we will do, and how we will do it. 

How can I join?

We meet bi-monthly in central Oxford, and invite young people aged 16+ with special educational needs or disability join us. 

If you are interested in joining, you can express your interest by emailing us at: SENDYoungPeople@oxfordshire.gov.uk

Future dates

All of our meetings take place in central Oxford. Further details of the location will be shared once you join.

Our next meetings will take place on:

• 25th September - achieved
• 28th November - cancelled
• 22nd January 2026
• NEW 27th February 2026
• 5th March 2026
• 24th April 2026
• 11th June 2026
• 16th July 2026

Get in touch: Have any questions or just want to find out more? Email us at SENDYoungPeople@oxfordshire.gov.uk

Watch the video below to learn more about the Oxfordshire SEND Youth Forum.

Feedback from the area SEND Monitoring inspection

Ofsted have recognised the SEND Youth Forum as exemplary, stating that:  

"Children and young people with SEND who are members of the Youth Forum are inspirational and proactive. They contribute to partnership developments. Members of the forum benefit from leaders’ support to understand and review information and provide feedback."

We know theres still a lot of work we need to do, one of the things we will be working on is gaining more views from different age ranges and backgrounds, we hope to engage more of our schools with this work.