Coronavirus: National lockdown

Stay home. Only go out for food, medical reasons, exercise, education or work. Avoid travel unless essential. You must work from home if you can. Schools and essential shops will remain open.

Coronavirus: Information and advice

Ask for help or advice (SEND)

Report an concern or abuse

If you need to report an incident or if you have any concern about a child or young person please phone Oldham’s Multi-Agency Safeguarding Hub (MASH) team.

Talk Oldham SEND Helpline

Telephone helpline and live chat to support families of children and young people with additional needs and/or disabilities (age 0-25) and young people themselves, during extraordinary times. 

Information Advice and Support  Service

Oldham Special Educational Needs and Disability (SEND) Information, Advice Support Service (IASS) exists to help parents and carers of children who have, or may have, special educational needs and/or disabilities; and children and young people themselves, in matters relating to their Education, Health or Social Care provision.

Children's centres

Your local children’s centre can offer support and guidance.

Oldham Parent Carer Forum

Ensures that parents and carers have access to meaningful information, advice, and peer support, whilst enabling their voices to be heard to drive change and shape better services to improve the lives and outcomes of children and young people with additional needs and/or disabilities aged 0-25.

General advice

Please complete this form and a member of the SEND team will be in touch shortly.