What are they?

Connexions Access Points are places where you can access face-to-face support from Connexions advisers.

Action Plans

Following the 2007 Customer Satisfaction Survey, Oxfordshire's Connexions Centres are putting together their action plans for 2008 which will address your concerns and take on board your comments.

• Abingdon Action Plan
• Bicester and Banbury Action Plan
• Didcot Action Plan
• Oxford Action Plan
• Witney Action Plan

Connexions Centres

Offices in town centres where you can get information and find out about jobs, education and volunteering and training opportunities. As well as being like Job Centres for young people aged 13-19, you can also access a variety of other information and support about topics like housing, drugs and sexual health. You can even sign up for schemes like the Safety Card.

Hours vary, and you may need to make an appointment.

Click on the map to find contact details and opening hours your nearest Connexions centre, or see the full list here.

You can also download a contact list for Oxfordshire Connexions Centres.

Vacancy Bulletins

Some of these Connexions Centres also produce job bulletins about opportunities in their areas. You can download them here:

• Abingdon
• Banbury
• Bicester
• Didcot
• Oxford
• Witney

Please be aware that the centres will know of more opportunities than are listed here so please always contact your local centre for the most up-to-date information.

Youth Centre Access Point

Information point in a Youth Centre. Youth Workers can give you information about life skills, confidence-building, training and more. They can also refer you to other services. Check for drop-in times and information sessions (sometimes called "Bodyzone").

Find your Youth Centre.

Connexions Outreach locations

Community, Youth Centre and local organisation-based connexions access points which hold drop-ins, job clubs etc. in local town halls, community centres, youth centres and other locations. Some run weekly, others once or twice a month, depending on demand.

Here are some of the places you can access Connexions:

South

• Henley (Nomad day Centre) weekly Tuesday 10.00 – 3.00
• Sonning Common varies, once or twice a month depending on demand, on Thursdays 2.00 – 4.00
• Wallingford (Youth Centre) Tuesday 2.00 – 4.30
• Berinsfield (Dorchester House) Thursday 3.00 – 5.00 – by appointment
• Wantage (Local Service Point) weekly, Thursday mornings 10.00 – 12.00
• Thame Town Hall, monthly – 2 hour session

North

• BYHP – one a month job club
• Chipping Norton – guidance NEET clients seen at end of school day and summer job club
• E2E – monthly attendance and quarterly Learners Forums – specifically for these clients.
• Kidlington – NEET clients seen by agreement through Gosford Hill School
• Carterton – drop in once a week
• Investigating similar drop in for Marlborough students
• E2E fortnightly attendance for the morning –specifically for these clients
• Ad hoc sessions at Foyer, Rachel House, Skidz

Central

• Bridging project, Oxford and Cherwell College – access to Personal Advisers
• The Gap Day Centre for homeless – weekly drop-in, Friday lunchtime 12.00-1.00pm.
• Windmill House Project – can arrange a meeting.
• Key 2 Centre - can arrange a meeting.
• Life House – access to Personal Adviser
• OxCtrain – access to Personal Adviser
• Highfield Adolescent Psychiatric Unit – access to Personal Adviser
• Bullingdon Road Mother and Baby Unit– access to Personal Adviser
• PRUIS – access to Personal Adviser
• Well Connected, Blackbird Leys Health Centre, Donnington Health Centre - can arrange a meeting.
• Harrison Department, "Well Safe" Sexual Health clinic for under 18’s - can arrange a meeting.
• Cutteslowe Community Centre – weekly drop-in, Friday lunchtime.
• Woodfarm Youth Centre – weekly drop-in, Tuesday 3-4pm
• Oxford Young Carers – access to Personal Advisers
• Barton Youth Centre - can arrange a meeting.
• Rosehill Youth Centre – weekly drop-in, Tuesday 4-5pm
• Oxford Youth Works – Drop-ins arranged when required.
• East Oxford Union Street – Drop–ins in process of being arranged.