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Links
On Spired.com
NOTE: Links for people working with young people can be found on the Staff Pages.
The Young People's Survival Guide for Oxfordshire, is a handy, pocket-sized book stuffed full of information, advice and guidance about just about everything of interest to a young person in Oxfordshire.
The new edition for 2007 has just come out, but if you're waiting for your copy (it's given out free to all Year 11 students at school) you can browse the Survival Guide online right here on Spired.com.
It has information about education, free time, health, housing, the law, money and relationships, or you can use the full list to jump straight to what you're concerned about.
More links for Oxfordshire
Every information page in the Survival Guide has links to more places to go on the internet if you're looking for information.
Some sites specialise in information about Oxfordshire only.
These are sites with information for young people in Oxfordshire, but remember that you can always find more by doing a websearch.
- Spired.com - The website for young people in Oxfordshire
- Activities Oxfordshire - Positive activities to do, near you
- Oxfordshire County Council Website - The county council site
- The Oxfordshire 14-19 Prospectus - lists courses available locally
- Big Voice Oxfordshire - Oxfordshire Childrens Rights and Participation Website
Careers and training links
If you want to find out about Careers and training online, these are Oxfordshire's recommended Careers resources:
- e-clips - search for careers, find out what qualifications you need to do them
- Career Companion - career resources online, reviewed
These are some more web resources:
- Not going to to Uni - Great careers for people not going to uni
- i-could - Short videos about how real people got their jobs
Higher Education Links
National Connexions Links
Funding for adult learning
- ALG - Adult Learning Grant (for people aged 19+)
National Independent links
- Youthinformation.com
Comprehensive information site from the National Youth Association - The Site
Huge community and information site for young people from YouthnetUK - Need2Know
Independent government funded web site for young people - The Princes Trust Website
Grants for young people to help their access to information and training, set up their own business, etc.
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- Visit www.connexions-direct.com for information, advice and online advisers
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