Orientation Programme for Unaccompanied Asylum Seeking Children (UASC)

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Description

The National Transfer Scheme for UC&YP was introduced in 2016 by the Home Office and Department for Education and was described as a 'new voluntary transfer arrangement between local authorities for the care of unaccompanied children who arrive in the UK and claim asylum". In November 2021, transfers under the scheme became mandated for all Local Authorities to share responsibility nationally and equitably for these children and so that their needs could be met more swiftly with reduced reliance on hotel accommodation. Oxfordshire has a strong history of responding to the needs of UC&YP and currently has a dedicated countywide UC&YP team to meet the needs of these children upon their arrival. This team works alongside experienced partner agencies who deliver support services to help them to integrate within the community. The Orientation Programme (OP) enables UCYP aged between 13-17 years old to gain access into a learning pathway, which also supports them to integrate into the local area and more broadly the UK and delivers a level of education which reflects their specific needs as unaccompanied children and introducing them to English and cultural expectations, enables…

Official publications

• Educational Psychologists supply reports as part of the statutory Education, Health and Care Needs Assessment process
  Published: 13 May 2025
• Y6 Transition and Standard Summer Programmes for CWCF
  Published: 31 January 2025
• Orientation Programme for Unaccompanied Asylum Seeking Children (UASC)
  Published: 10 December 2024
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  Published: 11 November 2024
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• English Language Learning Platform (ESOL) Market Engagement Exercise
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• Electronic Education Plan and Attendance Management System with a ring-round Service
  Published: 6 November 2023

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The contracting authority is Oxfordshire County Council (United Kingdom).

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