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Our annual 'Your Choice' Careers Exhibition - Mon. 8th November28 October 2010 Aimed at young people in Year 11 and their parents, the exhibition brings together 40 different employers, training providers, colleges, voluntary agencies and advice services to help those in Year 11 make their career plans for the future.
You Ghana believe it 30 July 2010 A teenager from Royton is eagerly awaiting the job of a life time next week after gaining a place on a national voluntary scheme…in Ghana
Young people clean up Glodwick18 June 2010 A group of young people have given something back to the community by spending their half term cleaning up and restoring the Pakistani Community Centre in Glodwick.
Young people learn dangers of knife crime 05 May 2010 Young people from the Holts and Alt area of Oldham are launching a Dvd they have made alerting their peers of the dangers of knife crime this week.
Connexions Oldham seeks help from parents 19 April 2010 Connexions Oldham are holding a consultation session with parents of teenagers to establish better ways of working them. The service currently delivers a range of information, advice and guidance to young people aged 13-19 throughout the borough and Connexions Personal Advisers are based in all secondary schools.
How much could you save by giving up smoking18 March 2010 Connexions Oldham are urging young people to consider their smoking habit by working out how much money they will save from kicking the habit on National No Smoking Day
Encouraging news for Oldham's school leavers25 November 2009 An analysis into the destinations of Year 11 pupils in 2009 has shown record numbers of students in the borough are leaving school and finding themselves in the positive situation of being in education, training or employment.
Pupils first class role model day at St Augustines 24 November 2009 Year 9 pupils at St Augustines were given a first class insight into their futures today when their school arranged a ‘Raising Aspirations and Role Models Session Day’
Oldham year 11s can make choices this weekend11 November 2009 Connexions Oldham is hosting its annual Your Choice Careers Exhibition for Year 11 pupils this weekend, on Saturday 14th November.
Oldham Year 11s can decide on future this weekend10 November 2009 Connexions Oldham is hosting its annual Your Choice Careers Exhibition for Year 11 pupils this weekend, on Saturday 14th November.
Teenage parent consultation days21 September 2009 Tell us what you think of services available to you in Oldham for you and your child
Exam results don't panic19 August 2009 Its exam results time and Connexions are telling you not to panic if you haven't done as well as you'd hoped
Positive Steps for Oldham's young people13 July 2009 The latest set of quarterly figures for Connexions show that, despite the challenges faced by the current economic climate, Oldham’s NEET (Not in Education, Training or Employment rate) is lowest of its statistical neighbours, and only just above the national average.
