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Educational Psychologists are highly skilled professionals who help people to understand how they think, feel, learn and behave. They work with children and young people aged 0-25 years in a range of settings, including nurseries, mainstream schools, special schools and colleges. Their work can be undertaken at the individual, class or whole-school level.
They work with children and young people who may be experiencing difficulties in their learning, behaviour, social interaction, communication, emotional well-being, physical or sensory skills.
Educational Psychologists are highly skilled professionals who help people to understand how they think, feel, learn and behave. They work with children and young people aged 0-25 years in a range of settings, including nurseries, mainstream schools, special schools and colleges. Their work can be undertaken at the individual, class or whole-school level.
They work with children and young people who may be experiencing difficulties in their learning, behaviour, social interaction, communication, emotional well-being, physical or sensory skills.

Home-Start Oxford is a voluntary organisation providing non-judgmental, compassionate, confidential and individual support to families who are going through tough times, and have at least one child under 5. Home-Start Oxford supports families in Oxford, and the centre and west of the county including Wheatley, Islip, Kidlington, Woodstock, Witney, Carterton and Burford.

Home-Start Oxford is a voluntary organisation providing non-judgmental, compassionate, confidential and individual support to families who are going through tough times, and have at least one child under 5. Home-Start Oxford supports families in Oxford, and the centre and west of the county including Wheatley, Islip, Kidlington, Woodstock, Witney, Carterton and Burford.

The Anna Freud Centre is an evidence-based mental health charity supporting children young people and their families. Their support includes free resources for children and young people, parents and carers and professionals supporting families including nurseries, schools and colleges and mental health professionals.

They work with those who bring up children and young people or work directly with them, from parents to foster carers, teachers, social workers and mental health professionals – those who know children and young people; designing approaches around the needs of young people then scaling them up; empowering the parents, carers and millions of professionals working with children and learning from them.

Children Inspired by Yoga (formerly Tatty Bumpkin) Oxford provides children’s yoga & mindfulness sessions in primary schools, and yoga-inspired, movement & relaxation sessions in nurseries  and preschools throughout Oxfordshire.

Oxfordshire Discovery College think that learning together about mental health is the best way to tackle difficult feelings, and is also a great way to connect with other people, so they provide lived-experience-led learning programmes exploring mental health topics.

C.O.G.S. (Community Owned Guidance Service) is a FREE 1-2-1 counselling service for 12-25 year olds.

These are free Blackbird Leys Boys MultiSports sessions for young people, organised by Oxford Youth Ambition. They are on every Friday 6pm–7.30pm for 11–14yrs and 7.30pm–9pm for 15–19yrs. At Leys Pools and Leisure Centre

These are free football sessions for young people(11-19 yrs) on Tuesdays 4pm–5pm, organised by Oxford Youth Ambition. Located at Oxford City Community Arena, Marston