A GROUP of young people with special educational needs, called Oi Listen, have been presented with an award by Warrington Borough Council for their outstanding contributions to an important information website, Ask Ollie.
Oi Listen is a self-advocacy group run by Speak Up at the Gateway in Warrington.
They were presented with the Warrington Star of 2015 Certificate of
Achievement for their outstanding contributions to ‘Ask Ollie’, a website providing information about services available locally to support children and young people special educational needs.
Steve Reddy the council’s executive director, families and wellbeing, said: ““Congratulations to the Oi Listen group. I am delighted to present
them with the certificate of achievement and I hope they continue to have a pivotal role in the development of Ask Ollie by regularly providing feedback on the website so that it can be continually improved.
“The fact that Ask Ollie has such an excellent profile, and a reputation for positive engagement and listening to key stakeholders has enabled them to produce something that genuinely meets the needs of parents of disabled children and other key service users.”
Oi Listen wanted to ensure that Ask Ollie was accessible, relevant and useful to its intended users.
The group designed the Ask Ollie logo, suggested content and improvements to the functionality of the website and tested it prior to it going live.
They also produced a short film about Ask Ollie which is featured on the website to explain what Warrington’s local offer website is all about.
For more information on Ask Ollie visit: ww.warrington.gov.uk/localoffer/
Sarah Daniels, from Oi Listen; Steve Reddy and Matthew Moran and Rachel Harvey from Oi Listen
Award for special educational needs group
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