Helping schools to support young carers
Yesterday (30 January) was Young Carers Awareness Day and Warwickshire County Council in partnership with Warwickshire Young Carers has been running a joint initiative in the run up to the day to raise the profile of young carers and the duties that they undertake on a daily basis.
This has also highlighted the ‘Count Me In’ campaign – led by the Carers Trust - the aim of the campaign is to encourage education providers to do more to proactively identify young carers and to ensure that they receive the recognition and support they deserve.
For more information about Young Carers in Schools, a free initiative run by Carers Trust to make it easier for schools to support young carers, have a look at the Carers Trust website.
Free training to help schools to support young carers
Warwickshire Young Carers offers a number of free training sessions to schools and other partners working with young carers to help raise awareness of the role that young carers play and the support available to them.
Dates for Young Carer Awareness Training and School Lead Training are available throughout the year - please check the Eventbrite page for details and to book your place.
Warwickshire Young Carers School Award Consultation
Warwickshire Young Carers is currently undertaking a consultation to understand how they might work better with education providers to further support young carers in schools and to develop their offer. They would therefore be grateful if you would take five minutes to fill in their short questionnaire:
Warwickshire Young Carers Schools Work Consultation Questionnaire
You can find more information on the Warwickshire Young Carers website.
Also follow them on Twitter @WarksYC and Facebook @warwickshireyoungcarers