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Recording of staff awareness slides for all school staff 

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Recording of staff awareness slides for all school staff 

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Young Carers in Schools Award staff presentation - slide show.ppsx

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Young Carers in Schools Newsletter Summer Term 2 July 2026

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young people in the NEET

conversation

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Youth Unlimited is proud to share this fantastic short film highlighting the lived experiences of young carers from Somerset's YCiS schools.

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Youth Unlimited is proud to share this fantastic short film highlighting the lived experiences of young carers from Somerset's YCiS schools.

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Here's the link to the film on YouTube: https://youtu.be/Su1IEwV-nbw

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Small Shoulders: When childhood carries more than it should

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Young Carer Identification Tool for education professionals

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Young Carer Identification Tool for education professionals

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Spring Term 2, March 2026 YCiS Newsletter

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Spring Term 2, March 2026 YCiS Newsletter

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Somerset Community Foundation has launched a Young Carer Fund which will provide grants for young carers to access respite activities.

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Somerset Community Foundation has launched a Young Carer Fund which will provide grants for young carers to access respite activities.

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https://www.somersetcf.org.uk/grants-funding/details/young-carers-grants-for-days-out-or-short-breaks/

For further information or guidance on applying you can contact Clare Steven from Somerset Community Foundation:

01749 597137

clare.stephen@somersetcf.org.uk

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Full details of the Young Carers in Schools Award Plus pack, launched November 2024. Schools will first need to obtain the Young Carers in Schools Award and then apply for Award Plus.

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Institute of Health Promotion and Education Position Statement on UK Young Carers - July 2025

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Institute of Health Promotion and Education Position Statement on UK Young Carers - July 2025

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Books featuring young carers with resources for lessons and assemblies

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Books featuring young carers with resources for lessons and assemblies

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We have exciting news from the new Young Carers Books partnership and it comes in the form of a comic! This describes the adventures of two groups of young carers in the fictional town of Morfield. It tells of the fun had by the characters in “The Late Crew” books from award-winning children’s novelist Rab Ferguson and in “Young Carers in Bunnyland” from illustrator and author Ana Graça. There are so many millions of young carers around the world and yet there is not so much recognition or repre

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Link for schools to access Kooth resources

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Link for schools to access Kooth resources

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All kinds of useful mental health and wellbeing resources for young people, specially designed to help schools and educators support students

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Delivered in partnership with your local NHS, Kooth is a free, anonymous and safe mental health space designed for young people. Explore our resources for schools to help with lessons and enable better discussions.

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An anonymous copy of a completed form will form part of your evidence for Award Plus

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Young Carers in Schools post lesson or assembly feedback form

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An anonymous copy of a completed form will form part of your evidence for Award Plus

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Young Carers in Schools Staff Training Evaluation Form

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Silent Strength - an animation from Young Carers Alliance

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Silent Strength - an animation from Young Carers Alliance

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Silent Strength | Young Carers in Schools programme

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More than Late - an animation from Young Carers Alliance

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More than Late - an animation from Young Carers Alliance

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More Than Late | Young Carers in Schools programme

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Autumn Term 2, December 2025 YCiS Newsletter

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Autumn Term 2, December 2025 YCiS Newsletter

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Consultant Admiral Nurse service for children and young people - from Dementia UK

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Consultant Admiral Nurse service for children and young people - from Dementia UK

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This is the full Award Pack Guidance and was issued in January 2024

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National YC Attainment Data by LA and Regions from DfE

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National YC Attainment Data by LA and Regions from DfE

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Next steps for improving educational opportunities for young carers

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schools and colleges can

support Young Carers

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Presentation from HMI Helen Forrest (Ofsted) with guidance for schools on the new Inspection Framework

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Presentation from HMI Helen Forrest (Ofsted) with guidance for schools on the new Inspection Framework

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2025 Impact Report and Animation resources transforming life at school for young carers

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2025 Impact Report and Animation resources transforming life at school for young carers

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Transforming life at school for young carers - link to access the full impact report and resources for YCiS from The Carers Trust and The Children's Society

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Young Carers in Schools programme transforming life at school for young carers

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Find out how the Young Carers in Schools programme boosts wellbeing, attendance and support for young carers across the UK.

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Meet Siana, a young carer from Somerset a video produced by the Evolving Communities project 

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Meet Siana, a young carer from Somerset a video produced by the Evolving Communities project 

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The Somerset Carers Engagement Project involved a video featuring the Young Carer, Siana, and permission was obtained by Andrew Henon when he undertook this project for Evolving Communities: Somerset Carers Engagement Project | Evolving Communities.

https://evolvingcommunities.co.uk/somerset-carers-engagement-project/

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Somerset's Commitment to Carers 2024: Conversation with Siana about her experience as a young carer

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The Carers Trust Report on Young Carer Attainment: Caring and Classes 2025

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The Carers Trust Report on Young Carer Attainment: Caring and Classes 2025

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Services available for young cares through Nacoa, an organisation helping children affected by a parent's drinking.

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Services available for young cares through Nacoa, an organisation helping children affected by a parent's drinking.

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Speakers professionals presentation 2025 - Youth Unlimited

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Lesson Plan/Presentation to raise awareness using The Late Crew by Rab Ferguson

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Lesson Plan/Presentation to raise awareness using The Late Crew by Rab Ferguson

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The Late Crew - worksheet- resources to use alongside the book

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The Late Crew - worksheet- resources to use alongside the book

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Introduction to Trauma Informed Practice by Adam Glover

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Introduction to Trauma Informed Practice by Adam Glover

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Autumn Term 1, October 2025 YCiS Newsletter

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Autumn Term 1, October 2025 YCiS Newsletter

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YCiS Award Autumn Term 1 Newsletter October 2025

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Centre 33 Cambridge Young Adult Carer transition assessment tool

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Centre 33 Cambridge Young Adult Carer transition assessment tool

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Transistions Assessment for Young Adult Carers

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Wilder Youth Opportunities and contact details (from meeting on 240925)

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Wilder Youth Opportunities and contact details (from meeting on 240925)

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Iceland Foods Charitable Foundation boosts Nacoa schools campaign - Nacoa

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Iceland Foods Charitable Foundation boosts Nacoa schools campaign tackling the effects of parental addiction.

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Summer Term 2, July 2025 YCiS Newsletter

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Summer Term 2, July 2025 YCiS Newsletter

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Consent letter to Parents/Guardians for participation in project

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Consent letter to Parents/Guardians for participation in project

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Punished for Caring - a report by MyTime Young Carers, presented in The House of Commons  Sep'25

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Punished for Caring - a report by MyTime Young Carers, presented in The House of Commons  Sep'25

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Who Cares? Hearing Carers' views on support in Somerset by Healthwatch (Aug 25)

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Who Cares? Hearing Carers' views on support in Somerset by Healthwatch (Aug 25)

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Here's a quick crib sheet for all the items needed for Award application.

Most of the resources you need can be found on the padlet!

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A checklist created by young carers to help schools in supporting them.

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A checklist created by young carers to help schools in supporting them.

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Agenda for 24 September YC Leads Networking hybrid Elmhurst

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Grant Application Form - Friends of Somerset Young Carers (FoSYC)

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Grant Application Form - Friends of Somerset Young Carers (FoSYC)

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Complete this form to the best of your ability when seeking funding for a project, event or trip etc. The red text is there to provide an example of what the funding application may look like.

If you wish for the application to be submitted on your behalf, please just send me the details.

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Friends of Somerset Young Carers Information Leaflet 

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Friends of Somerset Young Carers Information Leaflet 

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Friends of Somerset Young Carers information leaflet 2

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Friends of Somerset Young Carers information leaflet 2

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Free training and awareness raising sessions for staff. These can be tailored to the needs of your school so contact me to create a bespoke training package!

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Free training and awareness raising sessions for staff. These can be tailored to the needs of your school so contact me to create a bespoke training package!

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Somerset YCiS Summer Term 1 Newsletter 2025

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Youth Voice Census 2023 - Youth Employment UK

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The Youth Voice Census from Youth Employment UK is the biggest annual youth survey in the UK. The results inform policy and youth support.

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NEW - Updated staff awareness and training slides APR 2025 

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NEW - Updated staff awareness and training slides APR 2025 

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Young Carers in Schools CPD slides April 2025

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KS1 or 2 slides for assembly (edit as necessary)

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KS1 or 2 slides for assembly (edit as necessary)

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Self identification exercise for primary pupils

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Self identification exercise for primary pupils

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Primary-aged young carer questions for schools

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Posters from National Young Carers in Schools Award site - (please note that evidence requires photos of YC Ops Lead and YC SLT Lead!)

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Posters from National Young Carers in Schools Award site - (please note that evidence requires photos of YC Ops Lead and YC SLT Lead!)

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Various Young Carer policy examples to edit for schools

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Various Young Carer policy examples to edit for schools

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Updated June 2026 - Letter to parents/carers

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Updated June 2026 - Letter to parents/carers

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This letter should be amended to include school logo, details, website, YC lead name etc

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Thomas, 11, speaks about his young carers group and the importance of having this resrouce

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Thomas, 11, speaks about his young carers group and the importance of having this resrouce

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Young carer Thomas, 11, shares his caring story and highlights how important breaks are

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YC needs assessment supporting documents

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YC needs assessment supporting documents

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Please ensure that this document is edited to include school specifics. Much of this can be deleted as extra detail is added for ease of use.

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FIS contact information by area for education professionals

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FIS contact information by area for education professionals

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FAMILY INTERVENTION SERVICE contact details by area

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Domestic Task Identifier to include with EHA referral form

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Domestic Task Identifier to include with EHA referral form

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Use this form to go through with your young carer to help identify their needs and assist with the EHA referral. Send this in with your EHA.

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Domestic Task Identifier (With emotional impact questions) to go along with EHA referral

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Domestic Task Identifier (With emotional impact questions)

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25 years of research, policy and practice

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When you open this it may look like it doesn't fit but when you print, it will be within the print area.

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NEW! Guide to tagging young carers on MIS for attendance, attainment and census recording - Important for evidence

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NEW! Guide to tagging young carers on MIS for attendance, attainment and census recording - Important for evidence

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How to record and tag young-carers- for monitoring attainment, attendance and census data--mis-guide

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NEW - Free 10 week course for unpaid young adult carers in Taunton area

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NEW - Free 10 week course for unpaid young adult carers in Taunton area

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Bridge to Opportunities Somerset flyer Course for Taunton area young carers

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Young Carers identification guide for education professionals

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Young Carers identification guide for education professionals

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Building Connections - NSPCC Befriending Service for Vulnerable Youth

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Building Connections - NSPCC Befriending Service for Vulnerable Youth

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BC Presentation + Referral Process FINAL JAN 25

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This presentation can be used to raise staff awareness of Young Carers and provides some useful information for evidencing. PLEASE ENSURE YOU EDIT WITH SCHOOL DETAILS p 2, 3 and 15

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Staff Training YCiS Jan 2025 - template for editing

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Working with Young Carers: Guidance from Somerset Safeguarding Children Partnership

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Working with Young Carers: Guidance from Somerset Safeguarding Children Partnership

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Young Carers - Somerset Safeguarding Children Partnership

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Young Carers Young Carers are children and young people who look after someone in their family who has a disability, a long-term illness, or is affected by mental ill health or substance misuse. Young Carers may look after parents/carers, care for a sibling, or other relative. Their caring responsibilities can vary but can include: Many […]

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Somerset's website with EHA guidance and forms

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Somerset's website with EHA guidance and forms

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Early Help Assessment (EHA) and Supporting Documents – Professional Choices

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Guidelines and documents for EHA in Somerset

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Guidelines and documents for EHA in Somerset

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Early Help Assessment (EHA) and Supporting Documents – Professional Choices

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Here is a podcast hosted by the P Pod and Somerset Safeguarding Children Partnership

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Here is a podcast hosted by the P Pod and Somerset Safeguarding Children Partnership

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In this episode we speak with Suzie Figg, Team Leader and Young Carers Lead for Somerset Council’s Children’s Services and Mel Bicknell, from Youth Unlimited CiC who is the Young Carers in Schools Award CoOrdinator about what it means to be a Youn…

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How to complete an EHA for a Young Carer in 4 Steps

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carers trust post 3 yc need more support

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YCiS Award Newsletter Autumn Term 2 Nov 2024