Thematic Webinar - Young Carers Action Day by NCC Partnerships, Schools and Communities team

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See best practice ideas and resources from other schools across Norfolk!

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Use these ideas and resources to better capture CYP voice in relation to (insert themed event).

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Use these resources and guidance to support staff awareness, confidence and skills.

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Signpost families to the links and resources below for further support.

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Use this guidance, information and resources to develop a whole school approach to embedding (insert themed event) throughout your school ethos and environment.

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Use these quick curriculum activities to engage pupils with (insert themed event).

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Try these 'quick wins' before thinking about anything else to get you started and see the difference you could make…

Quick win 1

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Display this poster in your school!

Quick win 2

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Identify a member of staff who can become your Young Carers Champion – they will lead on building awareness of, and support for, young and young adult carers.

Quick win 3

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Deliver an awareness raising session with CYP. Depending on the age and stage of your CYP, choose from these resources (watch the videos before sharing with CYP to ensure they are appropriate):

EYFS / KS1 / LKS2 - Caring Together animated film
LKS2 / UKS2 - Young Carers Matter video: ‘We Are Young Carers’.
KS3 upwards - NHS England - Out of the Woods

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Use this guidance to ensure leaders and school governors know everything they need to know about (insert themed event).

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See guidance on identification of CYP who may be impacted by (insert theme) as well as links and resources for CYP.

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Use this whole-school approach audit tool to identify areas of good practice and identify areas for improvement. The action plan will provide you with guidance and resources for every area to ensure you achieve a measurable impact. If you require any support, please call 0333 313 7165 to get in touch with one of our advisers. This phone line is open on weekdays, from 9am to 5pm.

If your query relates to training, please email sendandinclusiontraining@norfolk.gov.uk

Audit tool

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Action plan

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Carer Friendly Tick Award

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Achieving the Carer Friendly Tick Award for your school or setting means that you can embed a whole school / setting approach to recognising, championing and supporting young carers with the aim of reducing stigma, increasing identification and addressing needs in a holistic way. If you would like to find out more, please follow this link or contact Caring Together at carerfriendlytick@caringtogether.org.

Support app for young carers

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There is a Young Carers Support App to download which gives young carers in Norfolk information and advice, self-help resources, wellbeing tips and activities, plus a catalogue of support services – all in one place.

Advice for young carers

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Kooth

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Provides anonymous and personalised emotional and mental health support for children and young people aged between 11 and 24.

Sense

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Support for young carers and siblings of disabled people

Matthew Project - The Unity Service

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Specialist Drug and Alcohol Service for children, young people and their families across Norfolk. Offers support for children and young people affected by someone else's substance misuse.

Young Carers Matter Norfolk

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Online advice for parents.

Carers Matter - Voluntary Norfolk

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This service aims supports young carers, the person they are caring for and other family members in an innovative ‘whole family’ approach.

Checklist of support that families may need

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Statutory RSHE curriculum

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Schools have a statutory duty to deliver Relationships, Sex and Health Education. There are many areas which relate directly to young carers’ experiences as well as areas which all CYP should be aware of.

Teaching about families requires sensitive and well-judged teaching based on knowledge of CYP and their circumstances…Care needs to be taken to ensure that there is no stigmatisation of CYP based on their home circumstances and needs, to reflect sensitively that some CYP may have a different structure of support around them.

Caring Together animated film

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Caring Together have produced an animated film for CYP aged 4–8. This has been designed to raise awareness of young carers and can be used in assemblies or circle time. It is supported by a resource pack for schools (EYSF and Key Stage 1) to help CYP understand who young carers are and to encourage them to be more open about talking to someone if they have worries.

We are Young Carers video

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Video for young 8–18 year olds, written by young carers themselves, entitled We Are Young Carers.

Out of the Woods NHS video

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This video from the NHS titled ‘Out of the Woods’ is intended to raise awareness of the challenges and issues faced by young carers. It would be appropriate to share with secondary school aged CYP.

Young Carers in Schools resources

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Young Carers in Schools resources can be used to proactively raise the awareness of young carers and includes assembly activities, lesson activities and an exemplar newsletter article.

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Consider signing up to Young Carers Alliance to access up to date resources and information. Contact youngcarersalliance@carers.orgto join the mailing list.

Caring Together training

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Caring Together run free training for schools or settings and awareness-raising sessions for staff and CYP. The training can be planned in a way which fits best with the school or setting’s needs, the hour-long session can be delivered virtually or face to face. For more information please contact Carerfriendlytick@caringtogether.org.

Young Carers and bullying training

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The Anti-Bullying Alliance provides free online CPD and guidance on protecting young carers from bullying.

Mentally Healthy Schools training resources

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Mentally Healthy schools with Anna Freud have produced online training resources to help with improving the identification and support of young carers

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There are several videos available online that are valuable in raising staff awareness including ‘My Name’s Lottie’, ‘The Children’s Society – Day in the life of a young carer’ and 'Pie - A story for young carers'

Staff skills survey

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Carers Trust provide a survey to assess staff understanding and confidence here (Step 2 – Tool 6) and further CPD here.

Quick Win 4

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Have a Young Carers Policy in place – so that all young and young adult carers know what help is available to them