Young Carers
Our Young Carer Lead is Mrs Evans.
What is a young carer?
Young carers are 18 years of age or younger and help to care for someone at home.
Young carers may regularly help a family member, adult or child who has any of the following:
- A long-term illness or health condition, such as epilepsy or diabetes.
- A physical disability, such as mobility issues or blindness.
- Someone who ‘has a diagnosis of’ is ‘currently experiencing’ or ‘is being treated for a mental health problem.
- A problem with drugs or alcohol.
As you can see from above, Young Carers may have to undertake some of the following jobs:
- Help someone move from place to place
- Help someone wash or go to the toilet
- Help someone get dressed
- Cook Meals
- Do the housework
- Get the food shopping
- Collect benefits and prescriptions
- Give someone their medication or pills
- Go with someone to the doctor or hospital
- Take responsibility for a brother or sister
- Translate or interpret for someone
- Manage their family’s budget
- Cheer someone up or help them when they are feeling down
On our Young Carer board in school. we have the following poster to help children identify if they could be a Young Carer:
How does Woodlands support young carers?
We have achieved the Young Carers Friendly Tick Award by:
- Having a named Ambassador, Mrs Evans
- Developing a Young Carers policy
- Discussing young carers in meetings
- Displaying information about young carers
- Raising awareness
We support our young carers by:
- Completing screeners to identify their caring role and well-being
- Creating a one-page profile for our young carers which identifies the support they would like
- Holding a monthly young carer session where we complete activities requested by the young carers
- Having support from our local charity – Great Yarmouth and Gorleston Young Carers
- Making referrals to our local charity for those that need some additional support
If you would like more information, please contact your class teacher or Mrs Evans via send@woodlandsprimaryacademy.org.uk
How can I get support for a young carer?
