Gloucestershire Healthy Living and Learning (GHLL) Vulnerable Young People Young Carers

Gloucestershire Healthy Living and Learning (GHLL) Vulnerable Young People – Young Carers

This template encourages you to think through and record your school’s provision for young carers.

The Framework is organised under the following headings:-

Leadership and Management
Support and Awareness
Tracking and Monitoring
Young Carers’ Voice

Leadership and Management
Who are your lead members of staff responsible for young carers?

In place / Working towards
Governor
Designated Staff Member
Pastoral leads

1.2How do you identify young carers in your school?

Some suggestions for evidence / In place / Working towards
Transfer from previous settings
Admission Paperwork
Parents evenings
Assemblies
Display Boards
Observations of behaviours
Link with Gloucestershire Young Carers
Website
A young carer lead worker
Online Pupil Survey / on-line method
PHSE Lessons
Other

1.3 Permission to Share

Suggestions for evidence / In place / Working towards
Information sharing protocols
Other

1.4Policy to Support Young Carers

Some suggestions for evidence / In place / working towards
A dedicated policy for young carers
Avulnerable student’s policy that encompasses young carers
School improvement plan that mentions young carers
Other

1.5Transition to another school/setting/key stage

Sharing of information

Some suggestions for evidence / In place / Working towards
Minutes of multi agency meetings
CAF’s
School Files
Other
Comments

2. Support and Awareness

2.1How does your school culture and environment support and enable young carers?

Some suggestions for evidence / In place / Working towards
Assemblies
Young Carer policy
Young Carer’s lead worker – with job description
Notice Boards/literature
Anti bullying policy
PHSE/Circle time
Peer support programmes
Link to Gloucestershire Young Carers
Web sites
Tracking of achievement, attitude to learning, attendance
Confidence building/self esteem activities
Homework support
Extra curricula activities
Pupil premium
A designated area in school for support
Young carer groups to build resilience
Fundraising
Multi agency working eg school nurses, targeted support team, social care etc Gloucestershire Young Carers etc
Named young carer worker attached to each young carer
Other

2.2Staff and Governors are regularly trained to understand the needs of young carers.

Some suggestions for evidence / In place / Working towards
CPD Opportunities
Young carers e-learning
Other

2.3Pupils/students are enabled to understand the needs of young carers.

Some suggestions for evidence / In place / Working towards
Assemblies
Anti bullying policy
School Nurse
Curriculum –Drama, Reading books, PHSE/Circle time
Notice Boards
Fundraising
Web sites
Other

2.4 Use of Additional funds to support Young Carers

Some suggestions for evidence / In place / Working towards
Pupil Premium-
CAF
Free School uniform
Application to trusts
Other
Comments

3. Tracking and Monitoring

3.1How does your school track and monitor the progress of young carers?

Some suggestions for evidence / In place / Working towards
Progress leaders
On line tracking software
Class teacher
Pastoral Support
Young carers lead
Learning Mentor/ Academic Tutoring
Other

3.2How does your school identify and seek to remove the barriers to learning of young carers?

Some suggestions for evidence / In place / Working towards
Policies
School improvement plans
Young Carers Voice
Academic tutoring
Parents evenings- accessible for parents
Emotional support
Parent/School liaison
Peer mentoring
School counsellor
Other

3.3How does your school track the participation of young carers in their access to extracurricular activities?

Some suggestions for evidence / In place / Working towards
On line systems
Pupil premium
Questionnaire
Other

3.4How does your school track and support school attendance of young carers?

Some suggestions for evidence / In place / Working towards
Registration system
Absenteeism policy
Home visits
Staff- inclusion, SENCO, education officer
Panel meetings
Other

3.5How does your school monitor and support the behaviour of young carers?

Some suggestions for evidence / In place / Working towards
Behaviour policy
Pastoral support systems/programmes
Coaching
Behaviour modification programmes
Flexible approaches sensitive to family needs
Targeted Support
Peer mentoring
School Counsellor
Other

3.6How does your school record bullying incidents involving young carers and support positive resolution?

Some suggestions for evidence / In place / Working towards
Anti -bullying policy/procedures
Students involved in resolution
SLT Member oversees resolution strategies
Other
Comments

Young Carers’ Voice

Online Pupil Survey - Statistics – n.b. (take this section from pupil led one)

4.1 School ethos and environment

Our school:

Promotes information about Young Carers and supports our needs

YesNo

Consults us and enables us to have our say

YesNo

Involves and supports our families and gives us help when we need it

YesNo

4.2 Supporting our learning

Our school:

Provides young carers with a named person to talk to if we have difficulties with learning or attendance Yes No

Provides catch up classes or extra support if we want it

YesNo

4.3 Supporting our health and wellbeing

Our school:

Enables us to feel safe and ensures there are people to talk to when we need support e.g. if we are being bullied

YesNo

Gives us the opportunity to take part in physical activities both in school and out of school

YesNo

Makes sure we have somebody we like to talk to when we feel we need to

YesNo

Arranges for us to see the school nurse or doctor when we want to

YesNo

Gives us opportunities to take part in activities to build our self-esteem, confidence and help us achieve

YesNo

Information and Resources

Gloucestershire Young Carers, 7, Twigworth Court Business Park, Twigworth, Glos, GL2 9PG Tel 01452 733060

Carers Trust

website– To support professionals working with young carers with the latest information and resources .

The primary school toolkit

The secondary school toolkit l

Both toolkits are available on Gloucestershire Young Carer’s website

Pupil Premium - Primary Schools

Secondary Schools

The Children’s Society - The Include Project

The aim of the Include Project is to develop a national focus for young carers, their families and those who work to support them and to promote common standards and to work towards realisation of equitable services.

E- Learning available from the Children’s Society – a comprehensive training package for individuals supporting or working with young carers

If you would like any further information or help, please contact:

Elaine Drew or Susan Wright on 01452 733060 or

or .