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Local Authority Toolkit
Funded by the Department for Children, Schools and Families, The Children's Society and The Princess Royal Trust for Carers have designed a range of tools to aid local authorities in creating protocols and strategies to meet Every Child Matters Outcomes for young carers and their families:
Listening to Young Carers DVD (download an order form)
Key Principles of Practice (download an order form)
Whole Family Pathway (online resource)
A range of templates is available to support staff in delivering services to young carers and their families:
Young Carers Forum - A guide and poster
School Lead for Young Carers and their Families (An Exemplar for a Job Description)
Local Authority Lead For Young Carers And Their Families(An Exemplar for this Role)
Recommendations for a Multi-Agency Steering Group for Young Carers and their Families
Local Authorities Young Carers' Website Portal
A Strategy for Young Carers and their Families: A Checklist for Local Authorities
Historical
- If downloading this set of documents we would appreciate you sending an e-mail to Toni-Marie Smith stating which Local Authority you are from, a contact e-mail, titles of the templates downloaded and any feedback on their usefulness.
Young Carers Services Toolkit
Listening to Young Carers DVD (download an order form)
Featuring interviews from the first National Young Carers Forum in 2007 and footage from the National Young Carers Festival 2007. This DVD is divided into short chapters in which young people talk about the common issues they face and the solutions that will help improve their lives. It powerfully informs the viewer how it feels to be in their situation and is a useful tool for all agencies
Key Principles of Practice (download an order form)
Supportive practice guidance for those who work directly with, commission services for, young carers and their families. These Key Principles are an invaluable tool for policy makers and practitiners. As a statement of the essential values and common understanding that should underpin all support for young carers and their families. This is designed to be used in conjunction with the Whole Family Pathway, a free online resource.
Young Carers Services may also find the following templates useful :
Respect messages from the National Young Carers Forum (set of 6 postcards):
More infromation about the National Young Carers Forum is avaliable on our Include Partnership pages
The Princess Royal Trust for Carers chat / forum website
The National Young Carers Festival pages
Has your Young Carers Service used items in this toolkit? let use know what you think, e-mail Include Project
Resources from other organisations that you may find useful are avalaible on our External Resources page.