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Include Partnership Training Programme

The Department for Children Schools and Families (DCSF) are funding The Children's Society, in partnership with The Princess Royal Trust for Carers, to deliver national training, information and examples of best practice to Local Authorities, Health Providers and Voluntary Sector. Using practice guidance and standards written for the Department for Children, Families and Schools (DCFS), and helping your authority to deliver Every Child Matters outcomes to this vulnerable group, the project aims to ensure that young carers get a more responsive, whole family and needs-led service

Local Authority Training

The programme is delivering training to one Local Authority in each of the 9 Government Regions in England. Delivery has completed in Nottinghamshire, Bristol, Thurrock, and is ongoing in Wandsworth, Shropshire, Slough, Calderdale, Salford and Stockton on Tees.

The Include Project can offer support to all Local Authorities via online resources and information. A range of toolkits‌ for Local Authorities is available to help with the development of strategies, protocols and inform working practices to meet Every Child Matters Outcomes . It will help establish a ‘No Wrong Door – Whole Family Approach’ to working with these families (‘Think Family: Improving the life chance for families at risk’ (2008, The Social Inclusion Task Force).

National Conferences

The Include Project also delivers National Conferences for Service providers in the Statutory and Voluntary sector. We have delivered 2 conferences, one at Nottingham University in partnership with The University of Nottingham's Young Carers Research Team, and the second conference was held in February 2009 in County Durham.

The third conference will be held in 2010 in the South East. Contact Include 01962 711511to register your interest.

National Young Carers Forum

The work is informed by the views of the National Young Carers Forum (NYCF) Membership includes projects from Crossroads, The British Red Cross, The Princess Royal Trust for Carers, Action for Children Barnardo's, The Children's Society and Independent projects.

The NYCF informed both National and Local Conferences, .via a DVD made by the young carers 'Listening to Young Carers' has received high praise at events and is available to purchase (download an order form‌)

For more information about this work please contact the Include Partnership Project‌

Toolkit of Good Practice and Guidance

The Include Project has put together a Local Authority Toolkit and a Young Carers Services Toolkit to to help them improve support for young carers and their families. To access these visit our Include Training Programme Resources Page
For more information about this work please contact the Include Partnership Project‌

You can visit our Include Training Resources‌ page to download a range of toolkits for Local Authorities and Voluntary Sector Services.

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