A brand new tool produced by young carers involved in the ‘National Voice’ campaign has been released for education workers starting back this Autumn term.

Read the Young Carers Identification Guide (PDF format) here or download a Word doc here.

The useful tool helps staff identify new and hidden young carers through a clear step-by-step guide. This will help ask the right questions, notice the signs someone might have caring responsibilities and crucially, help to build the confidence of education workers to reach out and take a preventative approach - to prevent young carers being overwhelmed or forgotten about as schools get back to normal.

If you work in a Sheffield school, click here to find out about joining our SYC Schools Network.

Young carers have drawn on their own experiences to produce a vitally important aide. These young people are part of the National Voice campaign and took part through these organisations:

Sheffield Young Carers

Gloucestershire Young Carers

Newcastle Carers

Action for Carers Surrey

Carers in Bedfordshire

Doncaster Council

Worcestershire Young Carers

Spurgeons Children’s Charity

Imago Young Carers

Sandwell Young Carers

Carers Centre for Brighton & Hove

Carers’ Centre: Bath and North East Somerset