Sample young carers policy for schools

At ___(school name)___ we believe that all children and young people have the right to an education, regardless of their home circumstances.

That is why we have adopted our young carers policy so that we will be able to relieve some of the worries which young carers may have about home and  their school work

Our school will:

• Designate a member of staff to have special responsibility for young  carers.
• Make sure all the pupils in our school are aware of who is the designated teacher for young carers.
• Run a session on the challenges faced by young carers in PSHE lesson in year___.
• Be sensitive towards young carers’ needs - they don’t always want their peers to know.
• Give information to the young person about young carers and what advice and support is available.
• Pass information on to relevant colleagues i.e. form tutor/ year head with the consent of the young carer.
• Liase with appropriate agencies i.e. our local Young Carers Project.
• Look at alternatives if a young carer is unable to attend out of school activities e.g. detention, sports coaching, concerts, due to their caring role (this will be discussed sensitively with the pupil and their parents).

Taken from Brent Young Carers Project’s Schools Policy