Resources and support for education professionals

Changes to the School census: From Spring 2023, there is going to be a new Young Carer indicator on the schools’ census return for all schools (not nurseries). This indicator will record whether the pupil has been identified as a young carer and by whom. For more information, watch a webinar about this here.

Other useful resources:

• Young carers and the school census: Comms pack for schools

• Examples of young carers policies

• Young carers checklist for schools

• Young carers and the schools census: Briefing Sheet - Governors

Made by young carers: Young carers from Sheffield and other areas across the country have produced three fantastic tools for education staff to download. Young carers for Sheffield have also made a brilliant film to help education staff understand more about them and the issues they face.

1. Simple but great ways that schools/colleges have supported us (new for 2023!)

2. Top Tips for Identifying and Supporting Young Carers in Education during Covid-19

3. Young Carers Identification Guide - a tool for education staff (Word or PDF)

4. Young carers and education (film)

Young Carers Register for Sheffield: Sheffield City Council have launched a register for young carers living in the city. You can find more details here.

Join our Schools Network! We coordinate a free network for schools to develop their identification and support for young carers and young people affected by substance misuse in the family. Find out more here.

Education Development Worker: Shuna Beckett is SYC’s Education Development Worker. Her role is to help professionals identify and support young carers in schools, colleges, APs and universities across Sheffield. If you have any questions, please contact Shuna.

Resources: To find lots of resources to support young carers and young people affected by familial substance misuse, click here.

Learning through Caring: Children's University credits for learning through caring responsibilities: In acknowledgment of the barriers that many young carers face to accessing Children’s University (CU) activities, young carers can receive 1 CU credit per week in recognition of learning and skills development that takes place through their caring responsibilities. Click here for full details.

Locality working: Our staff work in localities to support young people who are referred to our service. (Please note: If we have staff absence, workers may have to cover different localities). Please see the list below to find out which workers are linked to your school. You can see photos of our staff here.