Safeguarding

Acklam Grange

Acorn Centre

Acklam Grange School

Young Carers

At Acklam Grange School we support our Young Carers by ensuring the following;

  • That there will be no assumptions on the needs of Young Carers. Instead, we will promote the Young Carers’ voice to inform us of the support they require to fulfil their full potential, as well as supporting their additional needs as a Young Carer.
  • We will encourage Young Carers to tell us that they have a caring role and support anyone who comes forward.
  • Ensure that we have identifiable member (s) of Staff who will do their utmost to ensure Young Carers have access to support.
  • Raise awareness of Young Carers amongst all staff and young people, making everyone aware of the issues and support that they can receive.
  • Try to make sure that Young Carers can be contacted or make contact with people they are caring for.
  • We agree arrangements with individual Young Carers, which recognises that they may have to arrive late or have to leave early based on their personal circumstances.
  • We will work with other services to support Young Carers and their family including contributing to assessments and promoting the Young Carers Voice.

Acklam Grange School Young Carers Contact:  Jane Pickering

A Young Carer is anyone aged 25 or below who provides regular and ongoing support to an individual due to a physical illness, mental health problem, physical or learning disability or who has a drug or alcohol dependency. The support could be for a brother, sister, parent, grandparent or another family member.

Each Young Carer is unique.  The caring roles and level of caring can vary in relation to the nature of the illness or disability, the level or frequency of need for care, the family structure and support already in place.

The Junction offer support locally for our young people and you can access their website here: Services>Young Carers Service / Next Steps – Young Adult Carers Service — The Junction

To ensure the right support is in place a Young Carers Project Worker will meet the family to carry out a whole family assessment, identifying any practical and emotional areas of support that could help to support the whole family to reduce the impact of caring roles.

Young Carers’ Project worker will meet young carers individually to identify any issues they are facing relating to their caring role, to help shape their support and identify goals that are important to them. Together the Project Worker and young carer will create an action plan of support.

The service can offer:

  • Whole Family Support.
  • One to one support for young carers and families.
  • Transition support for Young People aged 16 to 25 to ensure successful transitions to adulthood.
  • Social activities to build skills, to reduce social isolation, build peer networks and self -belief.

For further information please contact:

Youth Access Website – Welcome to Youth Access | Youth Access