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Support for Wiltshire schools during Carers Week

Monday 18th May 2015

Carers Week is from 8th-14th June 2015

A new National Award scheme has been set up to for schools who recognise and support their young carers, details can be found at

http://www.youngcarer.com/resources/young-carers-schools/award-guidance

During Carers Week Spurgeons Young Carers in Wiltshire can help you build towards achieving this award through delivering an assembly all about young carers. To book an assembly from 8th to 14th June, email us with your preferred date and time. Please note, our availability is limited so early booking is recommended.

We are happy to help you with the applications process for the award scheme so if you would like would like us to come and discuss this with staff who take the lead on young carers please get in touch

Our contact details are : Tel 01225701820

Email: SYCWadmin@spurgeons.org

 

Having a young carers policy and providing support for young carers will also help schools meet the curent criteria for Wiltshire Healthy Schools.

Details of other health weeks can be found here.