Ken Stimpson Academy, in partnership with https://carers.org/, provides for Young Carers. We do this by promoting positive images and information about disability, illness and young carers. We consult and listen to young carers ensuring they have the time and space to talk. We embed them in existing school systems to monitor their wellbeing in the same way as other vulnerable student groups. We know this is vital because it reduces stigma and ensures a positive ethos where young carers feel safe and confident in accessing support, whilst promoting self-identification where a young carer may self-identify to a member of staff whom they feel they can talk to, creating long term change where young carers are on a similar footing to other vulnerable pupils.
Please contact Mrs K Holcroft if your child would like any support within the Academy.
For further information on the work of the Carers Trust please click here: https://carers.org