Recommendations

1. All schools are circulated with information about setting up a young carers register (using Surrey Young Carers template).
   
   
2. All schools are asked to amend their admission forms, where necessary, to include questions on illness/disability and caring role within the family.
   
   
3. All schools are asked to amend their bullying policy to include a specific mention about young carers.
   
   
4. All schools to identify a designated Link Worker for young carers.
   
   
5. Young carer training for all staff is embedded in annual inset days and opportunities made available to complete E Learning programme. Staff to accept Surrey Young Carers training support offer to individual schools.
   
   
6. All schools should include disability, illness and Young Carers in their PSHE curriculum.
   
   
7. A statement of support for young carers to be included in the Home School Agreement.
   
   
8. Schools to promote young carers support with regular newsletter articles, on the school website, in parent mail, Home School Agreement and to display posters and leaflets in the reception area.
   
   
9. Schools to create a young carer policy. It should include identification, support and steps taken to communicate with parents/guardians who face barriers to attending parents evenings or reading mail. How young carers will be flexibly support around detentions, homework and accessing phones during school hours.
   
   
10. Consult with young carers to establish what support they want from their school i.e. school groups, time out cards etc.
    
    
11. Young carers to be included on the Common Transfer file and schools to share information specific to their caring role.
    
    
12. Individual young carers Support Plans are created between schools and families