Resources
Carers Trust offers a wide range of resources and information for anyone who works with unpaid carers. To find a resource, please use the search options in the right hand column or search through the list below. If you have any queries about our resources, please contact web@carers.org.
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Carers Trust Knowledge Hub
Carers Trust Network Partner local carer organisations can access our Knowledge Hub where you can find resources on best practice, innovation, and shared intelligence from other Network Partners.
Become a network partnerThe Student Carer Experience in Scotland
The research illuminates the lived experiences of student carers across Scotland’s colleges and universities, including the perspectives of those supporting them. Through an investigation of the challenges student carers face, and the barriers to accessing support, the research makes recommendations and suggestions to improve the studying experience for carers.
Supporting Students with Caring Responsibilities in Further Education in Wales
A Wales-specific, user-friendly resource, this toolkit was developed in partnership with Learning and Work Institute to increase awareness of student carers and their specific needs, promote existing good practice from colleges and carers services and offering expert recommendations.
Supporting Young Carers in Schools. A Toolkit for Young Carers Services. Tools to Support Young Carer Services to Secure Funding for Local School Engagement Work
This tool, taken from Supporting Young Carers in Schools: A Toolkit for Young Carers Services, provides key information for young carers services on gaining funding for school engagement work.
Supporting Young Carers in Schools: A Toolkit for Young Carers Services
This toolkit provides essential support to enable young carers services in England to significantly increase the identification and support of young carers in schools, and to secure vital new or continuation funding for local school engagement work.
Supporting Young Carers in Schools: A Toolkit for Young Carers Services. Tools to Support Young Carer Services to Build and Maintain Engagement with Schools
This step, taken from Supporting Young Carers in Schools: A Toolkit for Young Carers Services, provides key information for schools who want to build and maintain engagement with schools.
Supporting Young Carers in Schools: A Toolkit for Young Carers Services. Tools to Support Young Carer Services to Gather Impact Data from Schools
This step, taken from Supporting Young Carers in Schools: A Toolkit for Young Carers Services, provides key information for services who want to gather impact data from schools.
Supporting Young Carers in Schools: A Toolkit for Young Carers Services. Tools to Support Young Carer Services to Raise the Local Profile Of Young Carers in Schools
This step, taken from Supporting Young Carers in Schools: A Toolkit for Young Carers Services, provides key information for young carers services that want to raise the local profile of the Young Carers in Schools programme.
Supporting Young Carers in Schools: A Toolkit for Young Carers Services. Tools to Support Young Carer Services with Limited Capacity to Signpost Schools to Young Carers in Schools
This step, taken from Supporting Young Carers in Schools: A Toolkit for Young Carers Services, provides key information for young carers services who have limited capacity to signpost schools to Young Carers in Schools.
Care Act for Carers One Year On
Carers Trust's report Care Act for carers: One Year On showed that there are some carers who are getting good support under the Care Act, as well as some examples of good practice.
Time to be Heard: A Call for Support for Young Adult Carers
Young adult carers are disadvantaged in their education, employment and wellbeing. These reports present evidence on the impact of caring unpaid for a family member or friend on the lives of young adult carers, using research carried out by the University of Nottingham. It represents the first large-scale survey of young adult carers aged 14-25. Reports cover England, Scotland and Wales.