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Wider resources to support young adult carers and organisations working to support them.

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Access a range of information and resources produced by us and our partners
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Top Ten Tips for Colleges

These are the result of Learning and Work Institute's previous work with six FE colleges to help them achieve the Carers Federation’s Quality Standard in Carers Support
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  • Research and Reports 01 05 2016

    The Really Useful Book of Learning and Earning (RUBLE) for Young Adult Carers – Third edition

    RUBLE is aimed at young adults (aged 16-25) in England who are looking after somebody else.
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  • Research and Reports 01 04 2019

    Engaging Young Adult Carers - Targeted support for colleges

    It provided targeted one-to-one support for six colleges throughout England to enable them to develop an effective and embedded whole organisational approach to working with young adult carers.
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  • Research and Reports 01 05 2015

    Supporting Students with Caring Responsibilities

    This resource helps further education colleges to gain a greater understanding of the challenges that this group of students face.
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Posters/leaflets

These aim to clarify the rules on claiming Carer’s Allowance and studying full-time for staff working in colleges and other learning providers
21 hour rule leaflet 1 21 hour rule leaflet 2 21 hour rule poster 1 21 hour rule poster 2

Useful links

Action for Children works with young adult carers across the UK Carers UK - Information on the Carer Passport Scheme Carers Trust – Know Your Rights – a free guide explaining the rights of young adult carers Barnardo’s offers support and services to young people aged 7-18 who have a substantial caring role Young Minds has a range of useful toolkits and other resources on young people’s mental health

Partnership and funding

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  • pink white and black logo, with a cartoon hand with a face.