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  • Five improvements for young adult carers at Bournemouth and Poole College

    Rhys Collier from Bournemouth and Poole College outlines five key changes in the college's model of support for young adult carers which have been implemented since joining the Driving Change project.
  • Driving change at Manchester College to improve support for young adult carers

    In this blog, Head of Student Support at Manchester College Seb Catania talks about some of the changes the College has made since joining the Driving Change in FE College project to enable young adult carers to enter and thrive in further education.
  • A college's journey: Improving support for young adult carers

    This blog by Derby College explores how they've improved their support for young adult carers over the past year,
  • Improving support for young adult carers in further education: the Driving Change project

    As part of the second year of Driving Change, we are delighted to celebrate the recent successes of 12 colleges across the UK, who have achieved their Quality Standard in Carer Support (QSCS) accreditation.
  • Unique project is addressing previously unmet housing need for young adult carers

    An innovative new project is providing crucial support to young adult carers, according to an independent evaluation, published today.
  • Research and Reports 10 06 2020

    Move On Up Evaluation

    This report presents the final findings of the evaluation of Move On Up, commissioned by Commonweal Housing and carried out by Learning and Work Institute.
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  • Move On Up – housing and support for young adult carers

    For many years, young adult carers were a ‘hidden’ group, but with the help of this housing project that is slowly changing.
  • Life as a young adult carer in lockdown

    Katie, a young adult carer from Birmingham, shares the impact that the coronavirus lockdown has had on her life.
  • Under pressure - caring through the crisis

    The closure of schools and colleges due the coronavirus has created huge challenges for the education sector and led to uncertainty for all young people. For some young people however, the pandemic is a particularly worrying and challenging time.

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