Young Carers

Young Carers Speak at Headteachers Conference

Last month two young carers, Amy, in Year 9 and Ruby, in Year 7, spoke online at the North Tyneside Head teachers conference. The head teachers conference takes place every term, and involves all headteachers of every school in North Tyneside. Amy and Ruby spoke about the impact the pandemic
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World Mental Health Day 2021

One in four of us will experience a mental health problem at some time in our lives. So statistically, either you or your friends, family or someone you care for will be affected. It is important that we talk about mental health today, tomorrow and every day of the year.
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Top tips for starting secondary school!

Are you going into year 7 this September? Do you worry about being in a big school, making friends and how your caring responsibilities will affect school work. You might also be excited and looking forward to the change. Starting a new school year might be the start of a
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Introducing the Adult Carers Forum: Representing the views of carers

Your voice matters to us and in our previous newsletter you will have read about the Adult Carers Forum and how you can get involved. We will introduce the forum members over the next newsletters; Here Cath tells us why she got involved: Why are you a member of the