We invite members of the young carers forum to sit on interview panels to help us recruit the right candidate to work with children and young people.

Breaks and activities is an important service offering young carers a much needed break from their caring role. Breaks and Activities is a main talking point for members of the young carers forum.  They provide feedback on what they have enjoyed, what has worked well and things they would like to be done differently.

The ultimate aim is to raise awareness of the issues young carers face, whether you want to campaign, produce podcasts, make videos or speak to decision makers. Young Carers Forum is your platform to be heard.

Members of the forum are often invited to conferences and events to represent young carers across North Tyneside.

The young carers forum often get opportunities for public speaking to tell their story.  They have spoken at North Tyneside Council’s Head Teachers Conference and at the Carers Week Conference.

They have also produced podcasts where they interviewed key decision makers.

The young carers forum provided feedback and suggestions for the redesign of the young carers needs assessments. Based on this feedback some of the  questions and wording were changed to make it more accessible to young carers.

Every young carer in North Tyneside is entitled to a assessment which should be reviewed by your school every six months.

The young carers forum also designed the young carers survey which is sent out to young carers registered with us . The survey helps to identify key priorities for young carers.

It’s not all about hard work! Youth forum often enjoy trips and activity days, so they can get to know each other and take part in team building.