Issue 2 YCYC Attitude!Attitude! Autumn 2014 The voice of Young Carers in Cambridgeshire and Peterborough
“Great things are done by a series of small things brought together” Vincent Van Gogh
1 Tracy’s Bit! Editorial Teams Needed!
The busiest summer programme in Are you a keen writer or photographer that Young Carers was a great success, so likes snapping some shots or has a thank you to all concerned. creative spark and wants to get involved with putting these newsletters together in We are running more groups than ever the future? before and this means more opportunities for Young Carers and their families to be Then please get in touch! We are looking supported. for editorial teams in Fenland, Huntingdonshire and Peterborough. Our Young Adult Carer group STRIVE is now operating in Hunts & Fenland and is Please contact John Turner a group for 16-21 year olds to come [email protected] together and work on issues that concern them.
We also won the contract to deliver Young Carers and Sibling groups in Peterborough which is fantastic news and soon we will be working with Young Adult Carers in Peterborough too.
If you need any support with anything carer or school or life related please get in touch,
Meet the Team
Tracy Hyland YC/YAC Manager
Lauren Mowbray Debbie King Danielle Cousins Lisa Masters Group Leader Group Leader Group Leader YAC Group Leader Huntingdonshire Fenland Peterborough & Sibs Session Worker
Ummar Anjum John Turner Daniel Baker Group Leader Session Worker - YC & Sibs YAC Session Worker St Neots Peterborough & YC Fenland
To email For Cambridgeshire
2 Summer Holiday Postcards
31/07/2014
Hi all, Today we were lucky enough toto visitbe Carers Trust Cambridgeshire Lady De Ramsey invited by 4 The Meadow
her home, Abbots Ripton Hall. Meadow Lane “Today was fun and my favourite St Ives part was exploring the garden and Cambridgeshire going in the pool.” PE27 4LG “I enjoyed the atmosphere. It is a lovely surrounding and has beautiful
gardens.” Hi everyone,
31/07/2014 Thanks to Huntingdon Rotary Club who organised a trip on the Ladybird Boat Marina. We enjoyed from theHartford boat journey, played a few games and a Carers Trust Cambridgeshire lovely picnic on the green in St Ives, were we moored. 4 The Meadow
“My favourite part of today’s trip Meadow Lane was seeing the duckys!” St Ives
Cambridgeshire
PE27 4LG
27/08/2014
Hi all, Today we had a fantastic time at We Carers Trust Cambridgeshire Old Hunstanton. the beach in 4 The Meadow
built sandcastles, played rounders Meadow Lane & football and visited the rock pool. St Ives Tracy even completed her Ice Cambridgeshire Bucket Challenge! Well done Tracy! PE27 4LG “My favourite part was going in the sea.”
“My favourite part was visiting the rock pool and building sandcastles.”
3 Fair Start - Give young carers the chance to achieve at school
Carers Trust want the Government to give extra funding to schools so they can support young carers to have the same life chances as everyone else.
Young carers face extra challenges in school because of their caring role. 166,363 young carers under 18 years old (of which 110,073 are under 16) have been identified. This is just the tip of the iceberg. Carers are as young as five years old and nearly 15,000 children care for more than 50 hours a week.
Carers Trust believe that young carers in school need extra help. What form this takes will be different depending on the pupil and their circumstances but there are some things that Carers Trust would recommend in each school:
A staff member who is responsible for young carers All staff and leaders to be trained in who young carers are, how to recognise them and what support they might need Support groups that are available to young carers Someone and somewhere young carers know to go for help.
Carers Trust want Pupil Premium to be given to all young carers so they can get the same life chances as everyone else.
How can you get involved?
Sign the Petition asking Government to include young carers in the criteria for Pupil Premium.
You can sign it online or sign a paper copy at group sessions.
Visit www.carers.org/fairstart to sign the petition and find out more. Young Carers Champions
What is a Young Carers Champions? Fenland Young Carers Champions
Young Carers Champions are developing the Tye Young Carers in Focus (YCiF) network on a national level. They receive training and Huntingdon Young Carers Champions skills to help them raise awareness about the Jo issues the and other young cares face. Peterborough Young Carers Champions The key aim is to ensure that participating Alex young carers will have improved resilience, confidence, skills and knowledge. This can Ginny improve young people’s well being and Megan quality of life, particularly during transitional stages in their education as they move Sami towards independence.
Want to know more? To find out more about the Young Carers Champions, please contact: Tracy Hyland [email protected]
4 A big thank you goes out to those that have supported us with their contribution to the creation of a short film by sharing with us their views and opinions on the difference the project has made to them.
We also received a great piece of written feedback from Andy Butcher-Tiffany. When asked how the project has supported him Andy said "The realisation that I am the master of my future, no one but me! if it hadn't been for Carers trust I wouldn't have realised that I control my future. It is not already wrote down, it is ever changing based on my choices and decisions".
This really embraces the ethos of the project. This isn’t about steering you or “schooling” you but supporting you to steer and STRIVE forward for yourselves wherever you find your journey heading.
This project is slightly more structured in its format and we look at specific topics but that isn’t at the expense of the laughter!!!!! If you are aged between 16 and 21, or are coming up to your 16th birthday, and are interested in this additional project get in contact with Lisa.
Lisa Masters [email protected] Mobile: 07956 455 680
On 22nd October we were delighted to host a visit from three members of staff from Carers Trust who wanted to come and find out the opinions of young and young adult carers in support of the ‘Fair Start’ Campaign. This campaign is to ask the government to include young carers and help them get the extra support they need from something called the Pupil Premium. If you don’t know the Pupil Premium is extra money that the Government gives each school to give schoolchildren a helping hand who would otherwise struggle. And why is that important to us? We know that young carers struggle in school because of their caring role: 166,363 young carers under 18 years old (of which 110,073 are under 16) have been identified. This is just the tip of the iceberg. Research suggests as many as 1 in 12 children at school is a young carer. That’s two young carers per class. At least 32,661 children care for at least 20 hours per week. A quarter of young carers said they were bullied in school because of their caring role. Young carers get much lower grades in school - a recent survey showed the most common grade to be D’s at GCSE. And Carers Trust wants Pupil Premium to be given to all young carers so they can get the same life chances as everyone else. Want to sign the petition? Visit http://www.carers.org/fairstart or ask your group leader when you see them.
5 Tips & Hints ‘Staying Safe Online’
The World Wide Web is becoming a major part of our daily life, whether it's using it for homework, research, online shopping or updating our social media status. It is so important to stay safe and protect our privacy.
Here’s some useful information and tips to keep yourself and others safe online. This is not an exhaustive list.
General
Viruses – Make sure your PC, smartphone, tablet has up to date anti-virus protection. For smartphones and tablets, make sure you trust the program or app you are installing, is it from a genuine source.
Passwords – Make sure you have a strong password, use upper and lower characters, as well as numbers and symbols. Don’t share it with anyone and change your password regularly.
Photos – Any photos that you post, are then made public, even if you delete the photo later, it may have been copied/reposted/sent on by other users. You then have no control over it. Be careful what images you want to be seen and by whom. Be wise; don't post inappropriate photos, even if you’re asked to.
Did you know? Facebook has a minimum age limit of 13. This is not to be unkind to those under 13, it is for your safety.
Have you checked your privacy settings? Who can see your profile?
Facebook has improved the privacy options available over recent years. You can now use the Privacy Check-up. Here's how to make sure your privacy is private.
1. Click on the padlock icon in the top right-hand corner; this will bring up the Privacy Shortcuts. Here you can take a Privacy Check-up, see who can see your stuff, see who can contact you and how to stop someone bothering you. The ‘Who can see my stuff?’ is useful to find out who can see your posts whether members of the public or individual friends.
2. Make sure that the posts you want only your friends to see has this symbol next to
them . If it has the globe icon, then the world can see your post! To change it when you are writing a post, select the option as in the left image.
Twitter ‘To Tweet or not to Tweet’
A very popular social media platform, which is used by well-known figures to reach their millions of followers/fans to organisations keeping customers up to date. It is also used by friends and family to keep their close ones up to date on their latest successes, trips and activities.
Remember Twitter is an open social media platform and anyone can see your tweets and follow you, unless you choose to be private.
Make sure your Twitter Security and Privacy Settings are up to date. To check this, click on ‘Profile and settings’, then choose ‘Security and privacy’ from the options on the left-hand menu. From here you can choose to keep your tweet private, allow discoverability and improve your login security options - which is very useful!
This is not an exhaustive list of ways to keep online, remember to Be Wise! If you have any questions on social media or online safety, please contact John Turner [email protected]
6 Diary Dates Fenland Groups
Whittlesey Scaldgate Centre Fortnightly Monday 4:30pm-6:00pm March Young People March Fortnightly Tuesday 5:00pm-6:30pm Wisbech Oasis Centre Fortnightly Thursday 5:00pm-6:30pm Huntingdon Groups
Huntingdon Huntingdon Youth Monthly Sunday 10:30am-12:30pm Centre Ramsey Ramsey Youth Fortnightly Wednesday 3:15pm-4:45pm Centre St Ives Broadleas Centre Fortnightly Wednesday 3:30pm-5:00pm St Neots Bargroves, St Neots Fortnightly Thursday 5:15pm-6:45pm School Groups
Cromwell Fortnightly Tuesday 3:30pm-5:00pm Hinchingbrooke Room 101 Fortnightly Tuesday 3:00pm-4:00pm St Peters Community Lounge Fortnightly Thursday 3:05pm-4:05pm Peterborough Groups
Under 12 Tesco Community Fortnightly Friday 4:30pm-6:00pm Space, Hampton Over 12 ASDA Community Fortnightly Wednesday 5:30pm-7:00pm Room Young Carers John Lewis Bi-monthly Thursday 5:00pm-6:30pm Champions Community Room Siblings Group
Westgate Church Fortnightly Tuesday 4:30pm-6:00pm Hall STRIVE Groups
Fenland March Town Hall Monthly 1st Drop In: Wednesday 4:30pm-6:30pm Session: 6:30pm-8:30pm Huntingdon Commemoration Hall Monthly 3rd Drop In: Wednesday 4:30pm-6:30pm Session: 6:30pm-8:30pm Watch out for the new Sawtry Group starting January 2015!
7 Thank You!
We would like to thank the many supporters and benefactors who have helped Young Carers, Young Adult Carers and Siblings. These include:
Asda Lady de Ramsey BBC Children in Need Ramsey Millions Small Grants Award Carers Trust Mayor of Chatteris Charles Chadwick-Healey Charitable Mayor of Huntingdon Trust Mayor of March Godmanchester Wives Group St Ives Golf Club Hinchingbrooke Foundation St Ives Rotary Club Huntingdon Freemen’s Trust Tesco Huntingdon Rotary Club Young Carers for France trip
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Head Office: 4 The Meadow, Meadow Lane, St Ives, Cambridgeshire, PE27 4LG Tel: 0845 241 0954 or 01480 499090 [email protected] | www.carerstrustcambridgeshire.org
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