Ridgeway Academy

Address Herns Lane, Welwyn Garden City, Herts, AL7 2AF | 01707 351350 | E-mail Us

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Young Carers

Ridgeway Academy takes the welfare of our young carers very seriously and have recently put a number of initiatives in place to support them.  We will provide them with support and guidance as well a safe place to go within school.

Carers Trust and The Children’s Society Young Carers in Focus partners, are working with schools across England to share good practice and develop relevant, accessible tools and training. This initiative is funded by The Queen’s Trust and Big Lottery Fund.

By taking part in the programme, Ridgeway Academy will be able to show they are meeting the needs of this particularly vulnerable pupil group (specifically mentioned in Ofsted’s School Inspection Handbook).

Ridgeway Academy was awarded the Bronze Young Carers in Schools award in 2017.

Research shows that:

  • 27% of young carers (aged 11-15) miss school or experience educational difficulties (40% where children care for a relative with drug or alcohol problems) (Dearden, C, Becker, S, 2004).
  • They have significantly lower educational attainment at GCSE level – the difference between nine Bs and nine Cs.
  • A quarter of young carers said they were bullied at schools because of their caring role (Carers Turst, 2013).

If you know of a student who may be undertaking Young Carer responsibilities and needs support, please do not hesitate to contact the school and speak to:-

Miss Wesson – Young Carers School Operational Lead    Email:  WessonC@ridgeway.aetrust.uk

Mrs Airey – Student Liaison Officer     Email: AireyJ@ridgeway.aetrust.uk

Parent factsheet re YC service

Who are Young Carers

Who can help Young Carers

Are You a Young Carer

 

 

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Ambition Education Trust

Our trust is composed of 10 schools situated in Hertfordshire, across St Albans, Welwyn Garden City and Hemel Hempstead. There are five primary and five secondary schools, with over 800 staff delivering high-quality education to 7500 young people from the ages 3 to 18. This is a huge privilege and one we take seriously, to achieve our central aim of Educational Excellence for All.

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