{"id":245,"date":"2024-06-10T08:00:57","date_gmt":"2024-06-10T07:00:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.bath.ac.uk\/inclusion\/?p=245"},"modified":"2024-06-04T10:54:22","modified_gmt":"2024-06-04T09:54:22","slug":"carers-week","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.bath.ac.uk\/inclusion\/2024\/06\/10\/carers-week\/","title":{"rendered":"Carer\u2019s Week"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Here at the University we recognise the hard work of those who have caring responsibilities.<\/p>\n<p>For students we have the Student Retention Team in Student Support, who provide advice and guidance before students arrive and during their studies, and ensure carers are accessing all possible support at the University. You can find out more here about <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bath.ac.uk\/guides\/students-with-caring-responsibilities\/\">support for students with caring responsibilities<\/a>. You can also read about the experiences of Young Adult Carers who have studied here over on the blog from <a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.bath.ac.uk\/students\/2022\/02\/18\/young-adult-carers-dont-wait-for-your-life-to-start\/\">Sophia<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.bath.ac.uk\/students\/2022\/01\/04\/memoirs-of-a-young-carer\/\">Tia<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.bath.ac.uk\/students\/2022\/02\/21\/my-experience-of-coming-to-bath-as-a-young-carer\/\">Amber<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>For staff, recently we have updated the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bath.ac.uk\/publications\/flexible-working-and-leave-policy\/\">Leave Policy<\/a> to take account of changes in the law which allow for unpaid leave for carers in various circumstances. Also the Culture and Inclusion team support the staff network for carers. We spoke to Kate Evans, Co-chair of the Carers\u2019 Network:<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe network exists to support staff who have caring responsibilities alongside their work here, such as for a partner, child, parent or other family member, or a friend or neighbour. We meet online for an hour every month to share our experiences and practical suggestions, and to support each other \u2013 it\u2019s great for carers to have time to chat to others who understand what they\u2019re going through. And throughout the month we have a Teams group for any questions or to share new information we\u2019ve found. Everyone is welcome; we can support you if you\u2019re helping someone after an accident or illness, or are a permanent carer for someone with additional needs or a life-limiting condition. As the theme for 2024 Carers\u2019 Week is \u2018Putting carers on the map\u2019 it\u2019s really important that we raise the profile of unpaid care work and do all we can as an employer to support our colleagues.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>You can <a href=\"https:\/\/teams.microsoft.com\/l\/team\/19%3AX2AaOXFoXbTgDDyJJl6CoqdCQHq7F2NJe-mRgyipo2c1%40thread.tacv2\/conversations?groupId=bf5a871e-3fdd-43a5-aa5e-8d98c2df4bb1&amp;tenantId=377e3d22-4ea1-422d-b0ad-8fcc89406b9e\">join the staff Carers\u2019 Network on Teams here<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Here at the University we recognise the hard work of those who have caring responsibilities. 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