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  • School age mothers programme

    Topics:
    • Support and development, 
    • Children and Young People Issues, 
    • Children and Young People

    The aim of the School Age Mothers Programme is to support young women of school age, who are pregnant or parenting, to continue in compulsory education and beyond if this is appropriate.

    What to do if you find out you are pregnant

    Finding out you are pregnant can often come as a shock. If your pregnancy is unplanned, try to talk to someone as soon as possible.

    An Education Welfare Officer can provide you with individual support to meet your educational needs through a regional School Age Mothers programme.

    School Age Mothers Programme

    The first School Age Mothers (SAM) Project was piloted in 1999 in response to concerns about the needs of pregnant or parenting young women of school age.

    The SAM Programme as it stands today evolved out of the Strategy Framework for Education of School Age Mothers.

    The aim of the programme is to support young women of school age, who are pregnant or parenting, to continue in compulsory education and beyond if this is appropriate.

    Support available

    The programme is based within the Education Welfare Service, the Education Authority. To find out more visit the Education Authority website:

    • School Aged Mothers (SAM)

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