Education

Education professionals

One of our projects found that 75% of the young carers they supported had not been known to be carers by anyone in their school. This section tells you how to spot a young carer and the easy ways that you can help the young carers that are currently unsupported in your school. There is also the latest government guidance on young carers for your nation.

The following two documents are recommended reading in current DfES and Teachernet guidance.

Take a look at Young Carers: Guidance for Schools and Local Authorities (466 KB)

Download our schools resource pack for educational professionals working with young carers (1.9 MB)

If you are a teacher who has a young carer in your class then the Teacher's Action List offers some clear steps for you to take when working with this young person.

Our Schools Action List provides teachers and schools with some simple solutions to improving school- wide support for young carers.

If you are interested in what other young carers services and schools have done to support young carers more effectively, please take a look at some of our good practice examples.

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• How do I identify a young carer?
• How can I help a young carer?
• Current guidance on young carers for schools
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• Good practice examples
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