Whole school approach to young carers in schools

Click on the links to access information, guidance and resources that can be applied to a whole-school approach, including an audit tool and an action plan.

Videos

We have developed several videos in partnership with primary and secondary school colleagues and Caring Together to raise awareness around how schools and settings can support young carers.

Awareness raising posters:

• Staffroom-noticeboard-material.pdf (youngcarersinschools.com)
• Exemplar-noticeboard-material-for-schools.pdf (youngcarersinschools.com)

Class activities and lesson resources:

• Caring Together young carers KS1 resource pack (childrenscommissioner.gov.uk)
• Carers Trust Wales Lesson-resources-for-primary-schools (carers.org)
• Carers Trust Wales Lesson-resources-for-secondary-schools (carers.org)

Further resources:

• Advice for Professionals | Support of Young Carers | Carers Matter (youngcarersmatternorfolk.org)
• Young Carer Survey 2023: Being a young carer is not a choice - Carers Trust
• Facts About Young Carers | The Children's Society (childrenssociety.org.uk)

• Caring Together (Claire Rogers) (vimeo.com)
• Hingham Primary share how they support young carers including how they have adapted school policy and what steps the senior leadership team take to support young carers (vimeo.com)
• Hingham Primary children (vimeo.com)
• Sprowston Community Academy share how they support young carers especially around the steps they take to fully understand needs and the bespoke support they provide; they also share some quick wins you can implement in your own school (vimeo.com)
• Sprowston Community Academy children (vimeo.com)
• Woodlands Primary Academy share how they support young carers including how they use one-page profiles and assessments and the importance of running young carer groups (vimeo.com)
• Woodlands Primary Academy children (vimeo.com)