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Here you’ll find additional resources to help you identify and support young carers in school. These resources have been created by a range of organisations.

Videos

Barnet Carers

We know what to do

Carers Trust

Pie: A story for young carers

Carers Trust

What is a Young Carer?

Caring Together

Young carers animation for schools

ITV
Meeting Some of Britain’s Youngest Carers: Ross Kemp Living With Young Carers
Manchester City Council
Support Not Sympathy
Northamptonshire Carers
Young Carers: One Million of Us
Surrey Young Carers
Codename Carers
The Carers’ Centre
What is a young carer?
The Children’s Society
Day in the life of a young carer
The Children’s Society
Young Carers Festival
The Honeypot Children’s Charity

The care they give. They care they need.

West Yorkshire Health and Care Partnership
What we want you to know about being a young carer

Bristol and South Glos. Young Carers
‘Who Cares in School?’

Young Carers Illustrations
Young Carers in Space and Storytelling Resources

Reports and research

All Party Parliamentary Group for Young Carers and Young Adult Carers, 2023

Inquiry into the life opportunities of young carers and young adult carers

Carers Trust, 2023

Being a young carers is not a choice; it’s just what we do

Carers Trust, 2024

Caring and classes: the education gap for young carers

Carers Trust, 2025

Caring and classes 2025: Young carers and attainment inequalities

MYTIME Young Carers, 2024

Unseen sacrifices: understanding the educational disadvantages faced by young carers

All Party Parliamentary Group for Young Carers and Young Adult Carers, 2026

Inquiry into removing the barriers to higher education, employment and training for young adult carers

Resources to use in school

Barnet Carers

Posters

Carer Support Wiltshire

Posters, videos, assemblies and many more

Carers Trust Wales

Suite of resources including lesson plans

Caring Together

Resource pack and animation for yearly years foundation stage and KS1

Caring Together

Year 6 transition booklet

Centre 33

Lesson plans for secondary school

Centre 33

Primary school lesson plans

Kent Young Carers, Imago

Year 6 transition support

Sheffield Young Carers

Lesson Plan

West Sussex County Council

Posters, leaflets, policies and many more

West Sussex County Council

Guide including lesson plans

Young Carers Alliance

Examples of Young Carer Policies

Young Carers National Voice

Identifying hidden and new young carers

Dream Arts

Booklets for young carers, families, professionals and schools 

The Carers Support Centre (Bristol & South Glos)

Transition Guidance

Young Carers in Schools

Primary School Posters, designed by Kiesha the YAC

YCiS & The Late Crew

Presentation and worksheets for primary school lessons

Young Carers Illustrations Project

Resources for Key Stage One and Nursery Classes

Other resources

Carers Trust

Getting support if you are a young carer or young adult carer

Carers Trust

No Wrong Doors for Young Carers: Memorandum of Understanding

Carers Trust

Young Carers Action Day in March includes raising awareness material

Contact

Support for families of disabled children

Sibs

A charity for brothers and sisters of disabled children and adults

Sidekick

An anonymous and confidential text helpline for young carers aged 13-18 run by Action for Children

The Children’s Society

Legislation, guidance and research


The Children’s Society

Young Carers in Armed Forces Families


The Mix

Support for young people under 25

 

Young Carers Alliance

Resources

 

MYTIME Young Carers

Management Information System Guide – A Guide to recording a student as a young carer on the school census

Carers Trust

New Ofsted Framework: How schools and colleges can support young carers