Support for Young Carers

The Children’s Society

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Carers Trust

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Young Carers Development Trust

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Honeypot

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MyTime

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UCAS – Support for Young Carers

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This is not an exhaustive list of organisations or resources. Please get in touch if you have any suggestions for additional organisations or resources you would like us to add.

Local Support for Young Carers

Use the following link to find local support for young carers in your area:

The Children’s Society

Click the following link to download a list of some regional organisations offering support to young carers:

The Young Carers Covenant

The Young Carers Covenant is a UK-wide commitment to young carers and young adult carers. It sets out ten key outcomes that young carers from across the UK have said are key to improving their lives.

Any organisation or individual in a position to take action to help achieve these outcomes is urged to sign up to the Covenant. They could be national governments, local authorities, schools, colleges as well as parliamentarians across the UK.

Carers Trust guidance on the new Ofsted education inspection tools

Ofsted’s 2025 Education Inspection Framework (EIF) brings a renewed focus on supporting young carers in schools, colleges and teacher training providers. The updated inspection toolkits now include young carers as an important measure of a school’s commitment to inclusion, safeguarding and personal development.

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No Wrong Doors for Young Carers

“No Wrong Doors for Young Carers” is a template Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) designed to improve joint working between adult and children’s social care services, integrated care boards and other key organisations

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Caring and
classes:
the education
gap for young
carers

This report sets out the state of young carers’ educational attainment and opportunities in England in 2024. It proposes policy and practice solutions, as well as recommendations to improve recognition and identification of, and support for, young carers throughout their education.

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Young Carers in Schools Award

The Young Carers in Schools Award allows schools to gain recognition from leading charities for their good practice and ability to meet the needs of young carers.

From trait to state: how Ofsted might consider conceptualising vulnerability for inspection and regulation

Findings from research on conceptualising vulnerability commissioned by Ofsted and carried out by Research in Practice at the National Children’s Bureau (NCB).

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Driving Change: Project and Evaluation Report

The Driving Change project worked to improve the support that young adult carers receive in further education so that they can get the most out of learning and reach their full potential.

Funded by The National Lottery Community Fund and partnering with Carers Federation, L&W worked with FE colleges across the UK to review and improve the support they offer to young adult carers, using the Carers Federation Quality Standard in Carer Support framework.

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An Introduction to Supporting Young Carers

This introductory CPD session is brought to you by the Southern Universities Network, following some collaborative work with The Children’s Society. Learn how to identify and support young carers in schools through this accredited online training session.

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