Commitments to young carers
What this will achieve
- This will help identify and raise awareness about young carers.
- It will also help connect young carers into vital support.
- It will help young carers to thrive in education and training and have the same opportunities as their peers.
- It will help schools collect more accurate data on young carers for the school census return, which could be used to monitor attendance and attainment of young carers and can help schools in the future to put strategies in place, so that no young person is disadvantaged because of their caring role.
The Commitments do not involve targets or difficult reporting, or an obligation to carry out every commitment. It is based on the sharing of best practice, learning from others and some monitoring through the Healthy Schools Programme.