Young Carers
What is a Young Carer ?
A young carer is someone aged 5 to 18 who helps to look after someone in their family, or a friend, due to :-
- Learning disability
- Mental Health needs
Physical disability - Long term or terminal illness
- Substance dependency
- Sensory Impairment
- Frailty
What might a Young Carer do ?
- Practical tasks, like cooking, housework and shopping
- Physical care, such as helping someone out of bed
- Emotional support, including talking to someone who is distressed
- Personal care, such as helping someone dress
- Managing the family budget and collecting prescriptions
- Helping to give medicine
- Helping someone communicate
- Looking after brothers and sisters
How we support Young Carers at Wyndcliffe Primary School
Miss Kirsty Pollard - Young Carer Lead
For further information, please email -
kpollard@wyndcliffe.bham.sch.uk
At Wyndcliffe we aim to support our Young Carers through a fortnightly group, which allows them to share their experiences with other children in a similar position.
If you think your child may be a Young Carer and would like them to be part of this group, please let Miss Pollard know.
Links to External Services and Organisations
Barnardo's Young Carers Support
Birmingham Children's Centre and Family Hub
NHS - Being a Young Carer : Your Rights
