Specific Student Groups 2026

Including Young Carers, SEND and PP Students

What is a Young Carer and what might a Young Carer do?

A young carer is someone aged 18 or under who helps look after a relative with a disability, illness, mental health condition or a drug/alcohol problem. It might be a parent or a sibling.

• Around 1 in 5 children and young people are young carers
• In England, this is about 800,000 aged 11-16
• These are students in our school who are quietly doing a lot at home, which is not
  always seen or known about.

Young carers may do:

• Practical tasks: cooking, housework, shopping.
• Physical care: helping someone out of bed, personal care (helping dress).
• Emotional support: talking someone through distress, being there for them.
• Managing budget, collecting prescriptions, helping with communication.
• Looking after siblings – young carers might also be doing this.

Young Carers Lead

Miss L Gregory – lgregory@kngs.co.uk

Additional resources and programmes available for specific groups of students

Birmingham Carers Hub (Young Carers)

Barnado’s Mentoring (SEND)

Financial Support (PP)