We're launching our Young Carers Futures Job Club, providing career-focused sessions to upskill young adult carers

Join us on Monday 8th April, 3-4pm to hear about the fantastic careers within Marriott Hotels & Resorts

Register here: bit.ly/4aa6x2E

Our chair Paul Blomfield MP responding to Department for Education data published last week which showed 39% of young carers were persistently absent (missing 10% or more of school) last year compared with 21.1% of all pupils. Attendance for young carers was also 5 percentage points lower.

As well as #YoungCarersActionDay , today also marks 10 years since the Children and Families Act 2014 became law. At our May meeting we will be looking at the impact of this and the Care Act 2014 10 years on. If you would like to feed in - forms.office.com/e/knNBRMqbhe?o… - by 14th April

Thank you to all of the MPs and peers who joined us and Carers Trust for our #YoungCarersActionDay Parliamentary drop-in to mark the launch of the first-ever Young Carers Covenant. You can show your commitment for a fair future for young carers at carers.org/youngcarerscov…

This evening, our chair Paul Blomfield MP attended the Carers Trust launch of the Young Carers Covenant. A group of young carers and young adult carers from across the UK did a brilliant job showcasing the covenant and why it is so important to support it #YoungCarersActionDay

For #YoungCarersActionDay we are hosting a Parliamentary drop-in for MPs and Peers to mark the launch of the first-ever Young Carers Covenant - a UK commitment to fair futures for all young carers and young adult carers. Wednesday 13th March, 1pm to 2pm, Room O, Portcullis House

Next Tuesday, our chair Paul Blomfield MP will be joining young carers and young adult carers at the Carers Trust webinar on the first-ever Young Carers Covenant - a UK-wide commitment to create fair futures for young carers #YoungCarersActionDay
Book here: bit.ly/3SPyCVR

On Tuesday, there was an Opposition Day Debate focused on children not in school. Our vice-chair
Ed Davey
and chair
Paul Blomfield MP
both highlighted the real need to improve identification and support for young carers in education.

The BBC Breakfast piece highlights the important findings from the APPG for Young Carers and Young Adult Carers inquiry APPG for Young Carers and Young Adult Carers

Read the findings carers.org/all-party-parl…

Today's BBC Breakfast featured a powerful piece on young carers. As well as Carers Trust, Commonwealth Young Carer champion Oritsé Williams and a number of brilliant young carers, it also highlighted the stark findings from our recent landmark inquiry - carers.org/all-party-parl…

Great BBC Breakfast piece about young carers, highlighting the findings from Carers Trust APPG for Young Carers and Young Adult Carers along with powerful stories from a number of young carers and Commonwealth Young Carers Champion Oritsé Williams. Great to hear Narges talking about support from Kingston Carers' Network

This report from APPG for Young Carers and Young Adult Carers provides important insight into the issues faced by young carers and the impact it has on their studies, wellbeing and employment. We’re reviewing our equality of opportunity risk register to help unis & colleges identify how to support young carers