Young carers are people aged between 5 and 18 years old who have a responsibility for looking after or helping someone else to look after a person who has a disability, a long term illness, mental health illness, Autism/ADHD or someone addicted to drugs or alcohol. That person could be your mum, dad, brother, sister, grandparent or even a close friend or neighbour.

Thursday 30th January is National Young Carers’ Day. We will be holding an assembly in school to raise awareness.

Here is the Young Carers New edition for 2019: