Young Carers

A Young Carer (YC) is a child who has an extra responsibility in looking after a parent or sibling, above and beyond what the majority of children would have to do. For example, a YC might have to:

• Help mum or dad get dressed or help them move around the house.
• Do the washing, cooking or other chores as their parent is unable to do them.
• Get their brothers or sisters ready for school and make their lunches.

Of course, this isn’t true for all YC’s, but these activities give you a feel of what life might be like.

At St Mark’s we recognise that some of our pupils are YC’s, and we want to celebrate and support them as they go about their extra duties. We run a weekly chill-out club where the children play games, eat food, and have loads of fun together and realise that they are not on their own. We support them pastorally and help them enjoy being a child. We also hope to go on a trips together.

If you would like to find out more, please speak to the office or one of our teachers.

To find out about a day in the life of Daniel, a YC, watch this video: