Young Carers

A young carer is a young person aged between 5 to 18 years old, who looks after someone who couldn’t manage without their help. This could mean looking after a parent, brother or sister, grandparent or family friend who has a disability, long term illness, or problems with alcohol or drugs.

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

If your child has caring responsibilities at home, please make sure you let us know so that we can offer support to your child and your family.

Please complete the online form here: Letting-us-know-about-Young-Carers

As many as 1 in 12 pupils could be a young carer, and unless the school is advised about a pupil’s home circumstances, young carers risk first being identified by negative aspects of their behaviour or work.

Some young carers worry about bullying and may be tired, worried, find it difficult to concentrate and have limited time for friendships and activities after school. If this is the case, we can help.

The Bulwell Academy can provide extra help for young carers, by offering extra help with homework, flexibility around calling home, advice about how to get your child into school where transport may be an issue, a key person to talk to and alternatives to after school activities. Find out more about some of our activities for Young Carers further down the page.


Support Services for Young Carers

You can find further support for Young Carers on the TuVida website, which provides information on Nottinghamshire County Council’s support services for young carers.

Website: youngcarersnotts.org.uk


Activities for Young Carers at Bulwell

Young Carers at Bulwell are invited to join us for all of the above activities.

We provide regular rewards activities and trips for our Young Carers to enable them to spend time and have some fun and relaxation with other young people who are experiencing similar issues to themselves. Activities in school have included art and craft sessions and an in-school movie experience, whilst reward trips have included Red Kangaroo Park for some trampolining fun and Tropical Bird Land in Leicestershire to experience amazing sounds, stunning colour and incredible birds!