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Pupil Premium: Young Carers

Commons · Question 67264 · Tabled 11 Jul 2025 · Department for Education · Official record

Answered 21 Jul 2025

Question

Asked by Edward Morello

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps her Department is taking to introduce a Young Carers Pupil Premium.

Answer

Answered by Janet Daby, 21 Jul 2025

​Statutory guidance ’Keeping children safe in education’ sets out that all school and college staff should be alert to the potential need for early help of young carers and requires designated safeguarding leads to undergo training to provide them with th...