We are all about improving the lives of young carers.

We meet up regularly to work together to campaign on issues that affect us.

I'm a young person

I work with young people

Between April and September 2025, we’re campaigning for UK school inspection bodies to include young carers in their frameworks. Keep an eye out on our website and Insta for campaign updates!
Read our Birmingham Day 2025 blog post here!

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Here is a film made by people in YCNV to tell you more about it.

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We present you the new 🌟Young Carer School Checklist🌟, the final resource of our school inspection framework campaign. It lists the actions school need to take to support young carers, all in 1 page! Visit ycnv.org.uk to get a downloadable copy and share with your schools now.

#ifIwasaSchoolLeader ... Offering support to young carers doesn't have to be big, it can be as simple as starting a conversation 🗯 Not sure what to ask? check out our #earlyidentification tool which includes a list of questions on ycnv.org.uk or link in bio. #ycnv #youngcarersinschools #youngcarersawareness

#ifIwasaSchoolLeader ... 🚨We believe young carers awareness training needs to be made mandatory for teachers and staff in education. Looking for training resources? head to youngcarersinschools.com to find out more #ycnv #youngcarersinschools #youngcarersawareness

#ifIwasaSchoolLeader ... We advocate for fair futures for young carers. ⚖🍀 Visit ycnv.org.uk/take-action to join the movement, or click link in bio. #ycnv #youngcarersinschools #fairfutureforyoungcarers

Our campaigns

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2025-2026 School inspections

2024-25 School Inspection & Early Identification

We want to get young carers identified in schools so they can access support earlier, as well as UK school inspection bodies to include young carers in their frameworks.

2023-24 Health & WB

In our fourth campaign year, we focused on reducing negative impacts on young carers’ health and wellbeing.

2022-23 Education

In the third year of the network (2022-23), we raised awareness about young carers with education providers, help schools prepare and respond to the new schools’ census category.

2021-22 Mental Health

In the second year of the network (2021-22), we campaigned on young carers’ mental health and improving their experiences in mental health services.

2020-21 Education

In the first year of the network (2020-21), the group wanted their collective campaign to focus on identifying and supporting young carers in education settings.