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Sharing the Mic: Young Carers & Change Makers in Conversation

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What’s it like to be a young carer in the UK? Where are change and support found right now - and how can we make a fairer future? In these intimate and urgent conversations, young carers and change makers meet to reflect on the challenges facing young carers today - from education to work, social life to bank balances. They reflect on what needs to change, but also where positive action is already being found - and what we can all do, today, to support the young carers in our lives. After all, with as many as 1 million young people in the UK with caring responsibilities - that’s between 2 and...

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Young Carers: Creating a Fairer Future with Eden and Amy 10.03.2026 29:50

What could a fair future look like for young carers UK-wide? What progress is already underway? Eden, a student and young carer in Northern Ireland is joined by fellow young carer Amy. Sharing stories of caring for siblings, they reflect on what “fair” would look like to them, and how the “mental load” of caring must be a political, not simply personal or private, con...

Young Carers: Money, Work and Independence with Danny 10.03.2026 33:19

Most young people need to juggle studying, earning and finding time relax. So what happens when caring - sometimes for up to 50 hours a week - is added to that? Young carer Danny is joined by Andy McGowan from the Carers Trust, and Jackie Woodhouse, Research Manager at the Learning & Work Institute to discuss money, work and independence. Reflecting...

Young Carers: Making Education Fairer with Isla and Oliver 10.03.2026 30:10

How can education be made fairer for young carers? Young carer and student Isla speaks to fellow young carer Oliver, and Kit Rooney, Policy and Research Advisor from the charity 'The Difference’, which works to tackle the social injustice of lost learning in England's schools. They discuss the complex ways in which caring can impact attendance, the importance of consistent and clear aven...

Young Carers: Hidden in Plain Sight with Sharan 10.03.2026 27:34

What’s gained when young carers are at the heart of research about their lives? Here, Becca Lacey explains how her research included young carers from the start, to ensure she and her team were asking the best possible questions of their data. We listen to Sharan, young carer and trainee barrister, in conversation with the Carers Trust’s Holly Swinckels on what it was like...