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Young Carers: Education

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if she will hold discussions with Ofsted on the potential merits of identifying young carers as a specific group within the education system.

answeredDepartment for Education

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Answering body
Department for Education
Tabled
14 Oct 2024
Target answer date
16 Oct 2024
Answer
22 Oct 2024 · 8 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 14 Oct 2024

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if she will hold discussions with Ofsted on the potential merits of identifying young carers as a specific group within the education system.

  2. 16 Oct 2024

    Target answer date

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  3. 22 Oct 2024

    Answer published

    Young carers were added, as a specific group within the education system, to the school census in the 2022/23 academic year. Ofsted has committed to developing and consulting upon a revised schools’ inspection framework for September 2025. This will suppo...

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Official data retrieved 27 Sept 2026.

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