It is thought that as many as one in 12 young people at school are young carers, but 35 per cent have not told anyone about their duties.
As part of Carers Week 2015, which took place last week, schools and school staff have been warned about the toll that being a young carer can take on their students and the support they need.
The lack of identification of young carers is a key issue that the six charities behind Carers Week want to see tackled.
Among the charities is the Carers Trust, which runs the Young Carers in Schools programme offering advice for school staff to help them effectively identify and support young carers.
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