21st May 2026 • My Family Our Needs

The BBC will be sharing content for children and young people across their BBC Education channels from Saturday 23 May until Saturday 30 May, spotlighting young carers for ‘Caring Matters’ week.

Throughout the week, the content aims to helps audiences navigate the complex system of support around care, sharing advice from experts and those with lived experience and caring responsibilities.

On their BBC Education channels, content will be aimed at children and young people representing young people in caring roles, sharing career information and more.

On CBBC Dumping Ground, the show will spotlight a storyline with Maisie as a young carer. Across CBBC social channels, key moments will be shared to bring the theme to younger audiences in an accessible and engaging way.

A collection of content will be available on the BBC Bitesize Homepage, including career articles covering how to become a carer, what skills you need and information about becoming an adult care work apprentice. Advice on helping your care-experience friends at school and how to get involved in fostering will also be shared.

For parents, stories and advice with videos included will be live on the CBeebies Parenting website with plenty of content around caring for 0–4-year-olds.

On BBC Children in Need’s social media channels, some young carers will be sharing their experiences. The BBC Children in Need projects connect children with trusted adults who understand their experiences and provide a listening ear as well as respite from their caring responsibilities.

The BBC are also spotlighting carers across their TV, Radio, iPlayer and BBC Sounds channels including focussed storylines in Eastenders, The One Show, Saturday Kitchen and more.

In the spotlight is a new iPlayer and BBC One series, Natalie Cassidy: Caring Together, which follows Natalie Cassidy as she joins a cohort of trainees for a qualification in caring.

For help and guidance throughout the week, the BBC has worked with organisations including Carers UK, Carers Trust, Alzheimer’s Society, Dementia UK, The Children’s Society, Mencap, Mind, The Mental Health Foundation, The Open University and Citizen’s Advice.

Kate Phillips, BBC’s Chief Content Officer, said, ‘Carers provide such a vital contribution to society and that’s why we are dedicating a week of special programming on the BBC to help support the caring community.

‘With millions of people across the UK providing unpaid care, we will equip audiences with valuable knowledge and tools to prepare them while encouraging a greater understanding of what’s involved which is more important than ever.’

To see the full programming itinerary, visit the BBC website.

For details of help and support available for carers, visit BBC Action Line.

In other news, The King’s speech has confirmed new SEND reforms will be legislated through the ‘education for all’ bill.