SCHOOL nurses are to act as “champions” for young carers who arrive for classes exhausted from helping relatives.

All 1,200 will be trained to pinpoint kids suffering from long hours looking after a disabled or ill relative. They may also be asked to advise desperate pupils after school.

As many as 700,000 pupils look after a sick family member.

Many end up playing truant or face bullying because their school work suffers.   The Carers Trust said it was “heartened” by the plan as nurses are “ideally positioned” to help young carers.   Children’s minister Edward Timpson said schools would be more “carer aware”.

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