Join us for a week of expert-led webinars designed to support anyone with caring responsibilities. Whether you care for a parent, partner, child, relative or friend, these sessions will offer practical advice, insight and support.
Caring for someone can bring both rewards and challenges. During Carers Week, we are bringing together expert speakers to share practical advice, insight and support on a range of topics to help you feel more informed, more supported and less alone in your caring role.
10-10:30am
This practical session will explore how eating well can support your health, energy and overall wellbeing. It will look at sugar intake, ways to manage cravings, the role of protein in maintaining energy and foods that can help you feel more sustained throughout the day.
You’ll leave with simple, practical tips for eating well, supporting your energy levels and making small changes that can fit around busy days.
11:30am-12:30pm
Join us for an introduction to the financial wellbeing support available to carers through the Charity for Civil Servants.
You’ll learn about the financial wellbeing support available through the Charity for Civil Servants and how it can help carers across the Civil Service community.
1-1:30pm
This session will highlight the support available through the Carers’ UK Digital Resource for carers, with a focus on tools to support your mental and emotional wellbeing.
You’ll come away with a better understanding of how to manage financial challenges as a carer, along with practical ideas, guidance and support that may help.
10-10:45am
This session will provide an overview of cognitive decline, looking at what it is and how it can affect a person’s thinking, memory, and day-to-day life. It will also explore the impact on families and carers, recognising the emotional and practical challenges they may face while supporting someone living with cognitive decline.
You’ll gain an understanding of common effects of cognitive decline, impacting day to day life.
11am-12noonJoin us for this session looking at how to maintain good nutrition in cognitive decline.
1-2pm
This presentation acknowledges the ongoing issues that shift and evolve for carers over a period of time, including loss. We will explore these losses and how they can impact on the wellbeing of everyone involved.
Attendees will come away with a greater understanding of the impact of loss and grief as well as simple ideas on how to support themselves and others.
11-11:15am
This session will help colleagues to understand the experiences of young carers and young adult carers and will cover how caring responsibilities can affect wellbeing, attendance and future opportunities. It will also consider how to spot the signs that someone might be a carer and where to signpost for support.
You will learn simple ways to offer the right support, helping carers feel recognised and able to thrive in work.
11:30am-1pm
This session will take a holistic view of food and neurodivergence including sensory processing and its impact on eating and daily routines. We will also consider supporting emotional regulation, reducing overwhelm, the gut-brain connection and look at some key nutrients to support brain function.
Attendees will gain a greater understanding of the sensory processing and its impact on eating as well as practical, realistic strategies that can be used at home, in education and in professional settings.
10-11am
This session will explore some of the challenges you may face when caring for someone with cancer. It will also look at the support available through the Civil Service community and other trusted sources of help.
You’ll come away with a better understanding of the issues that can arise when caring for someone with cancer, and where to find support.
12noon-1pm
This session will look at how carers can navigate challenging relationships while continuing to provide care. It will also offer simple, practical ways to build resilience and look after your own wellbeing.
You’ll hear compassionate, practical advice on managing challenging relationships, alongside simple ideas to help you cope and build resilience.
2-3pm
This session will help colleagues to understand the experiences of young carers and young adult carers and will cover how caring responsibilities can affect wellbeing, attendance and future opportunities, how to spot the signs that someone might be a carer and where to signpost for support.
You’ll learn simple ways to offer the right support, helping carers feel recognised and able to thrive in work.
10-10:30amThis practical session will explore how food can support mood, energy and wellbeing when life is busy. It will include ideas for nutritious meals when time is tight, simple healthy habits, ways to maximise energy and tips for getting a better night’s sleep.
You’ll leave with simple, realistic ideas for eating well on busy days and supporting your physical, mental and emotional wellbeing.
12:30-1:30pm
This workshop will explore the emotional, sensory and cognitive demands that can come with caring for someone who is neurodivergent. It will offer a compassionate and practical space to consider what burnout can look like through a neurodivergent lens.
You’ll gain a better understanding of carer burnout through a neurodivergent lens, along with practical ideas to help you recognise pressure points and look after your own wellbeing.
Catherine brings more than 20 years of experience in public sector roles and a strong understanding of how HR expertise can help support people, improve services and strengthen workplace wellbeing.
Georgie Frayne is a Senior Account Manager at Carers UK, where she’s spent the past four years supporting public and third sector organisations to enhance their digital support for carers. Having a sister with special needs, she has personal insight into the challenges of caring and the profound impact it has on families. This lived experience drives her passion for improving services for unpaid carers.
Carlos has been a carer since the birth of his son and provides care for his mum. In his Civil Service role, he is a Family and Carers Champion.
Annie has personal experience of ND with many family members having their own diagnoses. She set up Autism and ADHD 13 years ago to provide practical advice, support and training – since its inception, they have supported thousands of ND individuals and families.
Janos has been a civil servant for more than 20 years and now works at the Department of Health and Social Care. He also brings lived experience of supporting a family member through cancer treatment.
Vicky Morgan is Head of Young Carers and Young Adult Carers at Carers Trust, leading national programmes across the UK to improve outcomes for young people with caring responsibilities. Her work focuses on education, transitions to adulthood and tackling inequality, alongside building strong partnerships with schools, employers and local services. Vicky is passionate about embedding youth voice and co-production, ensuring young carers are at the heart of shaping support and driving lasting change.
Jonathan has a long history of working in the social care sector, including as Founder and Chief Executive of the CareTech Foundation and Managing Director of Mosaic, the then Prince of Wales’s charitable initiative. He joined the Charity for Civil Servants in September 2024.
Dom, Ministry of Defence
We get how hard it is to care for someone. You need care and support too. We’re here to help.
Our wellbeing team are on-hand to talk to you about your situation. We’ll listen, suggest ways we can help and signpost you to other support too.
An online resource with useful information and support resources to help you manage your caring responsibilities.
