care experienced learners
care experienced learners
aged 17 to 21 from England in 2021/21.
General information and support for care experienced learners
General information and support for care experienced learners
LCCÂ Youth Zone
Lancashire County Council’s youth zone offers education, employment and training advice for care experienced people along with lots more helpful information.
BECOME Charity
This is a national charity aimed at supporting children in care and young care leavers to reach their potential and have the same chances of success as all.
Higher and Further education advice for care experienced learners
Higher and Further education advice for care experienced learners
Contacting the University.
Make contact with the university or college you are interested in applying to, and find out what support they can provide. You can also take a look at the information on their website.
Try searching on the internet for the name of the university and care leaver information to help you find pages on their website about what support they can offer.
Information to support carers of care experienced learners
Information to support carers of care experienced learners
Foster Talk
This website mainly focuses on supporting Foster Carers in all aspects of fostering.
They publish a comprehensive Care Leavers Guide to University, with the last guide being published for academic year 2022-23.
This guide details the support offered for children in care by each of the Universities in the UK.
Learning & Working
Here you will find resources aimed at supporting care leavers to access education, employment, and training – including ‘Top Tips’ for Foster Carers.
Information to support educational providers
Information to support educational providers
Advocacy information and advice
Advocacy information and advice
Care Leaver Forum
The Care Leaver Forum is a participation group for young people who are care experienced, aged 18-25 years, from Lancashire or living in Lancashire.
This participation group is to have your voice heard, have the opportunity to influence decision-making and bring about change.
Care Leaver Association
This is an association which brings together the voices of care leavers of all ages, with the aim of improving the current care system, improving the quality of life of care leavers throughout their life and improve societies perception of people who have been in care.
It includes a section on promoting support for learners undertaking Further and Higher Education.
If you have any questions or want advice you can get in touch.
If you have any questions or want advice you can get in touch.