Dear colleagues,

 

Student Life at the University of Salford has just launched a package of support for care leavers centralising all of the support across the University. We have produced leaflets detailing this support which have been distributed across the university and at local colleges, local authorities, care leaver organisations, etc.

The details of the support can also be found on our website at http://www.isite.salford.ac.uk/welfare/careleaver/.

 

We are hoping to offer a bursary next academic year.

 

We are in the first year and we already have about 30 confirmed care leavers. We are now in the stage of beginning to monitor and evaluate the programme and next year will apply for the Frank Buttle Trust kitemark.

 

Please feel free to contact Arron Pile - [log in to unmask] for any further information

 

 

Dr Ken Grainger

Senior Assistant Secretary, Equality & Diversity

Governance Services Unit

 


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From: HE Administrators equal opportunities list on behalf of Kirsteen Coupar
Sent: Tue 01-Dec-09 3:15 PM
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Subject: Re: Admissions and support for applicants leaving care



Hi

Our Widening Participation unit provides a lot of advice and support to care leavers, we help with the process of applying to university, have leaflets aimed at care leavers from local schools and colleges.  We have achieved the Frank Buttle quality mark for our services to care leavers.

 

We provide a £1000 bursary to all care leavers attending the University of Greenwich, under the age of 25, full year round accommodation and a mentoring scheme, where care leavers are linked with a member of staff who will be their support and first point of contact for the full 3-4 years of their study with us.

 

We are engaged in a 3 year study project looking at the experience of care leavers studying with us.

When we started we had 5 care leavers - last year we had 46 confirmed, this year it looks to be in excess of 67 so far - so our pre-entry work is really doing something and we are beginning to be recognised as a care-leaver-friendly university.

 

We have factsheets about ours services, financial aids and practical advice on how to set up living on your own.

 

We also run social events out of term time, which aim to ensure that care leavers and other students who stay over holiday periods on campus are not isolated.

 

If you would like to know any more detail fee free to give me a ring.

 

Kirsteen Coupar

Equality and Diversity Manager

Flat 40B, Catherine of Aragon Court

Southwood Site

Avery Hill Campus

University of Greenwich

Eltham

London SE9 2UG

 

Direct line: 020 8331 8817

 

From: HE Administrators equal opportunities list [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of McGilloway Maria
Sent: 01 December 2009 14:59
To: [log in to unmask]
Subject: Admissions and support for applicants leaving care

 

Dear All,

 

Do any of your institutions provide any support or assistance for student applicants who are leaving care, for example, pre-entry guidance or support during their course of study?  I am particularly interested in hearing from anyone who has considered reducing the UCAS tariff or who have reviewed their admissions criteria and introduced a flexible approach for applicants who are leaving care. 

 

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Kind regards,

Maria

Maria McGilloway
Equality and Diversity Officer

Corporate Planning and Governance
University of Ulster
Room J504
Coleraine campus, BT52 1SA

Telephone 028 703 23314
Fax 028 703 23459

www.ulster.ac.uk <http://www.ulster.ac.uk/> 

 


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