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Some smaller arguments but possilbly of use depending on who you are speaking to and what kind of things motivate them: Retention can be an angle - you would want some supporting statistics showing YCL retention is lower as a group at your institution or in general. Also care leavers are usuaully good potential 'value added' for an institution. - Tim Tim Hailwood Aimhigher Liaison Officer Partnership Development Office University of Kent 01227 824590 ________________________________ From: For staff working with care leavers in F and HE [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Roger Adrien Sent: 17 February 2011 11:02 To: [log in to unmask] Subject: Re: The 'business case' for Care Leaver Bursaries Hi, Care Leavers are entitled to Local Authority support until they graduate or turn 25. If they meet this criteria they can access the bursary we offer. They also need to provide a letter from their local authority confirming their status. Formerly, we allowed over 25's to access support, but this wasn't viable. However, some of our over 25's currently work as mentors and in study support on our programmes for LAC. In terms of persuasive arguments, the stats speak for themselves as does the "By Degrees" research. Also, the fact that 88 other HEI's are moving forward with this agenda. So they don't want to miss the boat! Roger Roger Adrien Aimhigher Support and Liaison Officer Looked After Young People University of Huddersfield (01484) 471405 ________________________________ From: For staff working with care leavers in F and HE [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Kirsteen Coupar Sent: 17 February 2011 09:42 To: [log in to unmask] Subject: Re: The 'business case' for Care Leaver Bursaries Our criteria is that the student must be in the care of Local Authority for a minimum of 52 consecutive weeks immediately prior to beginning a programme of study. The bursary of £1000 is available to students who on the 1st of September in their year of entry are 20 and under. We are just campaigning to have this age raised to 24. We also provide a foyer bursary. Our criteria for access to mentoring and other services is simply that the individual must have been in care at some point (no time period required). Kirsteen 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 P Save Paper - Do you really need to print this e-mail? From: For staff working with care leavers in F and HE [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Arron Pile Sent: 17 February 2011 09:05 To: [log in to unmask] Subject: The 'business case' for Care Leaver Bursaries Good morning all, The University of Salford is looking to introduce a Care Leaver Bursary and we need to put a business case to the University Fees Committee very shortly to justify such a bursary. I know many of you will already have such a bursary. Alas, in this time of austerity and with national and local surveys indicating that students do not pick their University choice by whether or not they will receive a bursary or scholarship, the process will be more rigorous than ever. Buttle UK has given me some excellent pointers with regard to this, including qualitative data from their three year renewal process, but has suggested I ask other institutions. I wonder if you could share with me: 1. What sort of persuasive arguments you put up to your University to gain approval for funding such a bursary? 2. What criteria do you use to pay such a bursary? We have 90 students at present that have stated they are care leavers and paying a £1000 bursary (alongside existing postcode, subject and grade based bursaries) for such number would be expensive. As a institution we support all students that have been in care at some stage in their life and do not use the narrow definitions from the Children (Leaving Care) Act 2000, but to pay a bursary to all might not only be costly, but may not be targeting the ones that need it the most. Do any institutions means test the bursary? Or what criteria do you use to pay it? 3. Any information on factors that may have arisen in Equality Impact Assessments, H&S impact assessments or risk assessments with regard to the bursary's introduction. 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