Learn with Care to Go Higher: Definitions of care-experience

We look at some of the different definitions of care-experienced.

Learn with Care to Go Higher: Why support care-experienced students into HE?

We look at some of the reasons why care-experienced students might need extra support when making educational choices.

Learn with Care to Go Higher: Considering HE support needs for care-experienced students 

We look at how care-experienced students can access support that is available from Higher Education providers.

Learn with Care to Go Higher: Choosing what to study at HE

There are a lot of things to consider when deciding which course to study at HE. We look at some of the major criteria for care-experienced young people.

Learn with Care to Go Higher: Accommodation support for care-experienced students

We consider some of the accommodation support that is available to care-experienced students in HE.

Learn with Care to Go Higher: Making HE accessible to care-experienced individuals

We consider some of the ways that Higher Education can be made more accessible to care-experienced young people.

Learn with Care to Go Higher: Choosing where to study HE 

We discuss some of the factors a care-experienced student may want to consider when transitioning to Higher Education.

Learn with Care to Go Higher: Barriers to Higher Education for care-experienced students

We consider some of the barriers that care-experienced students may face when entering or succeeding in Higher Education.

Learn with Care to Go Higher: Challenging low expectations for care-experienced young people

We consider some of the ways in which people can challenge low academic expectations for care-experienced individuals.

Learn with Care to Go Higher: Inconsistent schooling 

Many care-experienced students face inconsistent schooling during their time in care. In this blog we look at some reasons for this, and some of the systems in place to help minimise the impact. 

Learn with Care to Go Higher: Independent living transitions for care-experienced young people

Many students starting HE have the support of a family while they adapt to living independently, but care-experienced students lack this ‘safety net’, both emotionally and financially.

Helping care-experienced students to make HE decisions

We outline some of the outreach activities and programmes that are aimed specifically at care-experienced students.