Access UNEE are committed to ensuring all students have equal and fair access to higher education.
Who are care experienced students?
As a Partnership, we have adopted the broader definition of ‘care-experienced,’ as this term is inclusive of the range of care settings someone may have experienced.
Our definition of care-experienced is someone who, at any stage of their life, and for any length of time, has been in care e.g., looked after by the local authority. This includes the following:
- spent time in the care of the local authority (e.g. foster care or children’s home)
- privately fostered
- ‘looked after at home’ under a supervision order
- in kinship foster care (where a friend or family member becomes the foster carer). Kinship care through a formal arrangement, recognised by a Local Authority, and could be prior to a Special Guardianship Order.
How does Access UNEE support Care-Experienced Young People?
Choices Together Progressive Programme
Choices Together is a sustained, progressive programme of outreach activities supporting care-experienced young people aged 9-18 and their supporter networks across the North East.
Through a range of engaging experiences, young people can explore their interests, build confidence, develop knowledge about future pathways, and discover the opportunities that higher education can offer.
For full details on the programme, and for how to sign up, please visit our Choices Together page.
As part of our support, the Partnership provide training opportunities for all those who work with care experienced young people. Contact us to book this for your institution.
Access UNEE are proud to be a member of NNECL
