GHWY Beyond Care Network No.9: Meet our new staff Twitter chat

Welcome to March's edition of Go Higher West Yorkshire's Care to Go Higher Newsletter. We aim to connect those working with care experienced young people across the region to Higher Education (HE) through regular monthly news, events and updates.

Registration for our innovative training programme for the key influencers of care experienced young people is still open. Two cohorts will run online between April and July, with an in-person graduation ceremony planned. Read more and help to spread the word across your network!

As always, we're looking for news stories, resources or upcoming events to promote. If you have anything to share from your institution then please get in touch with Susan Darlington .

News

Meet GHWY's new staff
Do you want to find out more about our new staff and what their roles involve? Then head over to our Twitter account on Wednesday, 30 March!

Tahera Mayat, Collaborative Outreach Officer, and Dominic House, Care to Go Higher Delivery Officer, will be hosting #AskGHWY between 3-4pm @GoHigherWY.

Ask questions about their jobs and they will do their best to answer them.

Support for people estranged from family

Stand Alone is hosting an ongoing series of virtual workshops for adults who are estranged from their parents and wider family.

Events are planned throughout March and May, including one that provides a space to explore feelings about Mother's Day. It will share coping mechanisms, and celebrate other people who offer nurture and support.

Read more and book tickets.

Upcoming higher education events

26 March - Return to learn coffee morning , University Centre Leeds
7 April - Engineering Centre Open Day, Calderdale College
19 March - Open day, Kirklees College
Various dates throughout March - Careers month events, Leeds College of Building
2 April - Music open day, Leeds Conservatoire

11 April - Student finance information session , University Centre Leeds
21 May - Open day, Leeds College of Building
30 May - Apprenticeships open day, Bradford College
8 June - Open day, Leeds Arts University
18 June - Open day, Wakefield College
2 July - Open day, University of Huddersfield
2 July - Open day, Leeds Trinity University

Spotlight on Bradford College

QUEST team

The QUEST Team is a student-friendly service that supports people from the community to access HE opportunities within the College, regardless of the barriers they may face.

Read more.

Dedicated care leaver contact

We support care leavers through their education journey, offering one-to-one bespoke visits to explore our facilities, speak to the tutors and find out more about the support available.

Read more.

Financial support

Care experienced students may be entitled to additional financial support throughout their studies, including an Accommodation Grant and a Care Leavers Grant.

Read more.

Student voice

A final year student from an estranged background, who accessed the support of the QUEST Team, has shared her experience.

Read more.

Latest HE sector updates

Ministers' loan plans could stop poorer students in England going to university

New government proposals could block students from disadvantaged backgrounds in England from going to university unless they get strong GCSE or A-level grades.

Read more.

Careers guidance still prioritises university routes over apprenticeships

A new Sutton Trust report has found that students are still much more likely to get good quality careers guidance and advice on going to university than they are about apprenticeships.

Read more.

Focus on "collaborative taster day" resources

English

Over five interactive modules, students learn how to read a comic, find out what it is like to study Creative Writing and much more.

Read more.

Business and finance

Over four interactive online sessions, learners gain insights into studying business as a degree. Read more.

Policing and criminology

Find out more about a variety of careers on offer within the police and explore the world of cybercrime.

Read more.

Standing items

View the GHWY Care Leaver Covenant

All 13 HE partners have signed up to the GHWY Care Leaver Covenant, demonstrating their ongoing commitment to this group.

View the Covenant

Download our resource pack here

GHWY has created a resource pack on higher education that is available for those working with children in care.

Register for the pack

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