Care experienced young people

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Why focus on care experienced young people?

According to the Office for Students, "Those with care experience have significantly poorer educational and life outcomes than the general population on average, and are underrepresented in higher education".

Through our work, we are trying to help create more opportunities and close the educational / occupational gaps for care experienced young people.

?OnTrack Programme

The OnTrack Programme is specifically for care experienced young people. During term breaks, we invite care experienced young people and their carers to fun and informational events.

Recently, we have held events at local education providers and partners, including, York St John, Askham Bryan College, University of York and CU Scarborough.

Our next event will be our annual launch event, this year held at Askham Bryan College on 1 November.

If you want to learn more about the On Track Programme or upcoming events, please do send us an email.

?Resources

Guidance on applying to an undergraduate programme as a care experienced young person- by UCAS

Guidance on accessing higher education and other rights of care experienced young people- Become Charity

Information, online networking and scholarships through This Is Us

Care experienced and care leaver's guide to apprenticeships

?York and North Yorkshire Care Experienced Network

What is it?

The network was set up to provide a space in York & North Yorkshire for those who are actively engaged in working with or for care experienced young people to share best practice and discuss challenges/possible resolutions. As a collective voice, the network works together to disseminate evidence of effective regional practice to influence future policy and funding.

What are the objectives?

To meet virtually once a term to share current and future care experienced related practice
To devise and deliver collaborative initiatives that will meet the needs of care experienced young people in York & North Yorkshire
To enable the effective delivery of collaborative outreach activity to all young care experienced learners
To ensure any outreach activity is designed and delivered as a planned programme of interlocking interventions
To promote the work of the group through active encouragement and dissemination of individual and collaborative initiatives
To ensure educational progression opportunities, particularly to FE and HE are promoted and accessible to all care experienced young people
To use the network email list to share research projects and other related literature and opportunities