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class="column-1-content"> <div class="layout-row layout-row--nowrap"> <div class="layout-col layout-col--9"> <div class="container-component boxstyle_ box5"> <div class="image-component margin-full"> <picture> <img src="300418-wu-kbeer-432_copy2.jpg" alt="Students sitting around a laptop" class="img-content"> </picture> </div> <h2><strong>Young people who are Care Experienced</strong></h2> <p>The information on this webpage is for young people who are thinking of applying to Warwick as an Undergraduate student and are care experienced. A definition of what this means is included below.</p> <p>If you are an independent because you are a care leaver or are estranged from your parents, there is more information about the support available to you on the following webpages:</p> <ul> <li><strong><a href="https://warwick.ac.uk/study/outreach/disruptededucation/careleavers/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Independent students who are Care Leavers<i class="new-window-link" aria-hidden="true" title="Link opens in a new window"></i><span class="sr-only">Link opens in a new window</span></a> </strong></li> <li><strong><a href="https://warwick.ac.uk/study/outreach/disruptededucation/estranged-students/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Independent students who are Estranged<i class="new-window-link" aria-hidden="true" title="Link opens in a new window"></i><span class="sr-only">Link opens in a new window</span></a></strong></li> </ul> </div> </div> <div class="layout-col layout-col--3"> <div class="container-component boxstyle_ box1"> <h2 style="text-align: start;"><strong>Contact us</strong></h2> <p style="text-align: start;"><strong>Emily Watkins</strong></p> <p style="text-align: start;"><strong>Widening Participation Lifecycle Officer</strong></p> <div class="image-component margin-full"> <picture> <img src="emily_watkins_headshot.png" alt="" class="img-content"> </picture> </div> <p style="text-align: start;"><strong> Email: <a href="mailto:lifecycleteam@warwick.ac.uk" style="text-align: start;"><b><span class="obfuscated-email text-muted" data-name="lifecycleteam" data-domain="warwick.ac.uk" data-subject="Lifecycle Team Support"> <noscript> Turn on JavaScript to view obfuscated email addresses </noscript></span></b></a> </strong></p> </div> </div> </div> <div class="container-component boxstyle_ box3"> <h3><strong>Support for Care Experienced Students at the University</strong></h3> <div class="layout-row layout-row--nowrap"> <div class="layout-col layout-col--9"> <div class="container-component"> <p style="text-align: start;">Warwick offers a wide range of pastoral, academic and financial support for students who come to study here. We have a named contact at the University (Emily Watkins) for young people who are care experienced so that you have a single point of contact to help you with any questions or queries before you get here.</p> <p style="text-align: start;">Emily, and the Widening Participation Lifecycle Team, can offer support to help you navigate through the various stages of applying to Warwick and explain how you can share more information about your care experienced status with us.</p> </div> </div> <div class="layout-col layout-col--3"> <div class="container-component boxstyle_ box5"> <h4 class="text-center" style="text-align: center;">Applying to Warwick as a Care Experienced Student in 2025?</h4> <p class="text-center">Take a look at our handout for Care Experienced students:</p> <div class="buttons-component buttons-component-vertical buttons-component-align-centre"> <a href="care_experienced_students_2025_entry.pdf" target="_blank" class="btn btn-info "><i class="far fa-file-pdf icon-start" aria-hidden="true"></i> CLICK HERE</a> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <h4 style="text-align: start;"><strong>Read about the support available and find links to support networks in the tabs below.</strong></h4> <div class="tabs-component" data-accordion-allowed-expanded="one"> <div class="tabs-component--tablist" role="tablist"> <button class="active" id="Definition-of-care-experienced-status" role="tab" type="button" aria-selected="true" aria-controls="Definition-of-care-experienced-status-tab">Definition of care experienced status</button><button id="Support-for-care-experienced-students" role="tab" type="button" aria-selected="false" tabindex="-1" aria-controls="Support-for-care-experienced-students-tab">Support for care experienced students</button><button id="What-will-I-need-to-do" role="tab" type="button" aria-selected="false" tabindex="-1" aria-controls="What-will-I-need-to-do-tab">What will I need to do?</button> </div> <div class="tabs-component--panels tab-content"> <button class="tabs-component--accordion-button btn btn-default btn-lg" aria-controls="Definition-of-care-experienced-status-tab" type="button" aria-expanded="true" title="Collapse"><i class="fas fa-chevron-up" aria-hidden="true"></i><span>Definition of care experienced status</span></button> <section aria-hidden="false" class="tabs-component--panel active" role="tabpanel" data-id aria-label="Definition of care experienced status" tabindex="0" id="Definition-of-care-experienced-status-tab"> <div class="panel panel-default"> <div class="panel-body"> <div class="container-component boxstyle_ box1"> <p><b>Care experienced</b>: this means that you have been looked after for at least 3 months at any point in your childhood. This care may have been provided in many different settings, including:</p> <ul> <li><strong>Living with foster carers</strong></li> <li><strong>Living in a residential children's home</strong></li> <li><strong>Being looked after at home under a supervision order</strong></li> <li><strong>Living with relatives under a guardianship agreement</strong></li> </ul> <p><em>If you were in the care of your local authority for at least 13 weeks at any time since the age of 14, and were in care on your 16th birthday, please take a look at our webpage for <strong><a href="https://warwick.ac.uk/study/outreach/disruptededucation/careleavers/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Care Leavers<i class="new-window-link" aria-hidden="true" title="Link opens in a new window"></i><span class="sr-only">Link opens in a new window</span></a></strong> too.</em></p> </div> </div> </div> </section><button class="tabs-component--accordion-button btn btn-default btn-lg" aria-controls="Support-for-care-experienced-students-tab" type="button" aria-expanded="false" title="Expand"><i class="fas fa-chevron-down" aria-hidden="true"></i><span>Support for care experienced students</span></button> <section aria-hidden="true" class="tabs-component--panel" role="tabpanel" data-id aria-label="Support for care experienced students" tabindex="0" id="Support-for-care-experienced-students-tab"> <div class="panel panel-default"> <div class="panel-body"> <div class="container-component boxstyle_ box1"> <p>Students who have spent time in care are able to access a wide range of support from the university. This support includes:</p> <ul> <li><a href="https://warwick.ac.uk/services/wss/funding/" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><strong>Student Funding Support</strong><i class="new-window-link" aria-hidden="true" title="Link opens in a new window"></i><span class="sr-only">Link opens in a new window</span></a>, such as the Warwick Bursary of up to £2,500 per year (this is a means-tested bursary based on your household income)</li> <li><strong><a href="https://warwick.ac.uk/services/wss/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Wellbeing Support<i class="new-window-link" aria-hidden="true" title="Link opens in a new window"></i><span class="sr-only">Link opens in a new window</span></a></strong></li> <li><strong><a href="https://warwick.ac.uk/services/wss/students/disability/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Disability Services<i class="new-window-link" aria-hidden="true" title="Link opens in a new window"></i><span class="sr-only">Link opens in a new window</span></a></strong></li> <li>Accommodation Support from the<strong> <a href="https://warwick.ac.uk/services/rescommunity" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Residential Community Team<i class="new-window-link" aria-hidden="true" title="Link opens in a new window"></i><span class="sr-only">Link opens in a new window</span></a></strong></li> <li><strong><a href="https://www.warwicksu.com/help-support/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Students Union<i class="new-window-link" aria-hidden="true" title="Link opens in a new window"></i><span class="sr-only">Link opens in a new window</span></a></strong></li> </ul> <p>Each student also has a personal tutor who they can reach out to for additional support when they study at the University. There is more information about the student support services on offer at Warwick on this <strong><a href="https://warwick.ac.uk/services/dean-of-students-office/informationforstudents/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">webpage<i class="new-window-link" aria-hidden="true" title="Link opens in a new window"></i><span class="sr-only">Link opens in a new window</span></a></strong>.</p> </div> <div class="container-component boxstyle_ box2"> <p><b>Contextual Offer</b></p> <p>In addition, students who have spent 3 or more months in care are also eligible for a Contextual Offer from the University. There is more information about our Contextual Offer policy online <strong><a href="https://warwick.ac.uk/study/undergraduate/apply/contextual-offers/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">here<i class="new-window-link" aria-hidden="true" title="Link opens in a new window"></i><span class="sr-only">Link opens in a new window</span></a></strong>.</p> </div> </div> </div> </section><button class="tabs-component--accordion-button btn btn-default btn-lg" aria-controls="What-will-I-need-to-do-tab" type="button" aria-expanded="false" title="Expand"><i class="fas fa-chevron-down" aria-hidden="true"></i><span>What will I need to do?</span></button> <section aria-hidden="true" class="tabs-component--panel" role="tabpanel" data-id aria-label="What will I need to do?" tabindex="0" id="What-will-I-need-to-do-tab"> <div class="panel panel-default"> <div class="panel-body"> <div class="container-component boxstyle_ box1"> <p style="text-align: start;"><strong>When you apply to Warwick</strong></p> <p style="text-align: start;">To help the Warwick Admissions team contextualise your University application, we would encourage you to indicate that you are care experienced on your <strong>UCAS form</strong> and to ask your referee to confirm your care experience in the <strong>'Extenuating Circumstances' </strong>section of the UCAS reference. The Warwick Admissions team will assess your application and will let you know if they require any further information from you.</p> <p style="text-align: start;">If you have already applied to Warwick and did not include this information in your UCAS form, please contact the WP Lifecycle Team (<strong style="text-align: start;"><a href="mailto:lifecycleteam@warwick.ac.uk">lifecycleteam@warwick.ac.uk</a></strong>).</p> </div> </div> </div> </section> </div> </div> <div class="layout-row layout-row--nowrap"> <div class="layout-col layout-col--9"> <h5 style="text-align: start;"><strong>Useful links:</strong></h5> <ul style="padding-left: 30px; text-align: start;"> <li><strong><a href="https://www.ucas.com/undergraduate/applying-university/individual-needs/ucas-undergraduate-care-experienced-students" target="_blank" rel="noopener">UCAS information for Care Experienced students<i class="new-window-link" aria-hidden="true" title="Link opens in a new window"></i><span class="sr-only">Link opens in a new window</span></a> </strong>– Useful information for students with care experience who are considering applying to university.<strong><br></strong></li> <li><strong><a href="https://sites.google.com/view/eaces-handbook/home?authuser=0" target="_blank" rel="noopener">The EaCES Handbook<i class="new-window-link" aria-hidden="true" title="Link opens in a new window"></i><span class="sr-only">Link opens in a new window</span></a> </strong>– A resource for students who are estranged or are care experienced and are thinking about FE or HE study, written by young people from the EaCES community.</li> <li><strong><a href="https://becomecharity.org.uk/get-support/propel/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Propel<i class="new-window-link" aria-hidden="true" title="Link opens in a new window"></i><span class="sr-only">Link opens in a new window</span></a> </strong>– Advice and support for care experienced students who would like to go to university. Propel also runs a series of workshops, including the <strong><a href="https://becomecharity.org.uk/get-support/propel/united-kingdom/support-for-young-people/workshops-for-young-people/propel-uni-ready-programme/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Uni Ready Programme<i class="new-window-link" aria-hidden="true" title="Link opens in a new window"></i><span class="sr-only">Link opens in a new window</span></a> </strong>for care experienced students.</li> <li><strong><a href="https://www.reesfoundation.org/general-support--signposting.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Rees Foundation<i class="new-window-link" aria-hidden="true" title="Link opens in a new window"></i><span class="sr-only">Link opens in a new window</span></a> </strong>– General advice and support for care experienced young people and adults.</li> <li><strong><a href="https://buttleuk.org/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Buttle UK<i class="new-window-link" aria-hidden="true" title="Link opens in a new window"></i><span class="sr-only">Link opens in a new window</span></a> </strong>– a charity providing funding for young people.</li> </ul> </div> <div class="layout-col layout-col--3"> <div class="container-component"> <div class="image-component margin-full"> <a href="new_eaces_poster_2024.png" rel="lightbox[all]" class="image-component-link"> <picture> <img src="new_eaces_poster_2024.png" alt="EaCES poster" class="img-content"> </picture> </a> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="container-component boxstyle_ box2"> <h5 style="text-align: start;"><em><strong>If you are from a care experienced background, we hope this information has been useful for you, but please email us at <a href="mailto:lifecycleteam@warwick.ac.uk"><span class="obfuscated-email text-muted" data-name="lifecycleteam" data-domain="warwick.ac.uk" data-subject="Lifecycle Team Support"> <noscript> Turn on JavaScript to view obfuscated email addresses </noscript></span></a> if you or your supporters have any questions.</strong></em></h5> </div> </div></div> </div> </div> </main> <footer class="id7-page-footer id7-footer-coloured"> <div class="id7-site-footer"> <div class="id7-site-footer-content"> <section class="widening-participation-footer"> <div class="brand-text pull-right"><a href="http://twitter.com/OutreachWarwick" title="Widening Participation at Warwick on Twitter"><em class="fa fa-fw fa-twitter fa-3x"></em><span class="sr-only">University of Warwick on Twitter</span></a></div> <p class="contact">Widening Participation Team, University House,<br />University of Warwick, Kirby Corner Road,<br />CV4 8UW</p> </section> </div> </div> <div class="id7-app-footer"> <div class="id7-logo-bleed"></div> <div class="id7-app-footer-content"> <div id="page-footer-elements" class="nofollow clearfix page-footer-elements"> Page contact: <a id="email-owner-link" href="/sitebuilder2/api/ajax/emailOwner.htm?page=%2Fstudy%2Foutreach%2Fdisruptededucation%2Fcareepxerienced" class="no-print-expand" aria-controls="email-page-owner" title="Send an email to WP Lifecycle Team" rel="nofollow">WP Lifecycle Team</a> <br> Last revised: Fri 25 Oct 2024 </div> <div id="email-page-owner" class="hidden"> </div> <div class="id7-footer-utility"> <ul> <li id="powered-by-link"> Powered by <a href="https://warwick.ac.uk/sitebuilder" title="More information about SiteBuilder">Sitebuilder</a> </li> <li id="accessibility-link"><a href="https://warwick.ac.uk/accessibility" title="Accessibility information [0]" accesskey="0">Accessibility</a></li> <li id="cookies-link"><a href="http://warwick.ac.uk/cookies" title="Information about cookies">Cookies</a></li> <li id="copyright-link"><a href="http://warwick.ac.uk/copyright" title="Copyright Statement">© MMXXIV</a></li> <li id="modern-slavery-link"><a href="https://warwick.ac.uk/modernslavery">Modern Slavery Statement</a></li> <li id="privacy-link"><a href="http://warwick.ac.uk/privacy" title="Privacy notice">Privacy</a></li> <li id="terms-link"><a href="http://warwick.ac.uk/terms/general" title="Terms of use">Terms</a></li> </ul> </div> </div>  <div id="university-vacancies-link"> <a class="btn btn-info" href="https://warwick.ac.uk/vacancies">Work with us</a> </div> </div> </footer> </div> <div class="id7-right-border"></div> <aside id="cookie-banner"> <div class="container"> <h2>Let us know you agree to cookies</h2> <form id="cookiePreferenceForm" action="/sitebuilder2/user/cookiepreference?returnTo=%2Fstudy%2Foutreach%2Fdisruptededucation%2Fcareepxerienced%2F" method="POST"> <div class="row"> <div class="col-sm-12 col-md-4"> <p class="cookie-description">We use cookies to give you the best online experience. 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