Common use of Care Leavers Clause in Contracts

Care Leavers. The University acquired the ▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇ Trust HE Quality Mark in June 2009 for work with Care Leavers and Young People in Care. The University has led work in the local region through Aimhigher West, working with local authority Virtual Schools for young people in care. With the end of Aimhigher funding the University has committed funds in 2011/12 to continue outreach work with Care Leavers and support for them on entry to the University and throughout their studies. In 2010/11 we provided bursaries to 26 students, in three cohorts, all under the age of 25. We intend to offer bursaries to include over 25 year olds from 2012/13. Attrition rates for care leavers have improved from 40% in 2007 to 30% in 2009. Our target for 2012/13 is 20 new Care Leavers, who will be offered bursaries and integrated programmes of access measures including the new University of the West of England Student Progression Framework. We wish to maintain similar levels of recruitment for subsequent years, build on the retention record referred to above and target care leavers for graduate employment.

Care Leavers. The University acquired the ▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇ Trust HE Quality Mark ▇▇▇▇ in June 2009 for work with Care Leavers and Young People in Care. The University has led work in the local region through Aimhigher West, working with local authority Virtual Schools for young people in care. With the end of Aimhigher funding the University has committed funds in 2011/12 to continue outreach work with Care Leavers and support for them on entry to the University and throughout their studies. In 2010/11 we provided bursaries to 26 students, in three cohorts, all under the age of 25. We intend to offer bursaries to include over 25 year olds from 2012/13. Attrition rates for care leavers have improved from 40% in 2007 to 30% in 2009. Our target for 2012/13 is 20 new Care Leavers, who will be offered bursaries and integrated programmes of access measures including the new University of the West of England Student Progression Framework. We wish to maintain similar levels of recruitment for subsequent years, build on the retention record referred to above and target care leavers for graduate employment.