Further Developments. The Student Finance Centre will be exploring further opportunities to widen our outreach activities and reach vulnerable students who may not feel confident in approaching our service directly and for 16/17 the focus will be on identifying and engaging with Young Carers. The Centre aims to establish links with charities such as Portsmouth Young Carers, Winchester and District Young Carers and the Carers Trust as well as learning from examples of best practice through local institutions such as the University of Winchester. The Centre will set up a named contact for Young Carers (as we already do for Care Leavers) to act as a “Personal Support Adviser”. They will ensure this vulnerable group are accessing all the support they are entitled to and highlighting any potential issues or additional needs with Personal Tutors. This group will also be considered a priority for support through the University Hardship Fund. We also aim to carry out Focus Groups with both users and non-users of our service to identify any potential barriers to accessibility as well as identifying good practice and ways to develop and improve the service.
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