. Work with UHI to ensure care-experienced students can self-disclose when applying for Discretionary Funding. Ensure information on the Information about student support, The information pages need Review all college marketing Marketing Manager/Quality February 2018 full range of support offered including that for care-experienced to be refreshed and materials and add specific Manager to care-experienced individuals, is currently available updated. information for vulnerable groups individuals is readily through several dedicated website required, e.g. prospectus, available and easily pages. course leaflets, finance and accessible (financial, student support leaflets and web Provide a specific web page Student Services Staff are aware that welfare, accommodation, pages. Student Services Manager detailing support for additional support is available for academic) e.g. via dedicated August 2018 students and care-experienced students and that Develop a Student Services leaflet website pages. giving details of the named special consideration should be given outlining support available to contact. to their needs students and ensure it is to our partner College marketing materials organisations, as well as available need to highlight our for the general public. commitment to vulnerable learners. Develop web pages and use of social media in the promotion of the above. Offer identified personal Once the need has been identified, The timing and frequency of Identify timing and frequency of the Student Services team August 2018, review in year support before the course appropriate personal support is review meetings will need to PLSP reviews and include within starts and identify provided via the PLSP. This is be adapted to meet the the college procedure for arrangements for any reviewed with the student at key points specific and challenging managing student support. continuing support post throughout the year. needs of students from a enrolment as required. care background, in consultation with the student. Where required, support There are systems currently in place to Arrangements will need to Ensure relevant contacts remain Student Services team August 2017 care-experienced students support students with accommodation be monitored to ensure appropriate and current. seeking accommodation enquiries. are met in a timely manner. (FE) or to secure 365-day Student Services staff can signpost to accommodation over the full external agencies such as the Foyer life of their course (HE). etc for care-experienced students with housing issues. In addition Student Services will work with external support agencies to
. Work with UHI to ensure care-experienced students can self-disclose when applying for Discretionary Funding. Ensure information on the full range of support offered to care-experienced individuals is readily available and easily accessible (financial, welfare, accommodation, academic) e.g. via dedicated website pages. Information about student support, including that for care-experienced individuals, is currently available through several dedicated website pages. Student Services Staff are aware that additional support is available for care-experienced students and that special consideration should be given to their needs The information pages need to be refreshed and updated. Provide a specific web page detailing support for students and giving details of the named contact. College marketing materials need to highlight our commitment to vulnerable learners. Review all college marketing materials and add specific information for vulnerable groups required, e.g. prospectus, course leaflets, finance and student support leaflets and web pages. Develop a Student Services leaflet outlining support available to students and ensure it is to our partner organisations, as well as available for the general public. Develop web pages and use of social media in the promotion of the above. Marketing Manager/Quality Manager Student Services Manager February 2018 August 2018 Offer identified personal support before the course starts and identify arrangements for any continuing support post enrolment as required. Once the need has been identified, appropriate personal support is provided via the PLSP. This is reviewed with the student at key points throughout the year. The timing and frequency of review meetings will need to be adapted to meet the specific and challenging needs of students from a care background, in consultation with the student. Identify timing and frequency of the PLSP reviews and include within the college procedure for managing student support. Student Services team August 2018, review in year Where required, support care-experienced students seeking accommodation (FE) or to secure 365-day accommodation over the full life of their course (HE). There are systems currently in place to support students with accommodation enquiries. Student Services staff can signpost to external agencies such as the Foyer etc for care-experienced students with housing issues. In addition Student Services will work with external support agencies to Arrangements will need to be monitored to ensure are met in a timely manner. Ensure relevant contacts remain appropriate and current. Student Services team August 2017