Underrepresented groups
Study Higher have a number of small programmes targeting different groups of young people who are currently underrepresented in higher education. Find out more below.
If you have a group of students you would like us to consider working with and who are not mentioned below please contact us on info@studyhgiher.ac.uk
Care experienced students
Our ‘Future Pathways’ programme currently targets students in years 10 and 11 who are care experienced. Working alongside local virtual schools, the programme consists of visits to local further education colleges, employers and universities, as well as a series of virtual webinars covering topics such as employability skills, college vs sixth form and university life. All trips are fully funded by Study Higher.
For more information about how we can support your care experienced students please email: info@studyhigher.ac.uk
Click the link below to take a look at our information page for care experienced students including targeted support offered by HEIs and apprenticeship information.
Young carers
‘Young carers on tour’ is our fully funded programme targeted at young carers aged between 13-18 (living in our regions). It consists of a series of day-trips to visit different universities and further education colleges giving young people the opportunity to experience a bit of university life and find out about different routes through education alongside other young carers. All transport, lunch and activities are provided free of charge.
For more information about how we can support your young carer students please email: youngcarers@brookes.ac.uk
Click the link below to take a look at our information page for young carers including information about our next trips and how to register, as well as targeted support offered by HEIs.
Young people from Armed Forces families
‘Future Focus’ is a series of university campus visits and some webinars for students from Armed Forces Families. To date we have taken students on fully funded visits to The Royal Agricultural University, University of Oxford and the University of Reading where they have had the opportunity to experience university life, receive information about alternate pathways into HE and talk with student ambassadors who have similar backgrounds.
For more information about how we can support your service family students please email: info@studyhigher.ac.uk
Click the link below to take a look at our information page for service ‘children’ including information about support available from different HEIs across the country.
Additional groups information…
The Disabled Students Commission was established by the Office for Students (OfS) in early 2020 and by listening to the views of disabled students and the many skilled colleagues who support them and have now developed the Disabled Student Commitment, which is a call to all to make the change that is required to create a more inclusive environment.
The work of the DSC can be accessed here.
Students with disabilities can access information, advice and guidance here.
Refugee and asylum seeker students can access information, advice and guidance here.