Dare to care: why being care aware matters in further and higher education

Abstract

This article will explore outcomes for care experienced young people in education and will examine and dissect the current statistics for care experienced students. Furthermore, this article will identify various support mechanisms which could be implemented and embedded within further and higher education settings and will discuss how staff members can gain an awareness and understanding of supporting our care experienced population.

Keywords

• residential childcare
• care experience
• attainment gap
• higher education
• scotland