On April 1st 2015, every college and university in Scotland became a Corporate Parent to care experienced young people. A responsibility that brings new duties and great opportunities.

Work is ongoing within colleges and universities, to ensure further and higher education institutions are listening to care experienced young people so they are the best Corporate Parent they can be.

We want to support more care experienced people to go into further and higher education; national data shows there are significantly lower percentage of young people who have experienced care who leave school to attend university than their non care experienced peers. 

If you don’t have formal qualifications but aspire to go on to further education you can get in touch with Skills development Scotland, Forth Valley College or Stirling Learning and Employabiity Services for support and signposting to help you achieve your goals. 

If you already have qualifications but are unsure about applying for higher education, rest assured each university is working towards creating learning environments that are welcoming, supportive and accessible. Search for the Student Advisory Service for the university you're interested in- their job is to help you to be successful and have lots of advice and supports to make that happen. The advisory services are more aware of the issues facing care experienced young people or the barriers that stop them from achieving their full potential.

The info below gives an example of how our local college is taking their corporate parenting duties very seriously and want you to be a success.