Donation boosts care leavers fund
LJMU’s fund for care leavers has been boosted by £50,000, thanks to one of our honorary fellows and alumni.
LJMU’s fund for care leavers has been boosted by £50,000, thanks to one of our honorary fellows and alumni.
This National Care Leavers Month, LJMU is shining a spotlight on the support it offers to care experienced students.
LJMU deserves the highest praise for their success according to the Minister for Higher and Further Education, after it was the first of only four institutions to be awarded the National Network for the Education of Care Leavers (NNECL) Quality Mark.
Young people in care across the country have shown their creative talent as part of an LJMU contest.
University praised nationally for 'exceptional collaboration' to support students
Eligible students will get access to new support including help to access care records and free café drinks on campus.
In celebration of National Care Leavers Week LJMU welcomed 40 looked after pupils from 10 schools across the North West Region.
A £50,000 donation will be used to help end the ‘care cliff’ for LJMU students as they finish their studies.
LJMU Outreach has welcomed 25 young people from 12 schools across the North West to its annual Year 10 residential, targeted specifically at those in local authority or residential care.
LJMU is part of a landmark support scheme to help raise aspirations and outcomes for care leavers.