CELCIS Education Forum

Thursday 27 April 2023

 

Student finance and support for care experienced people in higher education

For our first meeting of 2023, we're delighted to welcome Stacey Heather-Brash, Funding Awareness and Engagement Manager from Students Awards Agency Scotland (SAAS), who joins us to speak about the Higher Education Care Experienced Students Bursary.

This session will focus on the support available from SAAS for care experienced students. Attendees will have an opportunity to hear about:

• An overview of the SAAS eligibility criteria for the Care Experienced Bursary
• What funding is available for care experienced students
• How students apply for support and what evidence they will be asked to provide
• Information on the support and resources that SAAS have developed, including a demonstration of the Student Information Scotland website

There will also be an opportunity to discuss the information and guidance that is available to support care experienced students make informed decisions about entering higher education, and for attendees to ask any questions.​
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Who should attend?

The meeting is open to all who work with children and young people in an educational setting.

About the Education Forum

At CELCIS, we are privileged to convene and coordinate a free, open-access network of practitioners and leaders who are involved or interested in the education of children with experience of care, and their families. We encourage and facilitate opportunities for practitioners to come together in a reflective, challenging and enabling space.

Membership is free and open to anyone with an interest in this area of education. We have members who are students, foster carers, health visitors, teachers and academics - so many different roles are represented.

To find out more and register, visit the Education Forum webpage.

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