Andrew Rawson

Sutton Trust Fulbright US Programme for students in Year 12 England+Wales Year 13 N Ireland), S5 (Scotland) from state schools to explore US study and access leading universities. Closing date 11 Jan. Please pass on to those who may be interested. bit.ly/3XUNmpn

NNECL annual conference in London 10 November. Looking forward to hearing from the Chair of the Education Select Committee, and speakers from our AonA subscribers, Greenwich & Exeter Universities and the ICMP) and some amazing ‘real’ workshops. bit.ly/436eEMz

Students Loans Company Lifelong Learning Entitlement (LLE) Planning & Awareness Programme designed to inform and guide you in all aspects of LLE implementation requirements. (Applications start September 2026 for courses from January 2027.) register here bit.ly/4gTdzgM

Become, Teachers Who Care, film and free training pack created with care-experienced young people. Watch the film. Visit the Teachers Who Care webpage, and their Educating With Empathy course bit.ly/4o0UBas bit.ly/4nSLE2F

OfS Sexual Misconduct Survey of final-year undergraduate students - 1 in 4 experienced sexual harassment since starting their studies, women three times more likely. 1 in 7 have experienced sexual assault/violence, women three times more likely bit.ly/4nmZCtZ

UniTasterDays Teachers’ Guide to University 2026. Work with your Teachers. Over 80 insights from Universities to support students with decisions, WP/fair access, UCAS, student finance, University events. Access the guide to share with networks/schools bit.ly/486IuDQ

Widening participation for creative higher education survey for members of staff/or academics with expertise on WP specifically for arts and creative based courses. Research to learning about and celebrating good practice. Closes 8 September. bit.ly/4oSIehM

Parliamentary inquiry on young adult carers. Evidence sought from young/young adult carers, and those working with them focused on removing the barriers to higher education, employment/training for young adult carers bit.ly/44Jofdr.. best practice/specific challenges

OfS is seeking views on developing regional access partnerships re. equality of opportunity in HE. Submissions close 5pm 18 July. To succeed Uni Connect programme, with new ways to target collaborative interventions. Details on the call for evidence here bit.ly/46IALuW

Young Carers Festival’, 27–29 June Southampton - chance for carers to make friends with others who understand their experiences, reduce stress, break isolation, recharge, be heard, and focus on themselves. 1,500 expected to attend Closing date 15 June bit.ly/4mBZy9H

Unite Foundation scholarship, care experienced and estranged for rent-free accommodation and bills, full 12 months for 3 years from Sept 2025 (or less if already part way through and 25 or under). Application date 13 June. bit.ly/4mdnKiz

Coaching Capital Residential Coaching Programme – Aimhigher London. Deadline extended to 16 May. For care experienced in Year 12, to facilitate readiness for university. Full programme, incl. extended Uni visit, meeting/sharing activities with other students: //bit.ly/4jTWHqo

APPG for Students launched the Commission on Students in Higher Education to feed into the DoE's HE Review through a student-centred lens. A call for evidence is open until 1 May 2025, where colleagues from across the sector are encouraged to input. bit.ly/4jrxCDx

NNECL Annual Conf, 10 Nov London; care background/estranged students call for workshops: Amplifying student voice Role models and peer mentoring Supporting estranged students Trauma-informed approaches Collaborating with local authorities - contact info@nnecl.org by 5:00, 28/4

2025 Student Voice annual conference, King’s College 12 May. Students Voice practitioners’ network. Knowledge sharing, support and events designed to enhance the student voice. Presentation proposals by 3 April. Seeking students for the panel. bit.ly/48Z4tt9

Govt Digital Inclusion Action Plan - funding and support to digitally-excluded groups lacking access to a digital device, skills or broadband connectivity bit.ly/43dyarf govt key steps to break down barriers Call for Evidence now open bit.ly/3QABcyg

Tender, University of Winchester Key Stage 2 Academic Coaching and Transition Programme for third sector orgs academic coaching & transitional support for KS2 learners in local schools. 2 year (+possible 2 year extension) c.£25,000-£30,000 per annum. Go to bit.ly/4hmXK1c

‘Developing theories of change for whole provider approaches’ TASO, Prof Liz Thomas. Collaborative prog, specialist support & guidance to support & inform evaluation of HEI whole provider approaches. Info session, 17/12 2024, expression of interest 8/1 bit.ly/4iwKQ1C

UniTasterDays Teachers' Guide to University 2025 – great resource created by UniTasterDays.com with HELOA and Action on Access support, to help school colleagues with all aspects of university guidance, contributions from 60+ university experts and bit.ly/3ZeQlKI

UCAS’s new Fair Access Snapshots, overview of data from the new widening access and participation questions - each of the new questions in turn - to highlight emerging trends; first series on the 2023 cycle data, series planned post End of Cycle data. bit.ly/3AKYFsa