How to find support
The charity Buttle UK have made it easy to find the best support around – they're committed to making a difference to the lives of children and young people in need.
- Take a look at their care leavers section to see what's available for care leavers in higher education – from funding to more info and advice about your options.
- Look out for The Buttle UK Quality Mark for Care Leavers – it's only awarded to course providers who make extra efforts to support students from care backgrounds. You can also download their leaflet to find out more.
You could also read The Who Cares? Trust HE Handbook for care leavers which has info on what support is available at over 100 unis and colleges.
Which course providers have the quality mark for care leavers?
All of these universities and colleges.
Get in touch with Buttle UK or any of these course providers to find out more. (Click here to see exactly who you can contact.)
| Providers with the quality mark for care leavers | |
|---|---|
| University of Abertay Dundee | Aberystwyth University |
| Aston University | Bangor University |
| University of Bath | Bath Spa University |
| University of Bedfordshire | University of Birmingham |
| Birmingham City University | Blackpool and the Fylde College |
| University of Bradford | Brighton University |
| University of Bristol | Brooklands College |
| Brunel University | Bucks New University |
| University of Cambridge | Canterbury Christ Church University |
| Cardiff University | University Of Chester |
| Coventry University | De Montfort University |
| University of East Anglia | University of East London |
| Edge Hill University | Edinburgh Napier University |
| University of Exeter | Exeter College |
| University College Falmouth | University of Glamorgan |
| University of Glasgow | Glasgow Caledonian University |
| Glyndwr University | Goldsmiths, University of London |
| University of Greenwich | University of Huddersfield |
| Hugh Baird College | University of Kent |
| Kingston University | University of Leeds |
| Leeds Metropolitan University | University of Leicester |
| University of Lincoln | University of Liverpool |
| Liverpool Community College | Liverpool John Moores University |
| University College London | London South Bank University |
| Loughborough University | The University of Manchester |
| The Manchester Metropolitan University | Neath Port Talbot College |
| New College Durham | Newcastle University |
| Newman University College | The University of Northampton |
| University of Northumbria at Newcastle | North Warwickshire and Hinckley College |
| University of Nottingham | Nottingham Trent University |
| University of Oxford | Oxford Brookes University |
| Plymouth University | University of Portsmouth |
| Queen Mary, University of London | Roehampton University |
| Royal Holloway, University of London | Royal Veterinary College |
| Ruskin College | University of Salford |
| University of Sheffield | Sheffield Hallam University |
| University of Southampton | Southampton Solent University |
| St George's, University of London | Staffordshire University |
| University of Stirling | Stoke on Trent College |
| University of Strathclyde | University of Sunderland |
| University of Surrey | University of Sussex |
| Swansea University | University of Teesside |
| Trinity University College | University for The Creative Arts |
| University of the Arts London | University of Ulster |
| Wakefield College | University of Wales Institute, Cardiff |
| University of Wales, Newport | University of West of England |
| University of the West of Scotland | University of Westminster |
| University of Winchester | University of Wolverhampton |
| The University of York | York St John University |
