Name: CES Experience Day
Start: 2025-02-05T09:30:00+0000
End: 2025-02-05T14:30:00+0000

Our Care Experienced Students Experience Day provides students with the opportunity to visit the University with their carer and take part in a range of interactive taster sessions. Students will also receive a tour of our facilities, find out more about the additional support available for them and meet our current students.

100^%of students are now aware of the support for CES students at universityWidening Access evaluation data 2023

100^%of students rated the event as good or excellentWidening Access evaluation data 2023

82^%of students believe they can go into HE Widening Access evaluation data 2023

A student looking to their right in a classroom.

The day couldn't have been any better. It was the best experience I will ever have! The ambassadors were very happy and helpful.

Care experienced student

Care Experienced Day 2023

Schedule

Please note our schedule is subject to change with availability on the day.

Timing	Activity
09.30am-10am	Arrival and welcome
10am-11am	Why go to university? Workshop for students Student Wellbeing overview for carers/support workers
11am-11:45	Campus tour with current students
11.50am-12.30pm	Lunch
12.35pm-1.20pm	Subject taster session 1
1.25pm-2.10pm	Subject taster session 2
2.15pm-2.30pm	Evaluations and departure

Support available for Care Experience Students

Support at the University of Derby

If you are fostered, a care leaver or have had experience of living in care, support and guidance is available from the time of your application, through to completion of your studies.

A prospective student reading a prospectus with a family member in the cafe.

UCAS - support for care leavers

A student receiving support on a laptop from a member of staff at the University.

UCAS - supporting care leavers toolkit

Widening Access event enquiry form

If you would like to attend this event please complete this form to book your place, feel free to add in any additional questions. Places will be allocated on a first-come, first-served basis.

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