With the UK academic year drawing to a close, many students will “head home for the summer holidays”. But not all.
Throughout the pandemic, and out of term time, universities stay open to provide homes for students who don’t return to a family home. This group includes international students who can’t travel home, but also care-experienced students, and students who are estranged from their families.
These students have already beaten the odds in getting to university. Just 13 per cent of young adults who have been looked after for more than a year are in higher education by age 19, compared to 43 per cent of non-care experienced 19 year olds.
