Southern Care Experienced Network - 2026/27

We're pleased to launch our Southern Care-Experienced Network Meetings for this academic year! All meetings will be hosted on Zoom and the joining information/link will be shared with you once you have registered your place.

What is the Southern Care-Experienced Network?
A space for anyone in the South who has a vested interest in supporting the educational outcomes of care-experienced young people. As a collective voice, the network works together to share regional evidence about ‘what works’. We ensure educational progression opportunities to post-16 and higher education are promoted to all care-experienced young people. Additionally, the network identifies opportunities for collaborative initiatives that meet the needs of care-experienced young people in the South.

Who Can Join?
We want the network to include as many people as possible from the South with expertise relating to care-experienced young people, including (but not limited to):

• 18+ care-experienced young people
• Foster carers and staff from Children’s Homes
• Teachers and Senior Leaders in education
• Pastoral staff in schools, colleges, and universities
• Third-party organisations working with care-experienced young people
• University Access & Participation Teams