Care leavers and estranged students
Inclusivity is central to what we do and we are proud to support our care experienced and estranged students through targeted opportunities, coaching, advice and community connection.
Career appointments
We offer extended 40-minute career appointments.
Please book through the QM Careers Hub and choose an ‘accessible appointment’.
Book an extended careers appointment
Or, if you’d like to talk to someone first before booking an appointment, you can e-mail Andy Walsh, our Careers Consultant for care experienced and estranged students:
Jobs and opportunities
- Care Leaver Covenant – Charity sourcing and advertising opportunities and jobs for Care leavers.
- Drive Forward – Charity helping young adults leaving foster or residential care in London to achieve their full potential with exciting and sustainable employment opportunities and training.
Interview clothes and coaching
- Suited and Booted - Charity helping men get into employment by providing suitable interview clothing, interview advice and mentoring.
- Dress for Success - Charity working to empower women into the workplace by providing professional clothing and styling, interview coaching and ongoing support.
Advice and finance
- Become – Charity that supports young people with experience of the care system. Their advice line coveris rights, housing, work, and personal questions.
- Turn2us – Charity offering information and support to people facing financial insecurity,helping people gain access to benefits and charitable grants.
- Gov.uk – UK Government support pages for Care leavers.
Community
- All of Us - Community for estranged and care experienced HE students across the UK. Find friends who get it and a safe place to hang out.
If you have any further questions about the support we can offer to Care Experience and Estranged students, contact us via Ask QM.