KIRKLEES COLLEGE


Finance
Assess each case to ensure the necessary financial support is offered wherever possible, including hardship funds and vulnerable bursary.

Accommodation
Make necessary referrals to external agencies so that all available support is understood and accessible, including housing and health and wellbeing.

Mental Health
Ensure that safeguarding measures are in place to protect students estranged from their families, with appropriate advice and guidance, so that they feel and are safeSignpost estranged students to internal and external support pathways for mental health issues, including counselling, 1:1 meetings, chaplaincy listening services and pastoral support.

Outreach
Work in partnership with schools to ensure early identification of estranged applicants and offer appropriate support through application, enrolment and induction. Identify and promote contact details for specific staff within the Faculty of Progress & Inclusion as the key points of contact for estranged students.
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