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In order to accept students onto the scheme, you will need to provide us with written evidence from an appropriate referee, which confirms that you meet at least one of the KU Cares criteria.

If you have questions about what evidence you need to provide, please email kucares@kingston.ac.uk for more guidance. Please also provide contact details for this referee, should we have further questions about your application:

I understand that Kingston University (KU) as a Data Controller will process my personal data in accordance with its Privacy Policy (full details of which can be found at www.kingston.ac.uk/privacy-policy. I consent to KU sharing data relating to my studies to the local authority detailed on this form upon request to enable it to comply with its legal obligations to me to and for no other purpose. You can withdraw your consent to the sharing of data at any time by emailing kucares@kingston.ac.uk

KU Cares application form

 
 
 
 
 
  
 
A care leaver is someone under the age of 25 who has spent time in local authority care, and is receiving ongoing support from the local authority once they turn 18.
Students who have spent time in local authority care, but who may not meet the definition of a care leaver (please see above).
Students under the age of 25 who have no communicative relationship with either living parent for a significant amount of time (usually at least 12 months). This includes students who have been living in foyer/hostel accommodation.
Students under the age of 25 who has unpaid caring responsibilities for a family member or close friend who has: a long-term or terminal illness, a disability, significant mental health difficulties, or who struggles with addiction or substance misuse.
 
 
  
 
We will only share information if we need to in order to support you, or if you ask us to. The information that we share is only ever the minimum amount that another staff member will need to know.
Only organisations that would be relevant to your specific situation would ever be contacted. These can include your local authority, local carer’s network etc.
Young Adult Carer
Care Leaver
Young Independent Student (Estranged)
Care Experienced Student

You should receive an acknowledgement of your application by email within a few minutes. If you do not, please contact KU Cares at kucares@kingston.ac.uk.

*Data protection

Kingston University would like to store and use this information (as data controller) in order to evaluate KU Cares and its impact. We will:
  • Keep your information secure on our databases for a period in line with our retention policy.
  • We may share some data for evaluation and research purposes with other Universities, the Office for Students (OfS), Higher Education Statistics Agency (HESA), Universities and Colleges Admissions Service (UCAS), the National Pupil Database (NPD) and similar public datasets.
  • Use this information to write reports on how well our work has gone as required by the University and the government. These will never include any identifiable information.

You don’t have to allow us to do this (in which case only essential data will be retained to run KU Cares) and this will not affect your applications to University in any way. You can always contact us and ask us to delete any information on kucares@kingston.ac.uk. Please note that as part of KU Cares we will use your contact details to send you information relating to the programme.





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