Future U helping Prestonians into higher education with transport to open days and trips

Future U are continuing to help young people

A new fund has been launched by a Lancashire careers service which will support schools in Preston with transport costs for young people going on educational visits.

Future U, which works across Lancashire to encourage more people to consider higher education, has launched its Progression Travel Fund to help with costs to cover young people travelling for visits to universities, colleges and apprenticeship providers.

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As well as supporting transport costs, Future U is also offering a series of sessions to support learners’ experience and knowledge of the trip. This could include workshops on employability skills, finance and university life.

Future U exists to support more communities to access higher education, and schools and colleges with a larger proportion of underrepresented students will be more likely to receive a greater contribution towards their costs.

Theo Blackburn, Future U Programme Manager, said: “The Progression Travel Fund will help more young people in Lancashire to access events that raise awareness of the progression opportunities available to them, and help in their decision making process.

“We know that finances can be a significant barrier to schools, students and families and so by removing this we hope to increase the number of young people exploring different progression routes- which could be college, university or degree apprenticeships.

“By offering accompanying sessions, we hope to further learners’ knowledge of how to reach their desired careers and help schools and colleges towards meet the Gatsby Benchmarks for Good Careers Guidance.”

To request a financial contribution, schools can complete the form at lancashirefutureu.org.uk/progression-visit-travel-fund

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