What Works Conference Tuesday 11th April Recognising, Engaging, and Student Leadership How to support living at home students at university What Works Conference Tuesday 11th April

Recognising 27% of students live at home (The Guardian 2013) Due to family, religious or economic reasons Less likely to complete studies or feel involved in student community Less likely to engage in extra-curricular, more academically focused (Alterline Research 2016)

Engaging Creating supportive role for students (Off-Campus Students Project Coordinator) Residential, Intro Days, Welcome Week Activities Events with University Schools (Nursing, Law, Medicine) Common Room Spaces

Residential Feedback “It made me feel a lot more confident about meeting people at university and participating in student life.” “I’m really glad this event was held. Before it, I was really nervous about starting university but I went home not being able to wait till it started.” 94% of students who attended felt more part of the student community after the Residential

Student Leadership Societies Living at Home Students Society Mature Students Society Student Parents and Carers Group Facebook, Events, Presence at Freshers Fair Reps (living at home student, mature student, student parent, student carer reps) Seat in our Student Senate Representation on our Community Committee, Wellbeing Committee, Diversity and Liberation Committee Campaigns Train Campaign… fail?

Wider Support Commuter Cost Fund – Supporting 100 students with travel costs £100 per semester Creating Long Term Thinking with Institutional Events (importance of academic routes with uni and SU)… e.g. Welcome Week, Follow Up Meets, Pre-Exam Well-Being Sessions, Post-Exam Celebrations, Reclaim the Night inclusion, Elections Appropriate Timetabling for Living at Home Students Support Guides and Online Resources Working with Wider Organisations on Carers Support Discussing Living at Home with Prospective Students – Open Days

Stay In Touch miriam.amies@manchester.ac.uk 18/11/2015 Stay In Touch miriam.amies@manchester.ac.uk Off-Campus Students Project Coordinator 0161-275-2940 Where you can find me: /LivingatHomeUoM www.manchesterstudentsunion.com University of Manchester Students’ Union @ManchesterSU manchesterSU