Future You is a FREE programme of events and activities for care-experienced young people.
With social events, campus visits and subject taster sessions, Future You is a great opportunity to discover what Higher Education could offer you. Booking is essential - to attend these events, sign up to the Future You programme.
Autumn Term
University of Suffolk Campus Tour
Wednesday 29th October 2025 2-4pm
University of Suffolk, Waterfront Building, Ipswich, IP4 1QJ
Take a campus tour, find out more about your next steps after GCSEs, and enjoy free pizza and snacks. You are welcome to bring a buddy, parent or carer.
Post-16 Pathways
Thursday 30th October 2025 9.30am-12.30pm
University of East Anglia, Norwich, NR4 7TJ
Find out more about your next steps after GCSEs, from A Levels, to BTECs, apprenticeships and beyond. Quiz our brilliant student ambassadors about their own journeys and experiences.
Student Life
Thursday 30th October 2025 12noon-2.30pm
University of East Anglia, Norwich, NR4 7TJ
Could university be for you? Find out how you get there and quiz our student ambassadors about what uni is really like. Discover a university campus with the UEA Campus treasure tour.
Astronomy and Stargazing evening
Monday 8th December 2025 5.30-7pm
Institute of Astronomy, University of Cambridge, CB3 0HA
Get a taste of university study at the Institute of Astronomy with an out-of-this-world lecture on astronomy research, planets and extra-terrestrial life, followed by a stargazing session.
Check back for details of Spring and Summer term activities.
Free English Tutoring for care-experienced young people
In partnership with Team Up, neaco's Future You programme offers free tutoring for care-experienced young people. From January 2026 we are offering a 12-week programme of tailored tutoring in English language to offer academic support for GCSEs, boost confidence and tackle educational disadvantage.
The programme is for young people in Year 10 who are currently looked after, have experience of care or have a social worker, are working at a grade 3 or 4 in English GCSE, and live in Norfolk, Suffolk, Cambridgeshire or Peterborough. Sessions will be delivered on-line after school in small groups.
There are a few places remaining. To find out more and apply, complete this form by 5pm, Friday 31st October 2025.
What is Future You?
Future You is a great opportunity to discover what Higher Education could offer you in the future. It doesn’t matter if you haven’t thought about college or university – everyone is welcome! Our FREE programme of activities includes social events, campus visits and subject taster sessions at East Anglia universities and Further Education colleges. Future You is supported by current university students who will help you out and answer questions about what university is really like. The activities give you the opportunity to explore different subjects and information and advice on progression pathways and student finance. As well as being informative, they are a great opportunity to have fun and make new friends.
Who is it for?
To take part in Future You you must be in Year 9 to Year 11 and be under local authority care or a care experienced person or have a social worker, or be an unaccompanied asylum seeker in Year 9 -Year 13 (or equivalent.)
When is it?
Sessions will run throughout the academic year, either in the school day, after school or at weekends and during the school holidays. Once you have signed up to the programme, we will keep in touch to let you know when new events are happening.
How much is it?
The activities and sessions are all completely FREE! We will also cover the cost of transport to attend an event.
Why should I sign up?
As well as being great fun, we hope that you will get to make some new friends and learn a few things along the way. You'll find out what it's like to be a student at university or college, and it will help you decide what you want to do in the future.
How to sign up:
You can sign up to the Future You programme online here. If you would prefer to sign up using a pdf or paper form, please download a form and return to neaco@admin.cam.ac.uk
How to contact us:
If you have any questions about the programme or need help with completing the application please contact Clare.Bradshaw@admin.cam.ac.uk
If you want to contact us about consent, data or safeguarding please contact Colin.Mather@admin.cam.ac.uk (neaco Project Lead)
Future You has been developed in collaboration with Norfolk Virtual School, Suffolk Virtual School, Cambridgeshire County Council, Peterborough Virtual School and neaco university partner widening participation teams.
"It is wonderful to know that our young person's outcomes may be much more positive because events like these show her what's possible for her future." - foster parent