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CEES x the Students' Union

Nicole Ajibade

Care Experienced and Estranged Students

Join the Care Experience and Estranged Students Peer Support Group
This is a peer support group led by students from the CEES community with the goal of ensuring that no student with care experience or estranged feels alone on campus! The aims of the Care Experience and Estranged Students Peer Support Group are:

Help us connect with and support each other in a safe space
Supporting and signposting to charities and services.
Contribute to memorable and impactful gatherings.
Sharing experiences in order to help each other.

Find out how to join the CEES Peer Support Group here: https://www.ueasu.org/communities/societies/group/22845/

What is CEES and what does it mean?

CEES stands for Care Experienced and Estranged Students.

Care experienced students have spent time during their childhood in the care of people other than their parents. This may include local authority foster or residential care, kinship care with other family members, and other arrangements.
Estranged students typically have no contact or limited contact with their birth or adoptive parents.

Why CEES students may need support?

CEES students are likely to face unique challenges in applying to university and completing their studies. Stats soon to come.

Resource: A Student Guide for Care Experience and Estranged Students!

Download the CEES Student Guide

Other Resources

The university has its own CEES Students Network - just for you! Find out more here.

The university has a busary specifically for CEES students! Find out more here.

UEA has email box specific for answering any questions CEES students may have: cees@uea.ac.uk

Published: 31 Mar 2026 14:47 Last updated: 16 Apr 2026 11:15 56 views