The Wee Campus

Wee Campus is a supportive online community created in collaboration with students who have experience of care. It serves as a safe space for individuals to connect, share experiences, exchange advice, access information, and offer encouragement throughout their higher education journey. 

We are open to all and believe that everyone has the potential to thrive, with the right support to help them succeed and support others along the way.

What We Offer

•    A safe space to connect with other students in further and higher education who have care experience.

•    A platform to share experiences and guidance, enabling students to learn from one another.

•    Access to information and advice, covering a wide range of topics related to student life.

•    Encouragement and support, helping others navigate their further and higher education journey.

•    Signposting to resources available across colleges and universities throughout Scotland.

•    Information on student life, including support available for all aspects of student wellbeing.

We are open to all students in further and higher education with care experience across Scotland. We define care experience as any form of care, regardless of duration. This includes kinship care (formal, informal, and all variations), foster care, residential care, secure care, being looked after at home, and adoption. No one at The Why Not? Trust will ask for proof of care experience to join Wee Campus or to receive support from us.

Sign up for the Why Not? Hub:

You can register at whynothub.org or download the Why Not? Hub app from the Apple App Store or Google Play Store. After setting up your account, join the Wee Campus group on the Hub. You can also find our Wee Campus group on Facebook.

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Learn more about Wee Campus:

Read our latest blog post: Introducing The Wee Campus: An Online Support Network for Students with Care Experience.

2024-25 Important Deadlines:

We’ve created a calendar of key deadlines and reminders for the academic year 2024-25, available here. 

Are you a supporter of Wee Campus students?

In summer 2023, we conducted a survey of universities and colleges across Scotland to gather important information and support available for prospective and current students with care experience. The most sought-after information included accommodation, funding, and evidence of care experience. Over 15 institutions have responded so far, and the results are available here.

If you'd like to participate in the survey or update your institution’s information, please contact us at hello@whynottrust.org.