Hello! I’m Zara and I’m 18. I am a care leaver, I have been in care since the age of 13 and have been lucky enough to have the best carer thoughout my time in care as I have only had the one foster family. I have what is called a stay put arrangement which means I get to....

Continue living with my foster family even though I’m 18 now. I have applied to study social work in September at @cardiffmet and @uniofbath . I want to study social work due to my own experiences and continue to help other children who may not of had the best start to life.

I have set up this page to document my journey of studying social work as a care leaver as well as wanting to spread awareness about what it’s like and what it means to be a care leaver. I hope you enjoy following be on my road to becoming a social worker please share!