he Designated Member of College Staff). Good Practice with Individual Young People • Discuss with the young person their options during Year 11; • Gain young person’s written consent to share information; 94 • Complete the PEP in Year 12/13, with carer, social worker, PA and Designated Member of Staff in school or college. Provide copies to all invited or involved (with young person’s permission for those who were not in attendance); • Submit applications early; • Young person attends college interview with carer and PA; • Maintain PEP with the young person, PA, Designated Member of College • Staff, carer and social worker. Higher education B.4 Young people making the transition from a care placement or semi-independent accommodation to Higher Education, or Residential Further Education institutions and settings face particular challenges. These challenges may include moving away from their responsible local authority to a setting where support systems may not be known to the young person. B.5 Young people and their carers should be provided with information about the university application process and UCAS. Every care leaver must be provided with all the support they need to complete the University and Colleges Admissions Service (UCAS) form. Similarly, the young person’s PA, carers, mentor or other trusted adult should make time to accompany the young person so that they can visit the universities where they may be interested in making an application. B.6 In order to assist young people and those that work with them, the local authority should set out in the leaving care financial policy what support it will provide to care leavers attending university, in addition to the statutory HE Bursary. B.7 For example: • A living and maintenance allowance (term time and vacati