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BA Honours in Social Work OU Starting Advice
OK so i'm looking to change my career path and have looked into the potential of taking a undergraduate degree in Social Work through the Open University. What confused me is the talk on the OU site about being sponsored by my employer. I work in the private care sector as a care officer for people with a learning…
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Bursary at college what is is included as income
My daughter has been accepted at a residential college in September for a two year course. She is sixteen and doing further education. The college itself does the bursaries in house. I have just got the forms and they want to know everything. What I want to know is if tax credits are included as income as regards to the…
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student loans
my student loan is due on the 20th april i think. and i wondered if anyone elses is, or can it come earlier?:EasterBunthanks.
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Student studying abroad
My son is about to study in France and Spain for 1 year. What would be the best bank account for him, and is there any good advice for him?
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Council Tax - Charged after graduation date
I need a bit of advice guys, basically I graduated from university at the end of July 2008 and was staying in student accomadation. The thing is that my tenancy was from mid September 2008 until September 2009. I had no choice but to take out a 12 month tenancy. Now I have received a letter from the council summoing me to…
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Summer looming...graduated...no work...no money...
Don't mean to spread doom and gloom, but with this recession...What are you going to do as a graduating student, what's out there? Blimey, its getting close...all about to go pear shaped.... no job, no money, no home AND loads of debt... options?....... Job Seekers allowance....is that it? What about rent/taxes? What about…
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Son going to Uni in September
Hi, my son is going to uni in September, he has been offered places at 4 different unis but due to me not being able to support him financially and worrying about him not eating properly etc he is going to accept the place at our local uni so that he can live at home and at least I can help him by keeping a roof over his…
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SPSS Help
Right I have been battling with this all afternoon .... I have constructed a questionaire, in it I have asked people what risk factors they believe may be relevant to contracting an illness. I have listed possibles including silly ones and myths. At data entry I input them as individual variables ie person didnt tick = 1…
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cant find gcse cert..help
ok, so after finally pulling my finger out my bum i have almost completed my ucas application for sept 2009 start. I spoke to nwho said if my app was submitted asap they would consider it for 2009 start. Now, i cant find my gcse certs or who i sat them with...i will be a mature student so my old school say they dont have…
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Student finance-change of circumstances
Hi All Just wondering if anyone has been in a similar situation to this: I've just gone to re-apply for my student finance to go into my 3rd and final year, and come across the same problem as last year. There's no option for my personal circumstances!! Basically, in my first year I had moved out prior to starting my…
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Mature Student finance.....
Hi there, I'm posting on behalf of my sister who started a youth worker degree course in Sept as a part time student. Anyway she has worked as a youth worker for some years(local authority employed,) and was recommended by her manager to do the degree as it is widely accepted that it will be a requirement by law in the…
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Student Loan Agreement....
Hi there... I have seen this rumor floating about and was wondering what truth their is... I phoned to check, and apparently, the SLC have lost (they actually said destroyed) the original credit agreement which was supposedly signed by me... Im not sure i ever received my copy... Where does this leave us as neither of us…
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Help with books, laptop etc whats available?
Hi all I hope I've put this in the right place. I have just been accepted on an HNC Social care course starting in August and because I previously studied at HNC level I'm not entitled to any money from SAAS. The college is willing to waiver my fee because I'm only in part time work but I was wondering if anyone knows of…
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a part-time job working at home.
hi, i'm an oversea student studying at Melbourn University.one month ago i found a part-time job on masterchinese .if someone intreset it,you can see our website,it's 3w dot masterchinese dot com . i'd like to work with you.good luck!:beer:
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Advice on Student Finance for Uni
Hi, I have a small query about applying for student finance for uni and was wondering if anyone could offer any advice.I've applied to several uni to do social work this year, my application is still being processed by the universities and I've not been offered any places yet but I've been wondering would I be able to…
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17 year old pauper looking for some advice :)
Hello to everyone here, and thanks for even bothering to click on my first post! At present I'm 17 years old, at college 5 days a week doing my AS levels, but I've found that A-levels really aren't my thing, so I'm intending to complete a BAE apprenticeship, starting this September (If i get through the interview on…
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Dissertation sos
Hi all you MSE student money savers! (Firstly i am not very sure if i am allowed to do this - sorry if your not!) I have a small favour to ask of you all... I am in my 4th year (yep I am in Scotland) doing my dissertation in Marketing. I am in the process of writing up my dissertation atm but a meeting with my supervisor…
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EMA entitlement
Hi. At what age does entitlement to EMA stop, 18 or 19 (have heard it's for students 16,17 or 18 but also for 16-19 yr olds). If it's only for under 19s does it stop when you turn 19 even if you're still on an eligible course? Thanks
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Personal Development Planning & Mature Students
Having spend all day (read: two straight years) hating PDP from the bottom of my soul :mad: and crying tears of frustration over the latest assignment, I wondered if I might get some help and advice from you guys? I just do not 'get' what I am supposed to learn from this element of my foundation degree. I am 36 years old,…
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When should I apply for funding to SAAS...
...and also SLC? Im starting a PGDE in Scotland in August but not sure when to apply. I dont know what to put down for my husbands income as he is working at the moment but planning on leaving and setting up his own business. Do think we will be assessent on his last years earnings? :confused:
