Finance & Travel

Finance and Travel

16-19 BURSARY FUND FOR FINANCIAL HARDSHIP

If you have difficulty meeting costs relating to your studies, e.g., books, equipment, transport, trips and visits, you may apply for financial assistance. The fund is means-tested, and you will be required to provide documentary evidence of your financial circumstances in order to qualify. The Student Finance Officer will deal with all cases in a confidential manner. Students who are ‘looked after’, care leavers, or personally in receipt of Income Support or Universal Credit and disabled young people in receipt of both Employment Support and Disability Living Allowance may qualify for the full Bursary (currently £1,200).

EDUCATION MAINTENANCE ALLOWANCE

Currently this is available to students whose usual address is in Wales and whose household income is £20,817 per annum or less if there is one dependent child or £23,077 per annum or less if there are two or more dependent children. Payments of up to £30 per week are paid fortnightly into the student’s bank account and are dependent on attendance at all lessons. Full details of how to apply can be found at www.studentfinancewales.co.uk.

COLLEGE FUND

We invite parents to make a voluntary contribution of £75 to the College Fund. The fund is used to contribute to activities that are not funded centrally and to support students in hardship who do not qualify for help from the 16-19 Bursary Fund. It is also used to support some student facilities. The executor is the Principal acting on behalf of the Governing Body.

EXAMINATIONS

No charge is made for examination entries in subjects that you are following as part of your College course unless you fail to achieve certain minimum standards of work and attendance during your period of time in the College.

FIELD TRIPS

All visits are organised by departments and expenditure arising on particular courses is outlined in the course information. Students who have difficulty attending compulsory day visits or residential field courses, because of financial hardship, may be supported through the Student Bursary or College Funds depending on their individual circumstances. Students should contact the Student Finance Officer to discuss support available.

FULL DETAILS CAN BE FOUND ON THE COLLEGE WEBSITE

WWW.HEREFORD.AC.UK

FEES

Tuition fees are not payable if you have ordinarily been resident in the United Kingdom for the previous three years (for reasons other than full-time study) and if you are under the age of 19 at the commencement of your course. Students aged 16-18 from overseas are currently exempt from fees provided that: » you are a holder of a full British Citizen passport or are accompanying parents who are holders of full British

Citizen passports; or » you are a dependant of teachers on exchange schemes; or » you have other Rights of Abode or are accompanying parents who have other Rights of Abode; or » you are a national of an EU (or EEA) country who is living in the UK and started your programme of study before 31

December 2020; or » you are a national of an EU (or EEA) country who entered the UK after 31 December 2020 and can demonstrate that you are legally resident in the UK; or » you are an Irish Citizen. If you are an overseas student who does not meet any of the criteria, you should contact the College for further information.

TRAVELLING TO COLLEGE

We are committed to enabling all students who want to study at Hereford Sixth Form College to travel here with ease. Whether you walk, cycle, or require a bus or train pass, we are easily accessible from across the region. Please see page 92 for further details.

TRAVEL PASSES

Travel Passes are available for students whose resident address is more than three miles from the College. Students can apply for a train or bus pass by submitting a completed application form through the Herefordshire Council website. For further information on costs and available services, please visit our website.

PARKING

Due to a shortage of car parking space, you must not bring a car onto the campus. Parking is available at Aylestone Park, at the bottom of Aylestone Hill as you enter Hereford from Worcester. Permits are available from the College Reception and these must be displayed when the vehicle is parked.