Be in the know

Wherever they study, students may qualify for help with their study costs.

For more information on this, visit the Education Maintenance Allowance website.

This helps students find out whether they could get up to £30 a week to help with their studies.

For other sources of financial help, check out the following websites:

• Directgov: Money to learn
• Connexions – Money
• Learning Pays - search for courses and centres and view case studies of learners.