The University is committed to supporting you throughout your time here to ensure that you can enjoy your university experience alongside your parental commitments.
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Student Parents are students with caring responsibility for a child aged 17 or under.
In order to help support you and your family during your studies there is a range of additional funding which student parents may be entitled to; including the Parents’ Learning Allowance , which helps with the learning costs of full time students with children, as well as a Childcare Grant .
The Healthy Start Scheme can also help, if you’re pregnant or have a child under 4, with buying basic foods like milk or fruit.
You may also be eligible for Universal Credit if you're studying full time and responsible for a child, further guidance can be found here .
The Students’ Union Advice Centre can provide further information on the funding options available to you as a student parent, depending on your circumstances. As well as practical financial advice such as budgeting guidance.
Financial Support
The University’s Student Support Fund is designed to help should you find yourself in financial hardship at any point during your studies. Further information on eligibility and how to apply can be found here . The team will take into consideration that you are supporting dependants?
Finding and arranging appropriate childcare can be key to ensuring you are able to participate in your course and university experience. Information to help you access suitable childcare for children of all ages, whether you're looking for registered child minders, nurseries, playgroups or schools in the local area, can be found here .
Further information on finding and funding childcare, can be found on the following websites:
Activities &? Clubs
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Sport & Wellbeing Kids’ Camp Activity Days
Each Easter and summer holidays, the University's own Sport and Wellbeing team put on a?range of Kids' Camp Activity Days, making good use of the University's facilities at Highfield, Woodmill and Wide Lane. For more information, please see the Sport and Wellbeing website or contact the team direct.
The University has a wide range of support available to you, should you need any advice or guidance, at any point during your studies.
Academic
Managing Your Work Load
Juggling your parental responsibilities alongside your studies can be difficult, planning your workload in advance will help to ensure you stay on track with any deadlines.?The University's Assignment Planner is a step-by-step guide to help you plan, organise and find the resources you need to complete individual?assignments. You can save your work and return to the planner at any time.
There’s also a wide variety of productivity tools available online which can help you stay on top of your workload and other priorities, such as:
Basic memberships for the above resources are free. Paid membership options are available to those who require improved functionality at a cost to themselves. The University cannot accept responsibility for external websites.
Personal Academic Tutor & Administration and Assessment Support
Wellbeing
If you find yourself struggling with something whilst you're at University, it can help to talk to someone? about what you're going through. Talking to someone about what is troubling you can make a big difference to how you feel; the Student Wellbeing Team is available for you to speak to about any emotional, mental health or wellbeing issues. Contact the Student Hub , if you ever need to reach out to them.
There are many ways to get involved with university life and many opportunities to meet new people; try to explore the opportunities available to you, as these can be a great way of developing a peer support network.
Clubs and Societies
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Family Friendly Activities
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Become a Student Ambassador
Becoming an ambassador is great way to both meet other student and learn new skills, all while earning money. We are always looking for enthusiastic and friendly students to become Student Ambassadors to help with events organised by our Recruitment and Outreach team.
Working as a student ambassador can be fun and varied, providing you with a huge range of exciting challenges and opportunities to get involved with, alongside your studies. Further information and how to apply can be found here .
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You can find more details on these options and apply here .
Private Rented
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There are a number of facilities and resources available to you on our campuses:
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For more information, contact the VISAS Team .
You can find have some useful advice and tips for student parents on the following websites.
UCAS - Students with parenting responsibilities
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