Adult Learners - Returners to Education
Students with Children
Student Parents.org A website espeically designed to help students who are parents prepare for university life. Special sections on student finance and social life, as well as case studies, a budget calculator, and checklist. Also, sign up for ementoring.
Childcare whilst studying
If you’re under 20 and have one or more children, Care to Learn can help with the cost of your childcare while you learn. This is a government website. Get up to £160 per child per week for childcare costs
If you’re aged 20 or over and want to do a course, you could get help with your childcare costs from one of several sources. This is a government website.
Learndirect Website
Useful service for adults who want learning and careers information. Produced by Learndirect. Includes: Funding information,
Job profiles,
Job search tips,
Skills and interest assessment,
Decision making style.
Advice Line: 0800 100 900 Website: Learndirect Skills
Lifepilot
The Lifepilot website provides a one-stop resources centre for information, tools and real life stories, to help adults take the first step to Higher Education level study, even without formal qualifications. Some of the useful features of the site include information about finance and the benefits of Higher Education, a ‘Get Started’ tool which will match what users want to know to the information that best meets their needs, access to 40+ videos showing how other adults in the South West have taken the first step to HE, access to online impartial advice and guidance, links to all the colleges and universities in the South West, and a ‘Your Profile’ tool which will enable users to build and save their own Profile and use this to help decision-making and applications, including for CVs. For more information contact Lifepilot@bath.ac.uk
The Students Room - Mature Students
The Student Room and the Department for Innovation, Universities & Skills (DIUS) have teamed up to create this resource for anyone over the age of 21 who's thinking of returning to education.
Website: Students Room Mature Students
UCAS Mature Students Information
Lots of information helping people toward lifelong earning in HIgher Education.
Website: UCAS Mature Students
Open University "OpenLearn"
A range of free learning resources to help with personal, educational and career development.
Website: Open University OpenLearn
Make Your Dreams a Reality. A national Aimhigher guide for mature learners, last updated in September 2009.
