NEW BURSARIES AND BUS ROUTES
NEW BURSARIES AND BUS ROUTES FOR THE NEW ACADEMIC YEAR
It’s no secret that the recession has hit education hard and with the education maintenance allowance (EMA) coming to an end; a lot of young people are questioning whether they can afford to stay in education after their GCSES Here at KGV we are doing everything we can to enable you to have the education you need for the future you deserve Finance is a difficult subject at the best of times so we’ve summarized some of the changes to how KGV supports its students.
16-19 Bursaries to replace EMA:
A key priority of the government is to enable 16-19 year olds from poorer backgrounds to have the same access to education as the more affluent The Young Person’s Learning Agency has introduced the 16-19 bursary fund which replaces EMA for students starting at KGV in September 2011 It is intended to support students from poorer backgrounds including those in receipt of income support, in care or care leavers and those from families with an annual household income of below £21,000 per annum Students in receipt of income support, in care or care leavers are guaranteed £1,200 and Students from families with annual household income of £21,000 pa or less will receive a total of £300 a year – paid in 3 installments of £100 per term Payments are linked to attendance and students in receipt of the bursary will need to achieve at least 95% attendance or payment will be withheld.
Transitional EMA will be available for those students in their second year of study who received an EMA payment of £30 per week in their first year will receive £20 per week in their second year
KGV gets you going places!
Feedback from our students revealed that they were concerned about the cost of travelling to and from college, don’t worry, we’ll get you there! KGV College puts on a number of bus routes operating throughout Sefton, Tarleton, Parbold, Crosby, Bootle and Maghull and from September 2011 our Crosby bus also picks up in Ainsdale and Formby KGV heavily subsidises this service and students pay less than half of what they could expect to pay using public transport. The cost of ticket prices has stayed at last year’s prices; with a single ticket costing just £1, a book of 11 tickets costing £10, a termly bus pass costing £100 and an annual bus pass £250 Students eligible for the Bursary fund or the transitional EMA payments (and who live outside a 3 mile radius of the College) will receive either a free annual college pass or a £250 contribution towards a public transport pass (paid termly) Students living in households with an annual income of less than £30k (but higher than the £21k threshold for Bursary/EMA) will get a £100 contribution towards a bus pass if they live over 3 miles from college.
Think you’re eligible?
Applications pack will go out to all applicants and students in the week commencing 18th July 2011. Payments are made straight into Student Bank accounts – if you haven’t got one, get it sorted before you enroll!
