Yes its true that students can apply to LEAs for support but there will
be no HEFCE funding for these students.We have taken a decision not to
recruit in excess of our agrred contract numbers for courses so affected
On Wed, 20 May 1998 08:47:52 -0400 (EDT) Jenny Laffan
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> Pamela
>
> I would still like confirmation regarding student support from DfEE
> for students on courses the funding of which has been transferred
> to Department of Health (Health related areas such as Nursing,
> Midwifery, Physiotherapy etc). It appears from the recent circular
> on this subject that if a student is unsuccessful in gaining a
> bursary funded by the the Department of Health then they can still
> apply for funding from DfEE (which would presumably make them
> eligible to contribute to the £1000 tuition fee).
>
> Good Luck
> On Tue, 19 May 1998 14:58:14 +0100 (BST) Pamela Bell-Ashe
> <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
>
> > I recently attended a meeting on behalf of AMOSSHE at the
> > DfEE on the question of monitoring the new arrangements for
> > student support. They have been asked by Ministers to
> > ensure that HEIs fully understand the new student support
> > arrangements (including fees, grants, loans, Access Funds
> > and hardship loans) and will be able to implement them in
> > the autumn. I made the comment that I thought most people
> > were now fine on the main parts but sometimes were unsure
> > about some of the details, particularly in relation to
> > particular groups or sub-groups of students. As a result I
> > have been asked to provide a list of queries so that they
> > can draw up a document answering frequently asked
> > questions. Please let me know if you have any issues you
> > would like to have included in this either because you
> > still don't know the answers or because it's something
> > you've struggled over and think other people may also be!
> >
> > I look forward to hearing from you.
> >
> > ----------------------
> > Pamela Bell-Ashe
> > University of Liverpool
> >
> > Chair
> > Association of Managers of Student Services in Higher Education
> >
> > Tel: 0151 794 2243
> > Fax: 0151 794 2249
> > e-mail: [log in to unmask]
> >
>
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> Jenny Laffan
> Senior Administrative Officer
>
> School of Health Studies
> University of Bradford
> Unity Building, 25 Trinity Road
> Bradford BD5 0BB
>
> Tel. Internal x6303
> External (01274) 386303
>
> E-mail: [log in to unmask]
>
>
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