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Just found the following in the May 2001 Student Support Update - make of it what you will ! Oh please blame any lousy spelling/formatting on my OCR software and NOT DfES :) St.John Skeates Awarda Section Bedfordshire County CouncilStudents attending a full-time course on a part-time basis THERE IS A DIFFERENCE between students attending a part-time course and students attending a full-time course on a part-time basis. A student attending a full-time course designated under regulation 5 is not eligible for the part-time loan (regulation 28(1)(d). The Department's view has been that only students repeating part of a full-time course on a part-time basis were eligible for full-time support. Students who were attending part of their full-time course on a part-time basis but were not repeating any part of the course were not eligible. This is why chapter 3 of the consolidated guidance only refers to students repeating study on a part-time basis. The Department has further developed its view on this policy. Students are eligible for full-time support if they are attending a full-time designated course. It is the course which is designated as full-time not students' attendance on it. However, when applying for support for a period of part-time attendance on a designated full-time course, students will need to be aware that their eligibility for support will terminate upon the expiry of the period ordinarily required for completion of the course (regulation 8(1)). LEAs have a discretion to extend a student's eligibility under regulation 8(2) but the Department would expect LEAs to exercise that discretion only in exceptional circumstances for example, ill health. So, where a student attends part-time for one year of a three year degree course and as a result increases the length of the course by one year, they may not be eligible for support for the final (four) year. It may be in a student's best interests to formally transfer to a part-time equivalent course for the period of part-time attendance, claiming the part-time loan, and transfer to the full-time course upon resumption of full-time attendance. Andrew Sinden Tel: 020 7925 6368 e-rnail: andrew.sindenCadfee.gov.uk -----Original Message----- From: Peter Hill [SMTP:[log in to unmask]] Sent: Thursday, September 13, 2001 9:57 AM To: [log in to unmask]; Skeates,St.John DEAL Awards Tm Subject: Full time - part time Hi A student with CP has been awarded DSA for a full time course. However, he wishes to begin his studies gradually, and has opted to do just two modules (50% of full time) during his first semester. He has been told by the LEA that, as he is doing a full-time course on a part time basis, he is not entitled to DSA. Has anyone else had experience of this? Solutions, suggestions very much appreciated. Regards Peter Hill Peter J Hill Disability Coordinator Equal Opportunities Centre Woodbury F50 University College Worcester Henwick Grove Worcester WR2 6AJ Tel: 01905 855413 Email: [log in to unmask] ********************************************************************* This email and any files transmitted with it are confidential and intended solely for the use of the individual or entity to whom they are addressed. If you receive this e-mail by mistake, please advise the sender immediately by using the reply facility in your e-mail software. Please also destroy and delete the message from your computer. Any modification of the contents of this e-mail is strictly prohibited unless expressly authorised by the sender. *********************************************************************