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Open University
Hi all I've been browsing the forum for a while and can't seem to find a defintive answer. I am currently on Universal Credit and deemed LCWRA, however I would like to do a university course via the open uni but the information regarding loans has me all jumbled. I'm aware that I can apply for a tution loan to cover the…
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Education and work.
Hello I'm 32 with Cerebral palsy, I'm afraid of being judged in a new job role. I'd love something that redeems me worthy. I have retail experience but feel it's not enough to get anything else. I'm obseessed with being safe and potentially holds me back. I live in the East Midlands area so i'm sure theres help locally.
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Hi, my name is R4becca5chloe6! son on supported internship, but unable to get bursary.
Hi, My son has autism, I'm receipt of full enhanced pip, 18. He is going onto supported internship. Unfortunately we can't apply for bursary as my husband earns too much but wondered if there is anything available we can apply for.
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Hi, my name is 555575! Disabled student, laptop has broken. Where can I go?
I am a disabled student looking for a grant to buy a laptop. My course is due to start next month and my daughter accidentally broke my one . This is an emergency as I don’t have the time to apply via student finance. The process is a long one :
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Son is desperate to go to Uni
Hiya, Im new here and hoping it might be a place to get some advice from. My son is 19, he did his level 1 and level 2 in animal care alongside his Maths and English GCSE’s but last year when it came to the end of year 2 the college refused him a place on the L3 due to him not passing his Maths and English. He was…
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Neurodivergence and education
Hi We dropped in to say hello and if anyone is returning to school tomorrow (Scotland) and Autistic, ADHD Dyspraxic Dyslexic Dyscalculic or have TS then you might be interested in our advocacy in physical health challenges which cooccur with neurodivergence. It is unlikely your child or if you are an adult working there ,…
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Full time degree and finances
Hi, I just wonder if anyone can help me with this. I am a lone parent carer and I have been accepted for a fulltime 3 year degree starting in september. I have chosen this course as it is 5 minutes from home and only 1.5 days a week contact time which fits well around caring for my children. I have unfortunately now found…
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New DSA assessment for new university or old one from old university?
Hello, from 2022 I was studying BSc Physiotherapy with foundation year. I had a DSA assessment in 2022 for OCD, anxiety, social phobia, and eating disorder. I completed the foundation year and did four weeks of the first year. Then I suspended university because physiotherapy was not for me. I tried to transfer to a course…
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Going to university as a wheelchair user
Hi I'm the mum of a 21 year old who is a wheelchair user and when he was looking for information about going away to university, we couldn't find that much. I've put together our experience and tips as an article/blog. The link is here (hope it works, its not really website just something I put together some years back…
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Hi everyone
I have enquired about a college course that I'm interested in doing at a local college to help build my confidence and to gain some more qualifications to help towards being able to work in my local hospital. I have got an application form and a prospectus so that I can have a look at the course I'm interested in doing,…
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School appeal
hi all Back In February we got my daughters ehcp through that stated mainstream school( they said they cannot meet needs of my daughter), our preference was a specialist setting(who said they can meet needs), so we appealed have have been working with LA tribunal caseworker who after helping us get the plan to where it…
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dealing with pain at university
just a forewarning, this covers some topics that may be upsetting to people with fragile mental health, so please don’t force yourself to read. • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • to start this off, let me say that i will be studying fashion design at university. this means that around 30% of my time…
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ECHP
Hi there, I was wondering if anyone had any advice on how to start the homeschooling process. My son is being electively home-educated because I prefer this over sending him to school. However, he has autism and ADHD and sometimes has outbursts of violence. I'm wondering if homeschooling would be helpful for him. He loves…
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Hi, my name is kat. is there is any known support for funding homeschooling?
Hi my name is kat. I have a child with disabilities, we had to take on homeschooling and wondered if there is any known support for funding at all as I need a tutor as I am struggling with doing it on my own due to disabilities I have myself.
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Discrimination? Need some advice
my son has severe adhd/ autism, and suffers with ticks, he is in alternative provision education as mainstream cannot meet his needs. he has recently been getting bullied but school have sorted that really quickly, they have removed the bully and now my child is back in school, with the stress of last week, my son has…
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Hi, my name is onurcandoit! looking for higher education opportunities
I am graduated from İstanbul Technical University. I have mental disease. I am looking for higher education opportunities
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Special Support Element - Student Finance
Hi, looking for help with entitlement to Special Support Element of Maintenance Loan for Uni please. DD is starting Uni in September and I've applied for her Student Finance. As part of the application it asked if she was entitled to PIP (which she is). A couple of days later they sent us her approved Maintenance Loan…
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Special Support Loan - University
When applying for student finance, to start uni this september it asked for evidence I received PIP for the special support loan. I provided this and it says my evidence has been approved. But I have no clue what the special support loan is. Google just tells me the eligibility which I am , but what does it actually do
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College - EHCP Cease to Maintain
Hello Can anyone please tell me whether the LA can just cease to maintain a EHCP after an annual review simply because my daughter isn’t able to progress onto level 3. She currently is completing her level 2 in Health & Social Care and apparently the college will somehow find a way to give her a pass in level 2 yet they…
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Hi, my name is debm! paid for course, it was very abliest, I ended up not qualifying.
I'm seeking any advice from anyone who has paid for a course and found out while un it was very abliest and had impacted on your performance and ended up not qualifying as this is what happened to me I am a late assessment neurodiverse older female
