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Part-time Undergraduate and PGCE 14+/Cert Ed 14+ Students.
Information for students commencing in 2025/26.

Please note that all information is correct at the time of publishing, some changes may occur before or during the academic year.

Tuition Fees

Tuition fees for Undergraduate part-time courses are listed on the fees and funding section of individual course information pages on the university website. For a Foundation year studied as part of a degree course the fee may be less.

Support from The Government

If this is your first part-time undergraduate or part-time PGCE 14+/Cert Ed 14+ course and you have not previously attained QTS (Qualified Teacher Status) you may be eligible to apply for financial assistance from the government to help you fund your studies.

Applications can be made from the website: www.gov.uk/student-finance.

Tuition Fee Loan

A non-means-tested tuition fee loan will be available for part-time students. You can get up to £7145 in an academic year.

To access a tuition fee loan, you must be studying at a rate of at least 25% of a full-time course.

Repayments will commence from the April four years after you begin your course, but only if your earnings are over £25,000.

Maintenance Loan

A maintenance loan is available to students commencing on an eligible part-time course from September 2019 onwards.

How much you can get depends on where you live while studying, your household income, and your course intensity.

Please note students must be aged under 60 on the first day of the first academic year of the course in order to be eligible for part-time maintenance loans.

Disabled Students Allowance

The Disabled Students Allowance helps with costs you incur when attending your course, as a direct result of your Disability.

You should contact the Disability team for more information on the application procedure +44 (0)1204 903 478.

Further Information

For further information on government funding and eligibility visit: Student Finance England.

Contact Details for Student Finance England:

P.O. Box 210
Darlington
DL1 9HJ.

Tel: +44 (0)300 1000 607

Please note all information provided in this summary is provisional and subject to change.

Page last reviewed and updated September 2025.

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