The Parent Student

Career Development Loans

Career Development Loans are bank loans with a slight twist – you don’t have to start paying them back immediately. You may be able to borrow £300 to £8,000 to pay for a course lasting up to two years, or three years if it includes a year of approved work experience, and your repayments won’t [...]

Student Loans

Loans are a big help at the time but may be a bane for years to come. You can apply for ’student finance’ (which incorporates both loans and grants) from the directgov website – you may be eligible to borrow up to £3,145 to cover tuition fees and up to £6,475 a year to help [...]