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Funding and university courses for mature students - entry requirements, find courses, student finance
Apply for a Child Student visa to study in the UK if you're under 18 - eligibility, documents, how to apply, extend or switch, where you'll live, how long it takes and how much it costs
You can apply for a Child Student visa if you’re between 4 and 17 years…
You must have an unconditional offer of a place on a course with a…
You must have a suitable place to live in the UK. You can live: at school…
You must have enough money available to you to pay for your course and…
When you apply for your Child Student visa you must provide: a current…
You must apply online for a Child Student visa. Check which documents…
You may be able to apply to extend your Child Student visa to stay longer…
You may be able to change (‘switch’) to a Child Student visa from another…
Advice for state-funded school admission authorities, independent schools, local authorities and parents.
Information for further education and sixth-form colleges directly enrolling 14- to 16-year-olds for the 2025 to 2026 academic year.
You can apply for a Parent of a Child Student visa if your child attends an independent school in the UK.
Statistics on the number and characteristics of schools and pupils.
Almost 10,000 high-achieving young people will receive letters from students at Kings College London encouraging them to consider a university education.
Guidance for schools on writing statutory end of year reports for parents.
Bursaries of up to £1,200 for students in further education, training or unpaid apprenticeships - what’s available, eligibility and how to apply
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