Funding Education

Making the decision to continue studying after school or to return to learning later on in life can have a huge effect on your finances. You may have to give up work (or cut back on your hours), pay for childcare and travelling, buy books and materials - and all that's even before you start paying for tuition costs.

However, it's important to know that there is plenty of help available to students of all ages in the form of grants, loans and bursaries to help pay for fees and living expenses.

In this section, we examine the range of financial assistance available, from free nursery places for pre-school children to obtaining a grant for postgraduate study.