Courses in English and Maths, up to GCSE level are usually free. Other further education courses are free until the age of 19, up to level 3. However, if your child has an Education, Health and Care plan (EHCP), their course may be fully funded until they are 25 years old, if the course meets the targets outlined in their plan and the course is below level 4.

16-19 Bursary Fund is available to students in receipt of disability benefits to help with the associated costs of education, such as lunch, books and travel.

Further education courses and funding outlines a range of funding accessible to young people studying a further education course, without an EHCP.

Discretionary funds can sometimes be offered to students whose education will be impacted by financial deprivation, SEND (with no EHCP) or some kind of hardship. Colleges will need to be contacted directly as each will have their own eligibility criteria and level of grant available.