Centre for Lifelong Learning

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Opening hours
Monday
09:00 – 19:00
Tuesday
09:00 – 19:00
Wednesday
09:00 – 19:00
Thursday
09:00 – 19:00
Friday
09:00 – 15:00
Saturday
Closed
Sunday
Closed

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Student discount schemes

As a student, you will be eligible to apply for discount cards and accounts, such as TOTUM, UNiDAYS and Student Beans. These can give you discounts in high street shops and online, including at stores such as Apple, Superdrug and more.

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Apprentice Oyster Card

If you live in a London borough and are 18 or older and an apprentice, you can apply for an Apprentice Oyster card, which gives you discounted travel around London on buses, the Tube, DLR and Overground.

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18+ Student Oyster photocard

If you live in a London borough, are 19 or older and study a course for 15 hours or more per week, you can apply for an 18+ Student Oyster photocard, which gives you discounted travel around London on buses, the Tube, DLR and Overground.

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Zip Oyster photocard

If you live in a London borough and are 18 or under, you can apply for a Zip Oyster photocard, which gives you free or discounted travel around London on buses, Tube, DLR and Overground.

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Childcare support

If you are aged 20 or older and have an income below £27,000 per year, or are part of a family with a combined income below £35,000 per year, you may be eligible for support with childcare. Eligibility depends on how many hours per week you are in college for your course and whether you receive help from another scheme, such as the government's free 30 hours of childcare support.

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Advanced Learner Loan Bursary

You may be eligible for an Advanced Learner Loan bursary for course-related costs if you have been approved for an Advanced Learner Loan by the college and have an income of up to £27,000 per year, or are part of a family with a combined income below £35,000 per year. The amount depends on your educational financial needs.

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19+ Bursaries

If you are single with an income below £27,000 per year, or part of a family with a combined income below £35,000 per year, you may be eligible for a bursary to support course-related costs. The amount depends on your educational financial needs.

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Free college meals

You may be eligible for free college meals for the days you are timetabled if you are aged 16-18, or 19 to 25 with an Education, Health and Care Plan, and you or your guardians receive an eligible benefit or meet the stated income criteria. Eligible benefits include Income Support, income-based Jobseeker's Allowance, income-related Employment and Support Allowance, support under part VI of the Immigration and Asylum Act 1999, the guaranteed element of State Pension Credit, qualifying Child Tax Credit with annual gross income up to £16,190, or Universal Credit with net earnings not exceeding the equivalent of £7,400 per year.

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Vulnerable Young Person Bursary

You may be eligible for a vulnerable bursary if you are aged between 16 and 19, have educational financial need and are in care or have recently left local authority care, receive Income Support or Universal Credit, receive Disability Living Allowance in your name and either Employment and Support Allowance or Universal Credit, or receive Personal Independence Payment in your name and either Employment and Support Allowance or Universal Credit.

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16-19 Discretionary Bursary

You may be eligible for a discretionary bursary if you are aged between 16 and 19, or 19 to 25 with an Education, Health and Care Plan, have a household income up to £35,000 and have financial need. Discretionary bursaries are means-tested and are intended to support travel, books, equipment, exam fees and other essential course-related costs. The amount depends on your educational financial needs. Travel support is based on how far a learner travels to their centre of study and takes account of TfL and other transport provider discount schemes.

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Apprenticeship training

Apprentices do not pay to study an Apprenticeship. The responsibility lies with the employer to pay.

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Free courses for adult learners

Most Entry Level, Level 1 or Level 2 courses are free, regardless of your age or income, as long as you meet the residency requirements. Learners may need to provide proof of income or employment, or evidence of benefits, at enrolment. Some learners aged 19 or older may also be able to study eligible Level 3 courses for free, subject to age, qualification, residency, employment, income and benefits criteria. Two-year Extended Diplomas, A Levels and Access to HE Diplomas are excluded from the specified Level 3 funding. Additional fees may apply to some courses.

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