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Important updates for the service.

Academic year 2024/25 full-time undergraduate student finance applications are now open

It's time for new and continuing full-time undergraduate students from England, Northern Ireland and Wales to apply for student finance for academic year 2024/25.

PT UG and PGM NI course collection

It's time to submit your part-time undergraduate courses and postgraduate master's courses for Northern Ireland students on our Courses Management Service (CMS). You should complete your course submission by Friday 19 April 2024.

LLE guidance

When the Lifelong Learning Entitlement (LLE) launches, it will change the way providers set their tuition fee limits. The government has set limits on what they can charge students for tuition. Launching in 2025, the LLE will transform the post-18 student finance system in England. DfE’s guidance explains how tuition fee limits will change for the LLE.

Latest news

Service updates, bulletins and other news about the delivery of student finance.

13/03/2024

Academic year 2024/25 full-time undergraduate student finance applications are now open

Full-time undergraduate students can now apply for finance for 2024/25

4/03/2024

HEP bulletin - February 2024

Our bulletin for February has information about course collection, full-time undergraduate service launch dates, mode of study and AY 24/25 student finance rates.

1/02/2024

HEP bulletin - January 2024

Our January bulletin has information on attendance confirmations, Bursary Administration Service updates and Lifelong Learning Entitlement.

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Creating courses

Creating a DSA course

Explains how to create a DSA course to allow your students to access DSA support.

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Creating courses

Term dates

An overview of term dates and their importance when adding full-time undergraduate courses to CMS.

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Confirming ongoing attendance

Negative attendance confirmation

Negative attendance confirmation and attendance codes explained.

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Confirming ongoing ATTENDANCE

Attendance Home

An introduction to the attendance home page.

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