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Important updates for the service.

The deadline to submit your Lifelong Learning Entitlement (LLE) courses and modules is approaching

The deadline to submit your academic year (AY) 2026/27 LLE courses and modules on the Courses Management Service (CMS) is approaching. Please submit courses and modules for English students starting from 1 January 2027 onwards as LLE courses using the LLE tab on CMS by 14 August 2026.

End of year cleardown

Please continue to prioritise any outstanding registration or attendance confirmations for academic year (AY) 2025/26 courses. You should follow up all registrations with an appropriate attendance confirmation. You should also clear your Change of Circumstance (CoC) worklists.

Postgraduate student finance applications are now open for academic year 2026/27

Student Finance England (SFE) and Student Finance Wales (SFW) students can now apply for postgraduate master’s and doctoral loans for academic year 2026/27.

Latest news

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

30/07/2026

HEP bulletin - July 2026

This month's HEP bulletin includes information on end of year cleardown, student information, awarding body registrations and more.

22/07/2026

Postgraduate student finance applications are now open for academic year 2026/27

SFE and SFW students can now apply for postgraduate master’s and doctoral loans for academic year 2026/27.

16/06/2026

You can now submit your LLE courses and modules

You can now submit your academic year 2026/27 LLE courses and modules on our Courses Management Service (CMS)

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Eligibility

Postgraduate master's course

Explains eligibility for postgraduate master's courses.

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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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