Academic Support

It's important that student parents can access academic support and resources easily around their full schedules - whenever and wherever they need them:

Your Digital Library is your gateway to a wide range of online learning resources, accessible anytime, anywhere.
Your Learning Skills Hub offers online modules to help you develop your academic skills—including a useful module on time management.
If you have any concerns about your studies or meeting deadlines, remember, don’t hesitate to reach out to your Personal Academic Tutor.

Financial support

If you’re a full-time student and you’ve got children or an adult who depends on you, you might be able to get extra help on top of your main student finance. The amount you get depends on your household income and doesn’t usually have to be paid back.

This can include:

Childcare Grant - You can apply for a Childcare Grant to help pay for your childcare costs for children in approved or registered childcare. You could get up to 85% of your childcare costs.
Parents’ Learning Allowance - If you’ve got dependent children, you can apply for a Parents’ Learning Allowance to help with course-related costs such as books and travel.
Adult Dependents’ Grant - If you’ve got a partner or another adult who depends on you financially, you can apply for an Adult Dependents’ Grant.
Universal Credit - You can apply for the Universal Credit if you're responsible for one child or more.

For further financial advice, you can chat to our Student and Wellbeing Support Team at the Student Zone.

Childcare

There’s a range of childcare available in and around Canterbury and Medway.

If you’re paying for childcare, you may be eligible for a contribution towards your costs through the Government’s tax-free childcare scheme.

Students who are parents