She may be a Summer Bay babe now, but actress Georgie Parker was once hitting our screens on a different beloved soap - A Country Practice. Now the Home & Away star has delighted fans with a touching throwback of her days as nurse Lucy. The country first fell in love with Georgie in 1981 when she began her break-out role as nurse Lucy Gardiner. And although the character has long left our screens, the multiple Logie winner has been keeping Lucy alive via Instagram.
What makes a student eligible for a Home fees in UK higher education?
Kate Raison, UK Study Options15 December 2020
The fee status that you are assigned at a UK university will determine what tuition fees you pay for your degree. Being classified as a ‘Home’ or ‘Overseas’ student can be the difference in paying either £9,250 or £58,038 per year in tuition fees, depending on what course you intend to study. It can also impact how you finance your studies, as only Home students can apply for a student loan. With such a disparity in what students pay for the same degree, many people will want to know what makes you eligible for Home fees.Firstly, ‘Home’ students must meet the necessary immigration criteria by either being a British citizen or being ‘settled’ in the UK which means having no restriction on the length of time on your stay in the UK. This includes people from the Common Travel Area, i.e. Irish and Islands citizens, and in some cases, British Overseas Ter
Save your British expat staff hundreds of thousands on their son/daughter’s university tuition fees
Many British expats who live abroad are unaware of the problem awaiting them when their children apply to university - being classified as overseas students. What advice can you provide to staff to help them save a life-changing amount of money?
Kate Raison, UK Study Options15 December 2020
British expats who live and work outside the EU may unwittingly lose their son or daughter’s eligibility for Home fees at UK universities. Thousands of British students get classified as Overseas fee-payers every year at university and have to pay up to £350,000 in tuition fees. Providing good fee status advice to your staff can save them a lifechanging amount of money and prevent them from prematurely repatriating to the UK.Companies with globally mobile staff provide excellent education support to employees and their families but this is often limited to thinking about schooling. Many Bri
UK University Fee Status: Myths and Tips
If you are a British expat planning to study at a UK university, have you thought about how you will get Home fees?
Kate Raison, UK Study Options15 December 2020
Thousands of British students get classified as Overseas fee-payers every year at university and have to pay up to £350,000 in tuition fees. Thinking about your fee status early can not only save you a lifechanging amount of money but can also reduce stress around university application time.Studying Medicine at Cambridge as an Overseas fee-payer will cost £350,000 just for tuition fees. Add on College fees for £10,000 per year for (6 years) and living costs and you’re looking at almost half a million pounds, with no access to student loans which are only available to Home students.Not a budding medic? Studying a Humanities degree at a top UK university will cost you around £75,000, a Science could easily cost you £90,000 and Engineering £130,000. Some courses might also be