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The Student Loans Company is a UK public sector organisation providing loans, grants, allowances and bursaries to over one million Further Education and Higher Education students annually, across England, Northern Ireland, Scotland and Wales. We provide a series of seminar and training events delivered by both face-2-face and virtual engagement, through which we engage and communicate with a wide variety of organisations with a role in Further Education and Higher Education.
Current events
Funding Information Services Webinar for Academic Year 2026/27 and Lifelong Learning Entitlement
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Funding Information Services Webinar
for Academic Year 2026/27
and Lifelong Learning Entitlement
An important opportunity for practitioners and partners to receive updated information and guidance pertaining to undergraduate students studying in academic year 2026/27 and follows with an update around LLE policy. This event will be delivered as a webinar, covering information updates for both Student Finance England (SFE) and Student Finance Wales (SFW) and will be delivered by the Funding Information Services Team.
This webinar will deliver detailed information covering areas relating to eligibility, entitlement and policy enhancements for the upcoming academic year 2026/27 and an LLE update on maintenance loan. In addition to 2026/27, we will look at the importance of right first-time applications and focus on targeted groups such as vulnerable students and DSA and the importance of practitioner engagement to these groups.
Practitioners will receive a comprehensive overview on the student finance end-to-end journey which will support the work each of you do within the sector, enabling your students to apply on time and enhance the student experience.
This webinar content will aim to achieve the following objectives:
- Provide clear Information and Guidance around the student finance application process including policy enhancements, entitlement, and repayments to ensure practitioners and partners are prepared for academic year 2026/27 undergraduate full time service launch for both SFE and SFW.
- Provide application data analysis around the importance of early applications, highlighting potential barriers to students when applying for student finance.
- Highlight the plethora of purpose-built resources to enhance early applications with key messages
- A refresher on LLE eligibility, entitlement and maintenance loan enabling attendees to plan for the launch of LLE applications in September 2026 for students starting courses in January 2027.
At the end of this 2026/27 webinar there will be an opportunity for you to ask questions to a live panel. The duration of the webinar is expected to last around 2 hours long, with a comfort break mid way through the session.
Who Should Attend:
This webinar has primarily been created for recruitment, marketing, outreach, careers advisers and other key influencers who provide student finance information, advice and guidance (IAG) and who require policy information around the LLE.
Date & Times:
Broadcast will take place at 10am Wednesday 18th March 2026. The webinar will last around 2 hours, including question submission.
Cost:
Attendance of the Funding Information Services for 2026/27 & LLE updates is free of charge.
How to Register:
To register for this webinar, please click here: