As a school we have access to a Sixth Form Bursary Fund which can be used to help support the education of students from households with the greatest financial need.

If your total household income (from whatever source) is less than £37,000 per year then you may be eligible to apply. The bursary money which is available will depend on the number of students whom this applies to across the year group, because the total will be divided between the households, according to level of income.

If your total household income is £37,000 or less, then you need to complete the Bursary Application Form, you will also be required to provide evidence to show your total household income. If you think you are eligible, click here to complete a Bursary Application Form online.

What happens next?

In order to decide how best to use individual students’ bursary funding, QEGS Sixth Form employs the following procedures:

• Every student who qualifies for a bursary is offered an interview with a member of the sixth form pastoral team to decide the best way to allocate their support.
• Priority areas are addressed first, including travel to school, equipment costs and support with studies.
• Students are allocated a higher amount of funding at the beginning of their course to address the priority areas.
• A percentage of the funding is kept back as a hardship funding to respond to any emergencies that may arise during the year.

How is the bursary paid?
The amount awarded will be dependent on the amount of income – this is allocated on different levels, as follows:

• L1 discretionary bursary: total income is equal to, or less than, £16,190
• L2 discretionary bursary: total income is more than £16,190, but less than £25,000
• L3 discretionary bursary: total income is more than £25,000, but less than £37,000

Students who apply will be assessed individually. This assessment will be documented and evidence to support the claims will be obtained and retained for auditing purposes.

The bursary will not be paid in routine payments into the students bank accounts. However, once the level has been agreed, students will be able to submit claims for equipment, transport, trips etc to help support their studies and they will receive the required amount to cover these costs.

If you have any queries about payments, please contact us.

Mrs Allen and Mr Walker
Head of Sixth Form