Sixth Form - Bursary Information
A Quick Guide to Financial Support for Post-16 Students at Queen Elizabeth’s School

16-19 Bursary and Discretionary Fund

​At Queen Elizabeth’s Sixth Form the bursary fund is used to support students remaining in post-16 education  when financial issues might impact on their time in the Sixth Form. We aim to do this in the following ways. 

• Students who the government has identified as ‘highly vulnerable’ such as students looked after by  the local authority, care leavers, students who receive Income Support [in their own right] and  those entitled to both Employment Support Allowance and Disability Living Allowance will receive a  bursary of £1,200 in six half-termly instalments. 

Discretionary Bursaries – targeted towards students whose access to, or completion of, education is inhibited by financial constraints or barriers.

The 16-19 Bursary fund has two elements;

Priority
Bursary of up to £1,200 paid to students in the most vulnerable groups:

• Young people in care
• Care leavers
• Young people in receipt of Income Support / Universal Credit in their own right.
• Young people in receipt of Disability Living Allowance (DLA) or Personal Independence Payment (PIP) AND Employment and Support Allowance (ESA) or Universal Credit in their own right.

Discretionary
Queen Elizabeth's School will award bursaries to students who face genuine financial barriers to participation in education to help with costs such as transport, meals, educational trips or visits, clothing, books and equipment. This could be in the form of a one off contribution regarding the purchase of key resources.

For information on whether you are eligible for this, please read through the school’s bursary policy.

In order to make payments promptly, and/or to order essential equipment it is important that all students who wish to claim assistance in Term 1 return an application form to the school as early as possible into the term. Application forms are available  from the Sixth Form Office or can be downloaded from the school website www.queenelizabeths.com/sixthform 

Other Forms of Assistance 

• Free School Meals (claiming FSM may entitle you to other assistance such as 16-19 Bursary which  will then pay for the cost of your son/daughter’s school transport).  Click here for Queen Elizabeth's School FSM online application form 
• Reduced cost concessionary bus transport may be available depending on family income. See  https://www.dorsetcouncil.gov.uk/education-and-training/school-transport/apply-renew-or-appeal-school-transport/free-school-transport-entitlement
• For advice on other benefits see www.direct.gov.uk     www.citizensadvice.org.uk   

For More Information 

Please contact the Sixth Form Office on  01202 790715 or e-mail rriding@queenelizabeths.com