Issue 2

Get in the zone!
Have you visited Student Finance England’s zone recently?

It's now even easier for students to use and find the information they're looking for on The Student Room. Watch our preview film for a run down of the highlights!

We’re restricted by the resources (especially film) we can publish on Gov.uk so we need a place to host these much needed tools.

We know students and their parents can be overwhelmed by the student finance process so with your help we aim to make it easier for them.

We also know that students are already having conversations about student finance on the forum areas of The Student Room but are not always giving each other the right answers.

And, we know that we need to reassure practitioners and our partners and stakeholders that the zone is fully managed and controlled by the SFE team here at SLC and is the official place for SFE student finance information.

SFE’s zone aims to address these points and we want to make sure students, their parents and all those who work with students are aware of this too! The zone hosts a range of helpful guides and resources to walk the student through the application process. We update the zone regularly with relevant content and important news on application launch and deadline dates so please bookmark the page and check back often! And encourage your students to do the same.

How you can help

We want to make it really easy for you to help your students so we’ve produced a range of communication tools to help you get the message out there. The tools include:

  • A short film preview that can be shared with partners and with students and their parents to highlight the range of official information available on SFE’s student finance zone.

  • A poster you can print and display on your noticeboards or at open days.

  • A series of suggested news lines you can use in communications or social media channels, along with our ready-made social media graphic.

  • A link button graphic you can use on your own website to take students directly to our zone
    This is all available on our practitioner website, along with instructions on how to use everything – it’s that easy!

Whether you’re helping prospective students, existing students or their parents, the zone has the information you need to help them every step of the way.

We want to make it really easy for you to help your students so we’ve produced a range of communication tools to help you get the message out there.

2015 All rights reserved. Created by Student Loans Company.

Disclaimer ‘Exchange’ contains facts, views, opinions, statements and recommendations of third party individuals and organisations. The Student Loans Company Limited (SLC) does not guarantee the accuracy or reliability of any advice, opinion, statement or other information written by guest columnists. Any reliance on any such opinion, advice, statement or information shall be at your own risk. SLC reserves the right to remove or alter content or take down this eMag at any time without notice.
Links to third party information This eMag includes links to third party web sites. These links are used to provide further information and are not intended to signify that SLC endorses such websites and/or their content.