Hardship Fund guidance for 2025/26 webinar

This session provides an update on developments within the Hardship Fund guidance for 2025/26, particularly with regard to developments for postgraduate assessments. There will also be some practical content regarding the use of the calculation sheets which accompany the guidance, including how to customise for your own institution.

This 90-minute workshop will let you hear more about successful Money Mentor schemes in different parts of the UK. Join us as members from 3 institutions tell you more about their individual experiences of employing students in a Money Mentor capacity. You will then have the opportunity to ask questions to find out more.

Money Mentors are paid student employees who work part time during their studies and assist Money & Welfare teams with the delivery of their services. How they participate can vary from helping out at events, writing blogs, helping with service delivery or developing resources. All depending on how the service is set up and the way they have been employed.

Join us to find out more.

This informative and engaging session will be a practical, easy to digest 2 hour virtual seminar. Matt will cover the basics from how to write a short, relevant press release, when is an appropriate time to do so and how to find and develop contacts with the local media.

• Key messaging
• What journalists are looking for
• Storytelling techniques – including approaching the media and writing press releases
• Key tips and advice re print, radio and TV
• Controlling the narrative – including bridging and steering
• Statements
• Q&A

The Funding Information Services Team will be delivering a training session focusing on how to prepare students for Undergraduate application launch will be included, covering mailing lists, resources and key messages. During this session the FIS Team will also produce MI data to draw insight on application trends by household income, independent students and timely applications. This session should provide you with the tools and insight required to assist your students with readying for their student finance applications, ensuring they are applying on time and correctly.

This 60-minute workshop will help you identify esports and understand its appeal to young people. You'll gain confidence to discuss esports, recognise educational and career opportunities, and identify potential risks.

Topics covered:

• You will be able to identify esports and will understand the appeal to young people​
• You will have increased confidence and knowledge to talk to young people about esports
• You will recognise the opportunities of esports and understand the growth in education and careers
• You will recognise the potential risk and be able to identify how harms may arise
• You be able to support and sign post young people

This 60-minute workshop explores why young people stream and watch content on streaming platforms, highlighting the potential harms. You will learn about the connection between streaming and gambling, and gain confidence in discussing these topics with young people.

Topics covered:

- Understand why young people stream, and/or watch content on streaming platforms

- Understand the risks of streaming and its potential for harm

- Recognise the relationship between streaming and gambling

- Build confidence in talking to young people about streaming and watching content on streaming platforms

- Know where to find further help and support

The Funding Information Services Team will be delivering a training session focusing on AY 25/26 updates confirmed so far. Within this session an overview on how to prepare students for Undergraduate application launch will be included, covering mailing lists, resources and key messages. During this session the FIS Team will also produce MI data to draw insight on application trends by household income, independent students and timely applications. This session should provide you with the tools and insight required to assist your students with readying for their student finance applications, ensuring they are applying on time and correctly.