Support for part-time study and disabled students: consultation analysis

List of Acronyms

ADP - Adult Disability Payment

ASNLA - Additional Support Needs for Learning Allowance [for FE students]

DSA - Disabled Students’ Allowance [for HE students]

DWP - Department for Work and Pensions [UK Government]

EMA - Education Maintenance Allowance

ESOL - English for Speakers of Other Languages

FE - Further Education

HE - Higher Education

HNC / HND – Higher National Certificate / Higher National Diploma

ILF - Independent Living Fund Scotland

IT / ICT – Information Technology / Information and Communication Technology

NMPH - Non-Medical Personal Help

PDA - Professional Development Awards

PTFG - Part-Time Fee Grant

PVG - Protecting Vulnerable Groups

SAAS - Student Awards Agency Scotland

SCQF - Scottish Credit and Qualifications Framework

SFC - Scottish Funding Council

SIMD - Scottish Index of Multiple Deprivation

SIMD-20 - the 20% most deprived areas in Scotland (according to the Scottish Index of Multiple Deprivation).

SIMD-20 learners - SIMD-20 learners are those living in the 20% most deprived areas in Scotland (according to the Scottish Index of Multiple Deprivation) who are entering Higher Education