Student support for the over 60s
Find out what support is available for students over 60 interested in undergraduate and postgraduate study in the UK.

On Tuesday 15 March there will be a debate on Engineering skills and design and technology education in Westminster Hall at 9.30am. Michelle Donelan MP will lead the debate. This House of Commons Library Debate Pack provides a background briefing and statistics, press and parliamentary coverage of the issues and suggested further reading.
Engineering skills and design and technology education (236 KB , PDF)
This pack provides background information on measures to promote engineering within the broader framework of science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM), and also issues in design and technology education.
It covers STEM education in schools, further and higher education, universities and colleges. It also contains statistics and press and parliamentary coverage and further reading.
Engineering skills and design and technology education (236 KB , PDF)
Find out what support is available for students over 60 interested in undergraduate and postgraduate study in the UK.
The Free School Meals (Automatic Registration of Eligible Children) Bill 2024-25 is listed for second reading on 14 March 2025. The bill would require the automatic registration of all children eligible for free school meals in England.
This briefing explains the work of the Office for Students, England's higher education regulator.