Gap year information and placement worldwide

Get all the information you need on gap year placements.accomodation,paid work,Teaching,volunteering and more .this is invaluable information if you are planning on taking a gap year.
Visit these sites for more information
http://www.realgap.co.uk/?source=MSN&gad=CLDhwpUDEgjQEyxoxtLSqBjWrJH_AyCkje4d

http://insurance.essentialtravel.co.uk/student_travel_safety.htm

British Vetinary association-

OVERSEAS TRAVEL ALLOWANCE
The BVA Overseas Group has produced guidance notes on working overseas. Intended to provide some basic information and guidance to those who are interested in this sort of work these notes are also very helpful to veterinary students undertaking projects overseas.
http://www.bva.co.uk/profession/overseas/worldwide/grants.asp

Travel expenses grants/help

This section gives information about the travel expenses you can or cannot get help with for session 2007-2008 to students who are studying an HNC, HND, Degree (except nursing), PGDE, PGDipCE and other postgraduate courses that fall under under the Postgraduate Students' Allowances Scheme
http://www.student-support-saas.gov.uk/student_support/travel_expenses.htm#will_pay

student travel safety advice

You need to read this if your are planning on travelling abroad.
BE SAFE..KEEP IN TOUCH...PRINT THIS ADVICE
http://insurance.essentialtravel.co.uk/student_travel_safety.htm

Student travel Insurance

Information about Student Gap year travel insurance, instant cover online. ... Full cover for backpackers , extended or working holidays . Guaranteed medical, legal expenses
http://www.travel-insurance-discounts.com/student_insurance.htm

student Travel

Students are entitled to reductions on London Transport (Underground, Buses) and on national train journeys. Oyster card. Most students use Oyster cards for getting around London.This has proved to be more cost effective and cheaper than the old and almost outdated travel cards.
for direct applications and more information click on this site:
http://www.lse.ac.uk/collections/studentServicesCentre/currentStudents/studentTravelCard.htm

Students Information From the Government

this site has the answers to many of your everyday worries and sites where you can apply directly online
Go to:
http://www.direct.gov.uk/en/EducationAndLearning/UniversityAndHigherEducation/StudentFinance/index.htm?cids=MSN_PPC&cre=Student_Finance

I refuse to pay for a whole year when I'm only here for nine months.

The good news is you can apply for a refund if you find that you don't need your TV Licence for any full three-month period of cover remaining on it, should you stop using TV and not need a licence again before it expires. For example, for the last quarter of the academic year if you go on summer break

I can't afford it.

We realise that £135.50 is a lot of money on a student budget. So we've made sure there are lots of different ways you can pay. You need to decide which is best for you now, because being a poor student is no defence in the eyes of the law. You can spread the cost with a Direct Debit, which lets you pay the fee in manageable monthly instalments. Or you can join our Cash Easy Entry scheme, which lets you pay in even more manageable weekly or fortnightly instalments. If you prefer, you can put the whole fee on your debit or credit card.

I've got a TV Licence. I just can't find it at the moment.

Our database lists every licensed and unlicensed address in the UK, including all types of student accommodation - both on and off campus. So we know whether your address is licensed or not. You should be aware that we catch on average more than 1,000 evaders a day, including students at university, and we visit student accommodation during term.

I live in a shared house. It's not my TV.

If you've signed a joint tenancy agreement with your housemates, you'll only need one TV Licence to cover all the TV receivers in your house. So it's a good idea to share the cost. If you don't have a licence between you, whoever is found watching TV when an Enforcement Officer comes to visit is the one who risks prosecution and a fine of up to £1,000. It could be you, whether you own the TV or not. If you've signed a separate tenancy agreement and you're taking a TV receiver to use in your room, you'll need a TV Licence of your own.

I didn't know I needed a TV Licence in a hall of residence.

Your hall probably has a licence covering TVs in communal areas, but this won't cover a TV in your room. So, if you're planning to watch TV in your room, make sure you're covered by a valid licence.

I'm an A star student. They're not going to prosecute me.

Using TV equipment to watch or record TV programmes without a valid licence is against the law, and students are not exempt. Enforcement Officers regularly visit student accommodation to find those who are breaking this law. If caught, you may be interviewed under caution. You may then be prosecuted and fined up to £1,000. Plus you'll have to pay £135.50 for a colour TV Licence. (Or £45.50 if you use black and white.)

I haven't got a TV. I watch telly on my laptop.

It makes no difference how you watch telly - whether it's on your laptop, PC or mobile phone or through a digital box, DVD recorder or good old-fashioned TV set - if you use any device to receive television programmes as they're being shown on TV, the law requires you to be covered by a licence. In exceptional circumstances you may be covered by your parents' TV Licence, but this is very rare

I thought my parents' TV Licence would cover me.

Your parents' TV Licence won't cover your use of any TV receiver in student accommodation, except in the following rare and limited circumstances:
You only use TV receiving equipment that is powered by its internal batteries; and
You have not installed it (e.g. connected it to an aerial or plugged it into the mains) to receive TV;
Your permanent address (non term-time) is your parents' home; and
Your parents have a valid TV Licence for their home. If you do not satisfy all of these requirements, you will need to buy your own TV Licence for your student accommodation. To check whether this exception applies to you, please call us on 0844 800 6721

TV licence facts

Why you should buy a TV Licence
Here you'll find everything you need to know if you're watching TV at university - in halls or in a shared house. Every student using a TV receiver at university to watch or record television programmes as they're being shown on TV (including a PC or laptop) needs to be covered by a valid TV Licence. It's the law and there's no excuse for not being licensed. Here are some excuses we've heard from students who thought they could get away without having a TV Licence, and why they were wrong