Glossary

Please use the glossary to understand keywords that are used within this site. You can use the alphabetical hotlist below to jump to keywords.

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Salary - A regular payment for work completed. Your salary will be subject to TAX.

Sandwich Courses - A course involving a work placement.

Savings Account - An account where the focus is placed on saving money rather than taking it out. The rates are normally higher than a , however, you may have a notice or withdrawal period ranging from 1-2 days to 90 days to gain access to your money.

School - A place of education that a child will go to usually during the ages of 11-16, where the final qualification will be the . Students have the option to carry on studying into and ultimately . Some schools offer sixth form, which is the equivalent of a providing higher education.

Service Card -

Semester - The name for a term. Normally lasting 15-17 weeks. There are two terms to an .

SEOs - Student Employment Offices

Sickness Cover - A form of insurance that you may make a claim on if you�re unable to work due to sickness.

Social Security -

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Sponsorships - Financial assistance provided during course of study.

Standing Order - An instruction (mandate) to your bank or building society authorising them to pay a fixed sum every month to another account. This would be used for rent, sport club membership or for HP agreement where a fixed sum of money needs to be paid every month. Also see .

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Strike - An act of industrial action, stopping work until specific conditions are met. A strike may be called due to pay disputes, working conditions or the threat of redundancy. Normally a union would ballot their members in any event of an issue and then organise the strike.

Student Advice Centre - Centre offering free advice to students.

Student Awards Agency - This is the Scottish equivalent to the Local Education and Libraries Board. Students looking to study in Scotland should contact them in order to find out about , and available, and other general queries.

Student Advisor - Individual offering general information for students.

Student Finance Office - An office providing information and advice on financial matters for students.

Student Loans - A sum of money loaned temporarily to a student, which must be re-paid upon commencement of work.

Student Loan Company - The Company officially licensed to provide to Student during their studies

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Student Union - A representative body of the student community.

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