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.

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

Scottish Certificate of 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 -

Social Research council -

Spider Diagram - A spider diagram is used to brainstorm ideas. The problem or issue to be brainstormed is drawn within a circle in the middle of a blank page. Ideas or things that relate to the problem or issue are then drawn outwards within circles with links to the original circle. This allows freethinking of possible solutions to a problem by linking ideas together. The finished diagram will resemble a spider’s web. Revision for exams can be undertaken using this method to link topics and keys areas together.

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 .

Station -

Stock Market -

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

Student Liaison Office -

Student Support Sponsorship Funding Directory -

Student Union - A representative body of the student community.

Student Union Welfare officer -

Subject -

Supervisor -

Syllabus - This is a document that specifies the units of which the course is composed, or the topics covered by a particular unit. The syllabus is extremely useful for exam revision and as a means of keeping track of what you have covered or what you will need to cover in future. You may wish to refer to this when choosing a particular course, as it can provide very detailed information regarding what the course will cover and what will be expected of you.