# The Education (Student Support) (Wales) (Amendment) Regulations 2025 W.S.I. 2025/981 · made 27 August 2025 These Regulations amend the Education (Student Support) (Wales) Regulations 2018 (“the 2018 Regulations”). Made under: Teaching and Higher Education Act 1998 (Section 22, Section 42) PDFs: Printed copy https://openlegislation.uk/education-student-support-wales-amendment-regulations-2025/pdf/wsi_20250981_mi.pdf ## Introductory text Education, Wales Made 27 August 2025 Laid before Senedd Cymru 29 August 2025 Coming into force 31 August 2025 The Welsh Ministers make the following Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred upon the Secretary of State by sections 22(1)(a) and (2)(c) and 42(6) of the Teaching and Higher Education Act 1998, and now exercisable by them. ## 1 Title and coming into force (1) The title of these Regulations is the Education (Student Support) (Wales) (Amendment) Regulations 2025. (2) These Regulations come into force on 31 August 2025. ## 2 Application These Regulations apply in relation to the provision of support to a student in relation to an academic year which begins on or after 1 September 2025. ## 3 Amendment of the Education (Student Support) (Wales) Regulations 2018 The Education (Student Support) (Wales) Regulations 2018 are amended in accordance with regulations 4 to 6. ## 4 Substitution of regulation 5 For regulation 5 (designated courses) (but not the heading before it) substitute— “5. In these Regulations (and for the purposes of section 22 of the Teaching and Higher Education Act 1998 (“the 1998 Act”)), a course is a designated course if it satisfies— (a) each of the conditions in regulation 6(1) and does not fall within any of the exceptions in regulation 7(1), or (b) the requirements set out in Schedule 1A.” ## 5 Amendment to regulation 40 In regulation 40 (amount of tuition fee loan), in paragraph (2)(c)(i), at the end insert “or a provider specified in column 2 of Table 14A in Schedule 1A in so far as they provide the course described in the corresponding entry in column 3”. ## 6 Insertion of new Schedule 1A After Schedule 1 (interpretation) insert— “SCHEDULE 1A Designated courses Regulation 5(b) 1. A course described in column 3 of Table 14A that— (a) is provided by the course provider specified in the corresponding entry in column 2, (b) leads to a qualification awarded by the body specified in the corresponding entry in column 1, and (c) begins before 1 January 2026. Table 14A Column 1: Awarding body Column 2: Course provider Column 3: Course description Bath Spa University Boomsatsuma Education Documentary Photography and Print – BA (Hons) Filmmaking (Production) – BA (Hons) Circomedia Contemporary Circus with Physical Theatre – FdA Elizabeth School of London Business and Management with Integrated Foundation Year (Birmingham) – BA (Hons) Buckinghamshire New University Dancebox Studios and Theatre Works Professional Dance and Musical Theatre – BA (Hons) Canterbury Christ Church University Elizabeth School of London Business Management with Foundation Year (London) – BSc (Hons) De Montfort University National Design Academy Interior Design – BA (Hons) National Motorsport Academy Motorsport Engineering – BSc (Hons) Falmouth University DBS Institute (DBS Falmouth Limited) Electronic Music Production (Bristol) – BA (Hons) Electronic Music Production (Manchester) – BA (Hons) Game Art (Bristol) – BA (Hons) Live Sound (Bristol) – BA (Hons) Live Sound (Manchester) – BA (Hons) Music and Sound for Film and TV (Bristol) – BA (Hons) Music and Sound for Film and TV (Manchester) – BA (Hons) Music Production and Sound Engineering (Bristol) – BA (Hons) Music Production and Sound Engineering (Manchester) – BA (Hons) Sound Design (Bristol) – BA (Hons) Fashion Retail Academy Marketing and Communications for Fashion – BA (Hons) Fourth Monkey Acting – BA (Hons) WaterBear Education Limited Creative Music Production – BA (Hons) Professional Music (Business) – BA (Hons) Professional Music (Electronic Music) – BA (Hons) Professional Music (Electronic Music) with Integrated Foundation Year – BA (Hons) Professional Music (Performance) – BA (Hons) Professional Music (Production) – BA (Hons) Professional Music (Songwriting) – BA (Hons) Songwriting and Music Performance – BA (Hons) Health Sciences University College of Esports Esports Coaching and Management – BA (Hons) Kingston University Boomsatsuma Education Filmmaking: Post Production – BA (Hons) Filmmaking: Production – BA (Hons) Game Design and Production – BA (Hons) Leeds Trinity University Scholars School System Business and Management with Foundation Year in Business (Manchester) – BSc (Hons) Health and Social Care with Foundation Year in Health and Care (London) – BSc (Hons) London Metropolitan University QA Higher Education Manchester Business Management – CertHE Newcastle College Group OLC Europe Limited – incorporating Eettec Limited Business Management – CertHE Plymouth Marjon University City of London College (Bristol Campus) Business – BSc (Hons) Business with Foundation Year – BSc (Hons) Southampton Solent University QA Higher Education Computer Science with Foundation Year (Manchester) – BSc (Hons) University for the Creative Arts London College of Contemporary Arts Limited Business Management and Entrepreneurship – BA (Hons) Fashion Management and Marketing – BA (Hons) London College of Contemporary Music Commercial Music with Foundation Year – BA (Hons) Contemporary Music Performance and Production – BMus (Hons) Music Business Management – BA (Hons) University of Chichester Italia Conti Arts Centre Limited Acting – BA (Hons) Acting – CertHE Musical Theatre – BA (Hons) Musical Theatre – CertHE ROM Theatre Arts Professional Musical Theatre – CertHE University of East London Italia Conti Arts Centre Limited Musical Theatre – BA (Hons) University Campus of Football Business Limited Football Business and Finance (Manchester) – BA (Hons) Football Business and Finance (with Foundation Year) (Manchester) – BA (Hons) Football Business and Marketing (Manchester) – BA (Hons) Football Business and Media (Manchester) – BA (Hons) Football Business and Media (Wembley) – BA (Hons) Football Business (Manchester) – BA (Hons) Football Coaching and Management (Manchester) – BA (Hons) Football Coaching and Management (Wembley) – BA (Hons) Football Coaching and Management (with Foundation Year) (Wembley) – BA (Hons) Football Coaching and Talent Development (Manchester) – BA (Hons) Football Coaching – BA (Hons) International Football Business (Manchester) – BA (Hons) Multimedia Sports Journalism (Manchester) – BA (Hons) Multimedia Sports Journalism (Wembley) – BA (Hons) Multimedia Sports Journalism (with Foundation Year) (Manchester) – BA (Hons) Physical Education (Manchester) – BA (Hons) Sports Business and Coaching (Wembley) – BA (Hons) Sports Business and Sports Broadcasting (Manchester) – BA (Hons) Sports Management (Manchester) – BA (Hons) University of Greater Manchester Shockout Arts Professional and Commercial Dance – BA (Hons) Professional and Commercial Dance – CertHE Professional and Commercial Dance – FdA Professional and Commercial Dance – (top up) – BA (Hons) Professional and Commercial Dance with Foundation Year – BA (Hons) Street and Hip-Hop Vernacular Dance – FdA UoB Manchester (trading name of LCA Education Limited) International Business Management – BSc (Hons) International Business Management with Integrated Foundation Year – BSc (Hons) University of Lancashire Spirit Studios Live Sound Engineering and Music Production BSc (Hons) Music Production – BA (Hons) Popular Music, Songwriting and Performance – BA (Hons) University of Northampton Stella Mann College of Performing Arts Performing Arts – BA (Hons) Virtual Learning UK (Universal Centre of Sport) Sports Coaching (Lydney Campus) – BA (Hons) University of Staffordshire Wilkes Academy of Performing Arts Musical Theatre – BA (Hons) University of the West of England Bristol City Robins Foundation Sports Business and Entrepreneurship – BA (Hons) Bristol Old Vic Theatre School Production Arts (Stage and Screen) – BA (Hons) Professional Acting – BA (Hons) Bristol, Clifton and West of England Zoological Society Limited (Bristol Zoological Society) Integrated Wildlife Conservation – FdSc University of West London Addict Dance Academy Dance Performance – BA (Hons) Dance Performance – FdA Dance (top-up) – BA (Hons) Musical Theatre Performance – BA (Hons) Musical Theatre Performance (top up) – BA (Hons) Creative Academy Dance – BA (Hons) Drama Studio London Professional Acting – BA (Hons) Met Film School Acting for Screen – BA (Hons) Content, Media and Film Production (Leeds) – BA (Hons) MPAA Musical Theatre Performance – BA (Hons) School of Ballet Theatre UK Ballet Performance – BA (Hons) UK College of Business and Computing Limited Human Resource Management with Foundation Year – BSc (Hons) ” ## Signature Lynne Neagle Cabinet Secretary for Education, one of the Welsh Ministers 27 August 2025 ## Explanatory note (This note is not part of the Regulations) These Regulations amend the Education (Student Support) (Wales) Regulations 2018 (“the 2018 Regulations”). The 2018 Regulations provide for financial support for eligible students taking designated courses of higher education which begin on or after 1 August 2018. These Regulations amend the 2018 Regulations to specify particular courses as designated courses in those Regulations, and for the purposes of section 22 of the Teaching and Higher Education Act 1998, so that students undertaking such courses are eligible for student support under those Regulations. These Regulations also treat the providers of such courses as “ordinary providers” under regulation 40 of the 2018 Regulations, so that students undertaking such courses qualify for the higher amounts of tuition fee loan available. The Welsh Ministers’ Code of Practice on the carrying out of Regulatory Impact Assessments was considered in relation to these Regulations. As a result, a regulatory impact assessment has been prepared as to the likely costs and benefits of complying with these Regulations. A copy can be obtained from the Strategy and Funding Division, Welsh Government, Cathays Park, Cardiff, CF10 3NQ. --- Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/wsi/2025/981 (the official version) Page: https://openlegislation.uk/education-student-support-wales-amendment-regulations-2025 Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives.