Tuition Fee not being paid until October

I could do with some advice! I applied a little later than normal (late June) for a PGCE and was accepted, so put in my SFE application immediately. Just been told today that the Tuition fee won't be paid until the middle of October, a month after my course starts, does anyone know if this is standard or will I need to try and bridge that financial gap myself?! Having a little panic as I'm worried I'm going to have to try and get a bank loan to cover those fees before the finance comes through!