Hello! This is my first post so I hope I'm doing it right haha
I have been on and off for about a few months now about going into children's nursing because I am very good with children I have taken care of them for three years now looking after babies, toddlers, pre-schoolers and up to the age of 12 years old. I think I have a good bond with them and seem to know how to talk to them and understand how they are feeling. I didn't study very well at school and I regret it, but I am 20 years old and need to do my maths and english again (my university accept functional skills level 2 as equivalent to GCSE) so that's what I will be doing, I struggle with maths a lot but hopefully I should be fine. I have found an Access to HE in nursing distance learning, and I can get it funded with advanced learner loans as its my first level 3 qualification, and I do have an interview with my local university so that is all fine and in the running!
The only problem is, what about maintenance loans? I've been told getting a job is impossible whilst doing a medical course so how much maintenance would I get a month? I will be driving whilst at university I have my practical test soon so by September 2017 I will hopefully have a car as I would definitely need it as I will be on placement 24/7.
My household income is quite high but my parents wouldn't be able to give me money every month because I do have younger siblings so I would need my own money for like petrol for my car etc, on student finance when doing the calculator for maintenance and tuition fees why do I need to include my income if I won't be working whilst studying?
Thank you! Hope you can help