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在英国，18岁以后接受进一步全日制教育的学生，无论是在大学或教师培训学院，或是在其他特殊类型的培训学院，通常都可以从公共部门获得补助金来支付他的开支，或者大部分费用，除非他的父母有大笔收入。但是，进入大学的年轻人数量受到大学能力的限制，这还不足以容纳所有具备大学入学基本资格的年轻人。因此，在实践中，进入大学是有竞争力的。但是理工学院也有大学学位课程，开放大学的入学限制也较小。
学年从暑假后开始，分为三个学期，每学期之间的间隔由圣诞节和复活节假期组成。假期的确切日期因地制宜，一般在圣诞节和复活节两周左右，加上惠特桑通常一周或一周以上，夏天六周左右，开始相当晚。国家系统以外的学校决定自己的假期，通常在圣诞节和复活节休息一个月，在夏天休息八周。这三个术语并非到处都用相同的名字来称呼；事实上，一些学校称13月为“春季学期”，r