pitchcare TRAINING & education Student money savers
Everyone loves a bargain or, even better, something for free! Students need to watch their pennies more carefully than most so it’s lucky that there are quite a few savings to be had out there.
Here are a few to check out. You’ll need to have your place of study and, if you’re registered to study at a university, your matriculation number handy when you apply or book.
NUS Extra Card
The National Union of Students has recently launched a Student card with extra discount offers called ‘NUS Extra’. You can apply through your students union or online at
www.nusextra.co.uk. It costs £10 and entitles college and university students to discounts on fashion, music, travel, leisure, entertainment and lots more. It also includes a free ISIC Card (International Student Identity Card) worth £7, which entitles you to receive discounts in more than 100 countries.
Writtle College student goes to Ohio
Former Writtle College student awarded place on Ohio State University Turf programme
Daniel Weston, aged 20 from North Weald, Essex, learnt about the programme while studying at the college. He will travel to Ohio State University in mid June for an induction, he will then go on to start his internship at Pinehurst Resort located in North Carolina, which in 2005 played host to the U.S. Open. Daniel will work as a Trainee Greenkeeper alongside Steve Wilson, a Superintendent at Pinehurst and also a former student of Writtle College.
The Pinehurst Resort has a total eight golf courses and although Daniel will be training mainly on Course No.5, he will also spend some time away from Course No. 5, this will include volunteering for maintenance duties at the Women’s US Open which is being held at Pine Needles, one of the resorts neighbouring properties.
Daniel joined Writtle College after completing his GCSEs and left in 2003. He has since been working at Epping Golf Course where he has progressed from a Trainee Greenkeeper to First/Head Greenkeeper. Daniel was first introduced to Epping Golf Course through a work experience placement while at the College.
Daniel said: “I am dyslexic and through support from the College I was able to successfully complete the NVQ Level 2 and 3. I was encouraged to apply for the programme at Ohio State while at the College, but wanted to gain experience in the UK first. I’m now ready to move on and taking part in the Ohio State programme will enable me to gain an international perspective of the sports turf industry. It will definitely enhance my career prospects.”
The ISIC Card is available to full time students at secondary school and in higher education. Those who are studying part time and are under 26 can apply for the International Youth Travel Card (IYTC). Both are available at
www.isiccard.co.uk.
STUDENT BANKING
All the High Street banks now offer student bank accounts, each offering incentives to open an account. To help you choose, visit
www.moneysavingexpert.com, select ‘banking’ from the left hand menu and read the article on comparing student bank accounts. It lists all the options and tells you what’s worth looking out for.
TRAVEL
Whether you’re hopping on a bus, catching a train or jetting off on a city break or well deserved holiday, there are lots of opportunities for students to save money on travel. A good site to visit whatever your chosen mode of transport is
www.statravel.co.uk where you can take advantage of student discounts on flights, bus and rail tickets, hotels and hostels.
Buses Students can take advantage of discounted bus travel across the UK with First Bus by visiting
www.firstforstudents.co.uk. In Northern Ireland, a Translink Student Discount Card from
www.translink.co.uk/students entitles you to discounted bus, train and metro tickets and reductions are also available for cross border services. In Scotland, make a saving on coach tickets by applying for a free student discount card from CityLink. Visit
www.citylink.co.uk and click on ‘savings’ from the menu.
Trains If you make regular train journeys and are a student aged 16 25, it might be well worth getting a Young Persons Railcard. It costs £20 but will save you about a third off normal priced tickets. You can apply online at www.youngpersons
railcard.co.uk
Travelling in London If you live in or around London, it might be worth picking up a student Oystercard. Oyster is the cheapest way to get around the capital on the tube, buses and trams. It’s a reuseable card which you top up when you need to so there’s no need to buy tickets. There’s an Oyster Photocard for 16 17 year olds and one for students who are 18+, including work placement students. You can apply online at
www.oystercard.com and click on ‘photocards’.
FREEBIES
There are stacks of websites offering freebies for students. Try a Google search but here’s a couple we found earlier
www.studentfreestuff.com and www.s k i n
t.co.uk. The websites mentioned in this article are not endorsed by Pitchcare
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