Higher education tuition fees for foundation years
How higher education (HE) providers can implement the HE tuition fee cap for classroom-based foundation years in the 2025 to 2026 academic year.
Applies to England
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This guidance is for HE providers in England that offer foundation years.
It describes the HE provision that constitutes a foundation year and explains how to determine the fee limit for foundation years in different subjects. It also includes information on how foundation years will work alongside the Lifelong Learning Entitlement (LLE).
The spreadsheet lists the specific subjects within scope of the reduced tuition fee cap.
Updates to this page
Published 9 May 2024Last updated 4 November 2024 + show all updates
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'Foundation years: implementing the lower tuition fee cap' updated following the statement of the Secretary of State for Education in Parliament on 4 November 2024.
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First published.