Student Card

[scoobydooby]

How can my daughter get hold of a Student Card (which will give her discounts on school books etc) when she's stayed on in 6th form and is not a college/Uni student?

[maviscoull]

ask the school careers adviser.

[chazza]

You can get one of these - verified by the school - from 6th form onwards:
http://www.istc.org/sisp/index.htm?fx=istc_inf o

[Gandy]

They're not generally availabe to school children who still live with their parents I'm afraid. Students, by which I mean University and College students are financially a world apart from school children. When she's at Uni and genuinley needs the discounts a NUS Card brings then she'll be entitled to one.

However, The NUS is not there as someone that offers discount cards. Retailers and nightclubs, pubs etc etc offer discounts simply to get students to shop there.

[noxlumos]

Search for NUS card on ebay and you'll be able to buy one for about �2.00, students all over the place flog em and then you can get the discounts offered.Hope this helps.

[scoobydooby]

Thank you all for your replies. I don't agree, Gandy, that a college student is financially worlds apart from a school child. My daughter has chosen to stay at school because she's clever enough to continue her education to A Level standard. She has friends, however, who have chosen college (a few miles away) because they've not done too well in their GCSE's and are now specialising in something which wouldn't normally pay that well. Are you saying that you think her friends at college should be entitled to all the discounts a card can give but she shouldn't?

[stevie21]

Yes

[scoobydooby]

Okay Stevie, can you tell me why? I'm really puzzled as to why a 16 year old at college (living with parents, receiving a grant and travelling to and from college for free) would be seen as being less well off financially than a 16 year old studying for A levels at school. I completely agree that Uni's different - when they're living away from parents.

[stevie21]

a NUS student card is for institutions which are NUS approved/endorsed/affiliated.

Schools aren't.

That's it in a nutshell.

[scoobydooby]

Well done Stevie. Was completely in the dark about these cards but as a result of your response, I've looked at the NUS website and discovered sixth formers can apply for an associate card. Thanks.....I know you thought you weren't giving me the news I was after but, infact, you've really helped. :o)

[stevie21]

Damn!! :(