Fee Level and Spending from 2018/. 19 For the academic year 2018/19 fees for new students on full time programmes will be set at a maximum of £7500. This applies to Pre-Service Certificate in Education, Foundation Degree, honours, top up programmes for Higher National Certificates and Diploma courses. Fees for part time study will be calculated based on the full time equivalent fees. The maximum amount a part time student could pay is £5000. In 2018/19, RNN Group is committed to spending a minimum of 25-35% of the additional income on activities to benefit access, success and progression of non-traditional higher education learners. The first year will spend around 85% due to the small cohort of students in the first instance. We wish to introduce our expenditure structure as it will stand when all three HE academic years are covered in the agreement; however, the first year of the OFFA agreement will only cover first year students, so the amount spent will be a higher percentage for the first year, reducing in a steady stead until year three of the OFFA agreement. During 2018/19, RNN Group will spend 35% on access activities for those in the catchment areas of RNN Group. This relates to government targets regarding participation of individuals from POLAR 3. Again, this is based on only first year HE students in the first instance. The percentage will reduce to 15-20% when we cover all three HE student years under the OFFA agreement. The remaining funding will be split between progression and student success activities and support for RNN Group higher education students.
