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3. For the purposes of section 23C(5A) of the Act, higher education means a course of higher education that is of at least two academic years’ duration and is designated by or under regulations made under section 22(1) of the Teaching and Higher Education Act 1998(1) on the date on which the former relevant child starts the course.
c.30. Courses are designated as higher education courses in regulations made under section 22(1) of the Teaching and Higher Education Act 1998. The Education (Student Support) Regulations 2008 SI 2008/529 apply to the provision of support to students in relation to an academic year (as defined in the Regulations) that began on or after 1st September 2008. These Regulations were revoked with transitional provisions and savings by The Education (Student Support) (No. 2) Regulations 2008 (SI 2008/1582) which apply in relation to an academic year that begins on or after 1st September 2009, as amended by SI 2008/2094, SI 2008/2939, SI 2009/470 and SI 2009/862. See also The Education (Student Support)(Dance and Drama) Regulations 1999, SI 1999/2263, as amended by SI 2001/2893.
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