EMA England, Northern Ireland or Wales is unconnected to Falkirk Council. If you live in England, Northern Ireland or Wales please do not contact us as we will be unable to help with your enquiry.
Documents and information available on this page are intended for students attending a school in the Falkirk Council area.
EMA application request form|
*NEWS*
Falkirk EMA are changing the way we publicise our news and updates. Through Glow, the world's first national intranet for education, we've introduced our Falkirk EMA blog. As this develops we hope you'll find it's a quick & easy way to follow what's happening with EMA in Falkirk.
Unlike our Glow Group, the blog is free to view by anyone online. The blog will be regularly updated with important news items, from session deadline reminders to payment holiday dates and Scottish Government announcements and as it's easy to subscribe to our RSS feed in a couple of clicks, you can always stay up to date.
Glow
The EMA team is very pleased to now be part of Glow, the world's first national intranet for education!
Falkirk EMA on Glow, which can be found within the Pupil Groups on the Falkirk Council level, is full of useful EMA and general financial advice, helpful websites, interactive surveys, discussion forum, puzzles and music.
It will be regularly updated with payment information and relevant news throughout the 2010-11 EMA session and pupil feedback and contributions are welcomed. If you don't yet have your Glow pupil log-in please contact your school so this can be arranged.
Don't worry if you can't access Glow; our page here will continue to provide general EMA information and downloadable forms.
Why not add us to your favourites and check in regularly for updates?
GENERAL INFORMATION
The Education Maintenance Allowance is a scheme introduced by the Scottish Government to encourage young people to stay in further education and gain qualifications that will enhance their job prospects.
What is an EMA?
An EMA is a weekly allowance payable to eligible students who have achieved 100% attendance per week. It is payable in arrears on a 2 weekly basis.
Do you qualify for an EMA?
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Were you born between 1 March 1991 and 28 February 1995?
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Are you willing to participate in an approved learning agreement at school?
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Do you attend school for a minimum of 21 guided learning hours per week?
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Do you attend a Falkirk school?
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Is your household income £20,351* per annum or less?
*Lowest threshold, applicable to new entrants from families with a single child in full-time education. Higher thresholds may apply – please see Income Document (PDF, 31KB)| for further information.
Students attending college full time may also be eligible for EMA but should contact the college direct for further information or to obtain an application form.
How to Apply for an EMA
EMA England, Northern Ireland or Wales is unconnected to Falkirk Council. For Learning Centres in England, Northern Ireland or Wales, please refer to the central website|.
If you attend a school outside the Falkirk Council area, please do not submit applications or other correspondence to Falkirk Council as we will be unable to help with your enquiry. Please contact your school or the Local Authority for that area.
When applications are available, Falkirk Council Secondary School students can pick one up from the following points:
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most Council One Stop Shops
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any Falkirk Council Secondary School
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by contacting us
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by submitting an online request form
An Employer and Pension Certificate can be downloaded from this page and can be used if your parent/carer does not have other proof of income.
Completed applications can be posted to Education Services (EMA) using the address given in the Contact Us panel.
Please note that we are unable to assess hand-delivered applications while you wait. All applications are dealt with in date order and pupils contacted in writing as quickly as possible thereafter (usually within 2 or 3 business days).
Need more information?
Check our Frequently Asked Questions (PDF, 131KB)| for further details including deadline dates for this year.
When your application is approved you'll receive a Notice of Entitlement and Pupil Handbook. The handbook includes payment dates for the year and what to do if you're absent from school due to illness.
We're happy to help pupils or parent/carers with any aspect of EMA, including completion of the application form or absence procedures. Unfortunately, we do not always have access to facilities where we can speak to you confidentially and for this reason, personal visits are discouraged. However, most general queries can usually be quickly answered by phone or found within the information on this page.
Please note that for Data Protection reasons, EMA section and schools may only be able to discuss certain matters with the EMA student and not their parent/carer. These include individual award amounts, confirmation of payment or reasons for withheld payment.
Downloads available
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Our documents are in PDF format which means they can only be viewed using a PDF reader, such as Adobe Reader. This software is available free of charge from the
Adobe website|.
This information is given as a general guide and should not be regarded as a statement of statutory position or Council policy.
Further information may be available from
EMA Scotland| or by contacting us.
We regularly review and update this page. If there's any other EMA information or guidance you'd like to see here, please let us know.
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